TeamXbox writes: "I'm going to guess that you're reading this page because you can't find it within yourself to understand how a developer could possibly make an Xbox Live Arcade game out of Minesweeper. The fact is, TikGames (best known for the XBLA version of Texas Hold'em Poker) has done just that, and-especially if you're a Minesweeper fan-you'll probably find the result to be fun.
Minesweeper Flags serves up three single-player gameplay modes, with the last one on the list being the original game under the Classic Mode banner. Though it's not as fast as playing with a mouse, selecting a square with the A Button or marking a mine with the B Button is pretty easy. You can also hit the X Button on a numbered square, provided you've already marked the number of mines listed on that square, which will open up the remaining squares around it-though if you mismarked a mine square and this move uncovers the real location of a mine, it's 'game over.'"
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."
