War Mines: WW1

Always like a good Minesweeper. It's short but sweet.

Excellent, excellent Mine Sweeper game. It's got some great graphics and a WWI theme. I would definitely buy more of these.

Loved the research that has been done on The Great War (aka World War I). I learned something about WWI that I did not previously know about the dogs used. This is a quick game though. Like many people, completed the game in less than an hour. Gives a new spin on the old Windows Minesweeper game.

Needs harder stages and replay ability random maps or something .

Elmeséli a 1 világháború borzalmait, mindenkinek ajánlom jó kis játék.

I mean it's kind of neat, but not really any better of a history lesson than you probably got in history class, and not really a better minesweeper game than the copy that comes with windows. The History: Mostly just a flat recitation of the war's start, mentions of notable battles and relevant technological developments, and a whole lot of numbers & dates (the worst way to present history). The cinematics and especially the soundscape help immersion and lend a little gravitas, but ultimately the game has no voice of its own about the war, and its treatment is rather dry. At any rate, it was slightly more engaging than the lecture I got in high school. The Gameplay: If you can handle Minesweeper on beginner, you're all set. There's little need to exercise deductive reasoning in any level, and the situations where there really would be a 50/50 choice, there's a 'hint' button usually resolves it for free. Sorely missing is the ability to double-click on a solved tile and auto-click all the surrounding unflagged squares, which makes racing the timer a little tiresome. While some of the levels have non-rectangular shapes, this doesn't really do much to make the minesweeping any more interesting. And while the initial levels feel like they're building to a level of interconnection between gameplay and history, where soldiers immediately march right past a field you've swept, this never leads to anything either. Very soon you're just sweeping fields and random decorative buildings pop up where you've cleared for no reason -- just for the sake of something happening I guess. Your minesweeping only ever serves to advance a "cutscene" and some more token history facts. I got all the achievements on my first pass without any special effort, so if that's something you're looking for, that's a plus. Overall War Mines is a competent game, and a decent history lesson, but it's not quite where I'd recommend it.