xbox 360
Mr. Driller Online Screens
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 11:20 PM on March 14, 2008
Bandai Namco has released screens of upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade title Mr. Driller Online. The game features single player and multiplayer drilling modes that include tag team multiplayer. The game has "Standard Driller" with stages divided into 100m sections by large blocks and "Quest Driller" with, well, quests. Nice to see Bandai Namco bring Mr. Driller online. Really nice.









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Mujah
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Woo! Let's hope they include the microphone support from the Dreamcast version!
It's a bit of an obscurity, but the DC version actually supported the Seaman microphone. It was pretty funny to watch someone sit there and repeat "Drill. Drill. Drill." over and over.
Mujah
spiderweb1986
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Would it be too much to hold out hope that this game makes it to Wii-ware as well? It'd fit right in with the Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Bomberman titles that have already been announced...
spiderweb1986
VAMP
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
DC2??? Please. It's more like the anti-DC.
VAMP
kftgr
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
More proof that 360 = DC2 (that's supposed to be a good thing.)
I want my Shenmue 3, please.
kftgr
peacefuloutrage
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Now Where's Chu Chu Rocket! (I know Sega makes it, not Namco)
peacefuloutrage
peacefuloutrage
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Had this game on my Sega Dreamcast. Loved the title announcement.
peacefuloutrage
t0yrobo
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Awesome, I had a blast with that game on Dreamcast.
t0yrobo
Truepatriot
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
bought!
Truepatriot
battra92
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
I loved Mr. Driller on the Dreamcast. This looks great and might be worth a look if I ever get a 360.
battra92
RazorandBlade
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
@Fenris Wolf: sort of and actually in story line ( I know a puzzle game with a story?) this is supposed to be the main char from dig dugs son.
RazorandBlade
King Seafoam
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Mr. Driller....
Huh hu huhuh Huh.....
King Seafoam
StarkRavingMad
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Do you really have to ask?
Awesome != PSN
Sorry.
StarkRavingMad
Adam_Locked
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Man this game is awesome... why can't this be on the PSN? Why???
Adam_Locked
Puchi
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Yay~ If I'm forced to buy a 360 one of these days, I'll be really happy to have this game to play! I adore Mr. Driller! The screens look amazing too!
Puchi
AudibleDefect
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
I can't wait for this, it had to be one of the best pick-up and play titles for the Dreamcast... So much time waisted on this... though I fear more time will be lost to it..
AudibleDefect
eastx
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
I'm buying it. The rush-job American DS version was slightly disappointing, but the improved multiplayer focus here will not fail to please.
eastx
Liopleurodon
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Dig Dug for stoners!
Liopleurodon
Nishkujo
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
This will be a must buy for me if it also has the brilliant music from the Japanese Gamecube version.
Nishkujo
goody71
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Meesta Dreela! Aireee! With this and American Idol Karaoke Revolution my wife will be online more than me.
goody71
Agies
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
@NotAZombie: That joke was made ages ago.
Agies
dabu
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
@NotAZombie: I think I've discovered my pornstar name
dabu
NotAZombie
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Wait, am I the only one who got something sexual out of Mr. Driller? You guys disappoint me.
NotAZombie
doctorwily
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
@Fenris Wolf: More like Dig Dug Jr., but found out his Mom had an affair with a Tetris block. I think it's the L shape, but that Z's a bit of a whore.
doctorwily
muu
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
I was going to bitch that it was only 2player multi again, since there was only two split screens.
So, now, when are they releasing this thing? And when's the Yukiho DLC coming out?
muu
Taiyz
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
@Fenris Wolf: Kind of. The series was sort of a sequel/spin-off in the first place, as it was going to be Dig Dug 3. The main character of Mr. Driller is the son of the main character of Dig Dug.
Basically, instead of digging around a specific screen trying to reach enemies and blow them up, you're constantly digging downwards trying to survive or reach the end of the tunnel. Blocks will fall if they have no support and crush you (not unlike the rocks in Dig Dug, but with a satisfying delay so you can drill away,) and connected blocks will all be drilled through at once, so there's a lot of strategy in making your way down the level.
The levels are nice and long without getting frustrating and it's easily the most addictive puzzle/platformer I've ever played.
Taiyz
Agies
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Oh Jesus! What in the hell are they trying to do to me? They know I can't take it... I never got the DC version because I knew I'd be in troube, but that was easy. Now you tell me it'll be a small $10 purchase away? Crap! There goes what little life I had left.
Agies
Fyren
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Pretty awesome that I lack the hand-eye coordination to post in the wrong feature.
Strangely reminds me of Puyo Puyo
Fyren
PaddyStardust
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Nicely done. Still got the PS1 version somewhere, might get it out tongiht in celebration.
PaddyStardust
Fyren
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Its evil. But I found it through Apache's website. I'll throw their name www.ve3d.com , they could use the traffic.
Fyren
Fenris Wolf
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
Is this game like Dig Dug?
Fenris Wolf
Ashurahori
Posted 11:00 PM 19/3/08
This sounds totally kickass. I loves me some drill.
Ashurahori