Mr Driller Drill Spirits | A unique, addictive puzzle game

Mr Driller Drill Spirits | Drill some more?

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Mr Driller Drill S...

	Mr Driller Drill Spirits Nintendo DS \| Namco, 2004 average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mr. Driller Drill Spirits is a classic arcade puzzle game that will birng you hours of fun! Use the innovative new dual-screen interface to see the falling blocks without getting crushed. Drill your way through the blocks and collect air capsules as you go. Rescue the other trapped Drillers and get the power-ups you need to stop the Destroyer Drill!

A unique, addictive puzzle game

I first played Mr. Driller in the arcade. It's a fun puzzle game where you dig through colored blocks as you try to go further and further down. As you dig, the blocks above you become unstable, and can fall and crush you. You also need to periodically pick up air capsules so you don't suffocate. It was a great game, and my friends and I would take turns playing.

The Nintendo DS version is the same basic game. You control your character on the lower screen while the top screen allows you to see further above you. This would have been useful in the older versions, as blocks used to fall seemingly randomly from up above.

The levels are deeper in the DS version. In the arcade and on the PlayStation version, you could only choose between 2500 m and 5000 m, but every time you dig was 10 m, so it is more like a 250 m and 500 m level in the DS version. If you finish a level, you can unlock more characters that have special abilities, like being faster, able to climb higher, or even able to be hit by a block once.

The game seems be a little harder than the older versions. There are new blocks which can shatter without notice and cause avalanches, and there are boulders which will not "stick" tend to fall. For some reason, it seems like the air capsules are a little harder to get and air runs out more quickly in this version of the game.

Unfortunately, I haven't played any of the other versions, so I cannot comment on the differences from those versions. I also haven't been able to play multiplayer mode against my friends yet, since none of them have a Nintendo DS.

Overall, this is a great puzzle game. It's easy to learn, fun to play, and very addictive. I highly recommend it.

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Drill some more?

Addiction. That's what makes puzzle games good and all. And Mr. Driller drills the addiction up finely. Because it's in the arcade, quarters and quarters will be taken up for this game if you're a puzzle nut like me...and believe me, the action will soon get intense.

Gameplay: 9/10

Mr. Driller is a puzzle game, but that doesn't mean it has shallow gameplay. The object of the game is to obtain as many points as possible by drilling blocks, while still having enough air to go all the way down the "mine". The air is a challenge, and if you drill a block underneath another block, the block may crash down and effectively crush you to death. Therefore, carefulness and caution is key in this puzzler (as it is with almost all puzzlers).

Graphics: 10/10

Hey, it's a puzzler. Which doesn't usually have graphics to its merit, but Mr. Driller serves up excellent graphics. In fact, Mr. Driller's cel-shaded-like graphics are very fluid, and not blocky like a few other arcade games. The action of the blocks and the points appearing are also nice, and I actually think the eyes of Mr. Driller as he dies is actually pretty amusing to see, if not also frustrating for the high-leveled player with one life left. The drills of Mr. Driller are glinting, and everything is very colorful and smooth.

Sound/Music: 8/10

Although most of the time arcade- or puzzle- tunes or sounds don't get stuck in my head (the exception being Tetris), I can clearly hear the sounds of Mr. Driller drilling as I type. The music is wavy and bright, and all the sounds, like the blocks falling, the burst of Mr. Driller's drill, and grabbing items like air capsules are very clear and distinct. Although the sound and music does not entirely shock you and make you gasp for breath, the tunes do their job and they are finely made.

Replay Value: 9/10

Drilling up blocks is actually very enjoyable, and I for one like it a lot. However, I declare that once you get to mid-high levels (such as 20 or so) you probably will decide to stop using up your time and play something else instead. Even so, the replay value is very high and everyone should give it a chance...a big one.

Overall: 9/10

Mr. Driller is a great puzzler - one of the best I've seen. I think some newer puzzlers (such as ZooCube) don't really live up to the "creed of puzzlers" - addictive, yet a tad challenging as well. However, Mr. Driller lives up greatly to this statement of belief, and it will always have a place in the puzzling realm of puzzle games.

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Too Hard!

I'm a puzzle master. Been playing puzzle games for 20 plus years. I rule in Tetris and this game is based on that style of fun. Puzzle games are the games I buy since I like the idea of being able to play for a few minutes at a time, if I want.
This game has all the right "connect the same items" puzzle fun that I like but it soon gets way too hard. I tried and tried to beat the deeper puzzles but could not. You have to be so quick with your moves that Billy the Kid would be left in the dust.
After realizing it was unbeatable, I sold the game on ebay.
Get Meteos instead. Skip Polarium also, it's just not that fun.

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game as a gift

sorry I can't give a review of this game I gave it as a gift.

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