Arcade goodness (Mr. Driller (DC))

Member Name: sagat

Product:	Mr. Driller (DC)
Date:	16/02/09 (17 review reads)
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Advantages: A forgotten art in the form of arcade gaming!

Disadvantages: no 2 player, lacks long term appeal to many

Mr Driller is from the same school of thought as Chu Chu Rocket. The plot doesn't really make much sense, the concept it strange and the graphics could have just been ported from the Megadrive.

However, the bottom line is that nobody cares about any of these things because Mr Driller is pure awesomeness.

Without going into the strange plot about blocks taking over town, you quite simply have to drill down the screen as far as you can before you get squished or run out of air. Air pockets and brown blocks require a bit of planning, but in essence its a time attack style, arcade game.

Games such as Mr Driller seem to be a lost art in these modern times. Modern gamers love their five hundred hour grinding epics where just the tutorial level takes a week to finish and thats without taking time to marvel at its gazillion pixel, billion frame per second cutscenes or whatever.

Mr Driller is simply an arcade game. You can quite happily play it for a few hours due to its addictive nature or have a quick five minute burst before heading off to the pub. (although you will inevitably be late as you just have to have one more go). There are a few different modes to try out and enjoy, but sadly, no two player mode which is a big loss. As a result, it is not something you may invest a huge amount of time into playing non-stop, but it will offer an excellent diversion when you need a break from roaming huge interactive cities.

Summary: Well worth a bidget purchase