NZGamer writes: "Minesweeper Flags is a spruced up port of the Windows classic – if you can call it that. It takes the explosive gameplay and adds a new single player mode and multiplayer support with Xbox Live and local games with up to four friends.
The single player mode is divided into classic (the original version with enhanced graphics) and Flags (from the Windows Live messenger version and the new Campaign mode). Since everyone should be familiar with classic and flags - both readily available for free on PC - we'll look at the latter: Campaign."
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."
I'll tell ya, playing flags mode is one of the more cerebrally engaging exercises I have participated in lately. Good thing the download was relatively cheap.