Mr. Driller is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 October 1999 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast and PlayStation.
What Mr. Driller is
Mr. Driller is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1999. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, PlayStation, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mr. Driller is a 1999 puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was later ported to various home and portable systems. Controlling Susumu Hori, the titular "Mr. Driller", the player must dig their way to the bottom of the screen by destroying colored blocks that litter the playfield. Blocks will be cleared if four or more are touching each other, which can be used to cause chain reactions. Susumu has a constantly-depleting oxygen meter that can be refilled by collecting air capsules found throughout stages.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Mr. Driller holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Mr. Driller launched on 1 October 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Homeworld. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Homeworld.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mr. Driller yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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