We all have those memories from childhood, the ones which follow us through our life, bringing back huge waves of nostalgia whenever anything reminds us of the more innocent and simple times of our youth. For me one of those memories is visiting my mum, sitting in her office at this huge, clunky looking computer and playing minesweeper. So, to say I was excited when I heard about Minesweeper Genius [$1.99] would be an understatement of the greatest magnitude. Let me tell you now, I was not disappointed. Minesweeper Genius takes a well-known classic and dresses it in some of the best elements of today's mobile gaming world. Graphics have come a long way since the original minesweeper was released on an ancient PC, and many developers have cloned the iconic game with up to date effects. However, Mother Gaia Studio's vision was to change the graphics completely, they offer us "A modern take on the classic minesweeper game!" (quoted from their App Store description).
I was easily swept away (I kill me) with the cute graphics and sounds, as well as the linear design of the gameplay. I was still playing hours after I should have been asleep, succumbing to the curse of self-imposed lack of sleep every gamer and bookworm knows. Even as I write this review I keep glancing over at my phone thinking, "just one stage won't hurt". If I pick the phone up however I am fairly certain this review will never get finished, which would be a shame because you really don'...