Browser Game Pick: Mine Tower (ha55ii)
Mine Tower is a vertically scrolling version of the classic Minesweeper. Created by ha55ii over on the Dan-Ball site, it makes for a fast-paced and urgent take on the original.
It's pretty much the exact same set-up we're all used to, except that all the tiles are constantly moving downward. There is one strange design choice however - when you hit a mine, rather than the game ending instantly, it waits until the detonated mine reaches the bottom of the screen before displaying GAME OVER. Other than that, it's pretty decent fun. Minesweeper used to be the only game my brick of a phone could handle, so maybe I enjoyed this more than others will.
Either way, check it out over on Dan-Ball. (Thanks to... 'Someone' for recommending!)
Comments
I don't think you played the game long enough. You lose when you haven't fully discovered a line that hits the bottom, not when you click your first mine. All a mine does is make the field advance (which, yes, gets you closer to losing). If you notice, the rows that are done are green.
Posted by: Hmm | August 25, 2009 4:48 PM
Ah OK, that makes much more sense.
Posted by: Michael Rose | August 25, 2009 4:58 PM
And nary a link to Minesweeper : The Movie to be had.
Posted by: Squashua | August 25, 2009 5:20 PM
I'll try it even if I suck at Minsweeper.
Posted by: Nikica | August 25, 2009 5:31 PM
Left-click on an already opened cell works similar to the middle-click in the original Minesweeper.
I find it a bit annoying that you can click on a mine multiple times and every time you do, the window scrolls down. But apart from that it's as fun as Minesweeper can probably get.
Posted by: x_x | August 25, 2009 6:25 PM