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Minesweeper Flags
Released On: Feb 11, 2009
54
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Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
54
0% Positive
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85% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
15% Negative
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2 Reviews
While everyone who owns a Windows PC has a version of Minesweeper to play, this version is actually better with the two new gameplay modes, improved graphics and some very fun multiplayer make this a worthwhile game to own.
For four hundred points, Minesweeper is a nice little and fun to play diversion that will take a while to get through as will earning all the relatively tricky achievements. At this price it is difficult to go wrong, even if it does come free with Windows.
Minesweeper Flags is well-crafted and easy to play, and the Flags Mode played with others might just be the fresh enough to add replayability to the fundamental gameplay, but it’s just not as smooth as the original, though thankfully it won’t cost you much if you want to verify that for yourself.
Now some may ask why I am so down on a game that I give a C+. It is not the game that I am so down on. It is the publisher for trying to charge for something that has been free for years.
Why would I want to download a $5 console installment when I can open six different versions for free on my computer and play them all as I type this? Minesweeper Flags works as advertised, so if you’re dying for the Minesweeper experience, you won’t be disappointed. But there's nothing new here that's really worth the download, multiplayer included.
The Windows timewaster comes to Xbox Live Arcade, but the only real addition is a hole in your wallet.
A worthless exercise in over-designed pap, based on a game you already own. [Apr 2009, p.104]
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Summary [Xbox Live Arcade] Minesweeper has come a long way since the days of the 9-by-9 grid! Minesweeper Flags includes the classic grid game, but if you're looking for real action, check out Flags where you must secure the mines instead of avoiding them! Minesweeper Flags also delivers exciting multiplayer action for up to four players, deep ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Feb 11, 2009
Developer:
- TikGames
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
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