The Game Vine's Sith Lord Jim reviews the XBLA version of Minesweeper Flags.
"Playing Minesweeper Flags on the xbox 360 is like doing the horizontal funky dance with a 50 year old ex-supermodel turned prostitute, who you managed to luck your way into sleeping with when she was 30 years younger and a still a supermodel and who got a boob job. That is to say it is now old, with only slight improvements which are by far overshadowed by how old it is, and now your paying for something you have had before for free."
Electric Playground:
"Minesweeper and Solitaire have introduced a lot of people to computer gaming, so I suppose we should be grateful for this. Minesweeper Flags brings the productivity-consuming game to the 360, and it's a successful jump, but it is Minesweeper we're talking about here. There's only so much that can be done with it, both gameplay and presentation wise. The biggest change is Flags mode, a multiplayer mode where you're trying to find the mines, and accumulate more than any other player. It's an adequate game offering, though I don't know how many people are going to turn on their Xbox 360s specifically to play it. This is, after all, a game that's usually played while you're waiting for something to print."
I am not sure I can get onboard with a Minesweeper game for the 360, though if you haven't seen the "Minesweeper The Movie" on youtube you are missing out.
That's it as far as features go; a fact as unsurprising as it is depressing. The pain of this particular Arcade lull is getting difficult to bear.
From the review: "In the end, the Flags mode is good for a little bit of fun and the Campaign mode will keep serious Minesweeper addicts busy for a few days, but a few days is all Minesweeper Flags will interest even the most dedicated of players. At $5, it's priced right, but Minesweeper Flags is strictly average fare, even for an Xbox Live Arcade title."
Start > All Programs > Games > Minesweeper?
As I said in the other Minesweeper review posted earlier.
I would never actually pay for this, 400 points is too steep for a game (though admittedly a little different) that you get free on all PC's...
@ Kaim yeah different, but probably not different enough. Especially when you can just play the multiplayer over msn anyway.
What would of been cool is a game with an ex-SAS soldier turned mercenary capturing rogue militia and letting them loose on post war mine field. Following the same game style as your typical RTS, where you need to build farms and Torture tents to feed and house the militia before sending them off to their eventual doom.
Anyways, the review was good... however the game sounds not so good.
Ha I would much rather play your minesweeper concept I think.