Mr. Driller

by Namco

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004U8QU
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,740 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description

In Mr. Driller, your objective is to drill through stacked colored blocks to the bottom of each level as quickly as you can. Like-colored blocks bond together and, depending on the path you burrow, will prevent other blocks from falling on your head. Find the air bubbles to keep you alive while you drill for a higher score. You'll also find tanks of air down there, but be careful going after them--you could end up squashed by the blocks above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, it's addictive...., December 22, 2000

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BuyCurious (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Driller (Video Game)

...but lacks something that other great puzzle games have: In most addictive puzzle games, you keep finding new ways to improve your game (i.e., "Oh! I didn't know you could slide a piece in sideways!"). Once you play for an hour or so, you probably will have figured out all the tricks. It's fun, alright, but not where-did-the-time-go fun.

The game goes like this: You start out at the top of an endless supply of multi-colored bricks--kinda like standing at the top of a filled Tetris screen. Your objective is to drill down as far as possible without getting crushed by the falling bricks above you. Your drill destroys one brick at a time (either below, to the right, to the left, or above you). If there are unsupported bricks above the one you destroyed, those will fall. Bricks of the same color, in goups of four or more, will evaporate, and unsupported bricks above those will fall. This is what can result in some satisfying, or fatal, chain reactions. All of this is complicated by the fact that you have to keep finding air capsules to breath as you descend....if you run out of air, you are dead.

A critical shortcoming is the lack of a two-player option. A competitive version would have added to the value of this game. Perhaps they are saving that for the sequel. For great puzzle gameplay with a higher addiction level, I recommend Geom Cube and the Bust-A-Move puzzle games (both of which have great 2-player options). If you already have these, then Mr. Driller isn't a bad choice at all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great game!, June 23, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mr. Driller (Video Game)

My 4-year-old brother, mom, and I all love to play this game. My brother likes it because it's pretty simple and you get to destroy (drill through) stuff. I like it because it's a challenge, but not too challenging, and very fun to do and see. My mom likes it because it's cute, basicly.

We also named some of the different kinds of blocks you see in the game- for instance, melted jellybean, ice cream (or whipped cream), sick (or icky), and ice cube.

If you like this game, you'll also love Spin Jam. We bought these two games at the same time, having rented them many times before. I was so happy to find them on the internet!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Drill me another, please!, February 13, 2002

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Daniel Firli (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Driller (Video Game)

Wow, who could have thought that something as simple and cute as this game is sooooo addictive. You must drill down, trying to escape falling blocks as they fall 'Tetris' style whilst trying to keep your oxygen levels up at the same time. The graphics are great for this simple game, the background music enhances the fun. Does get harder the deeper you dig. RECOMMENDED FOR ALL AGES!