I got really lucky this time around, I picked a really good batch of games to play and review for you all. Mole Control is another favorite of the week, it’s simple, fun, and challenging without being annoying. It’s also extremely cute and it’s made, once again, by the same people as Fluttabyes and KrissX. Now, I don’t usually speak much on Publishers, but so far, this one (one I’ve never heard of, actually, but maybe I haven’t been paying enough attention) really knows what it’s doing.
Mole Control is cute, but unlike the other two games I’m lumping in with this publisher you won’t hear me telling you stories about how my niece and I rolled up our sleeves to pitch a battle over this one. The game starts out almost like a fairytale book. 
It’s funny little rhyming lines and still art as if you’re turning a page. The game, however, stops being for children-children once you’re actually playing. Mole Control may look like a cartoon for children but in all actuality it’s sort of a new twist on an old game that we’ve all dabbled in at least a little: mine sweeper.
Now maybe it’s just me and my family but mine sweeper is a fairly difficult game and the frustrations of said game play are transferred over to Mole Control. In Mole Control you have this little hovercraft with a mole grabbing arm attached to it. The hovercraft can tell you when a mole is close and even how many are close and then drops convenient little numbers in the grass to remind you of what it said a little while ago. Your job is to find the moles where they hide in the ground, and this can be easier said than done.
Don’t get me wrong, as much as I stink at mine sweeper (though at least I tried, my niece played two rounds and tapped out…wuss), the game IS fun. It’s more than just finding the moles; it’s also a silly little story and neighbors who need you for particular things. I’m not even sure how I want to categorize this game because there is really a great deal to it. It’s a very well rounded, fun, beautiful game that I am putting on my list of “good buys” for you guys. I mean…because I bought it and don’t regret it. If you’re willing to exert a little time and patience Mole Control is well worth it!
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Game: Mole Control | Developer: Remode