By Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)
5th of December 2007, 08:17 GMT
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Mr. Driller is a series of video games developed by Namco. Mr. Driller puts the player in the role of a driller moving down through screens of blocks, having to keep his air supply from running out while avoiding being squashed by falling blocks. Games in this series have been released for PlayStation, Dreamcast, WonderSwan, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, DS, Windows, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Wii in addition to the arcade versions. The main character of these games is Susumu Hori, son of Taizou Hori, the star of the original Dig Dug game.
The project that would become Mr. Driller was originally intended to be a third game in the Dig Dug series, under the working title of Dig Dug 3. Hexagonal blocks were briefly considered, but this idea was abandoned when chain construction proved to be too complicated. Dig Dug 3 was initially developed unofficially by a few Namco staff, and work on the game was suspended while Ridge Racer Type 4 was being completed. However, Namco executives were impressed with the game and decided to support it as an official project. (Wikipedia)
Unlockables
Driller Grand Prix Unlockables Test your skills even further in the Grand Prix's more challenging courses. Just come in first overall in the
course to unlock the next! Go for gold.
Dori Dori GP - Complete Zaku Zaku GP
Zaku Zaku GP - Complete Hori Hori GP
Mission Driller Unlockables Once you reach the depths of the Amazon, 1500 M. deep, you not only watch the ending of the Mission Driller story, but an even more difficult challenge awaits. Arrive at the South Pole and see if you can reach the bottom, 2000 M. away!
If you do, you get Usagi, the black rabbit, who is often seen with dark Hori Atoru. This little rabbit can climb up two blocks run and dig incredibly fast, and digs in a range of three blocks wide, all without wasting too much air! Usagi can be used in the Mission Driller and Grand Prix modes.
South Pole - Very Hard (2000 M.) - Complete "Amazon - Hard (1500 M.)"
Usagi (the rabbit) - Complete "South Pole - Very Hard (2000 M.)"
Wonderful Pacteria Unlockables As you play through the Wonderful Pacteria mode, you will arrive at many different ruins with more challenging distances to travel, all to solve the mysteries of the Pacteria.
If you complete the Valkyrie Ruins for the first time, you watch the end of the story. When you begin again, you have a new Pacteria to take care of, and the new Pacteria Ruins will be available to play through. The other areas will also be reopened for good, so you can drill through the easier ones for Pacteria items. But the Pacteria shrine is the toughest area to drill in, but the most rare Pacteria items are found here, so drill carefully...
Druaga Ruins (800 M.) - Complete Quox Ruins (500 M.)
Pacteria Ruins (Endless M.) - Complete Valkyrie Ruins (1200 M.)
Quox Ruins (500 M.) - Complete Soldier Ruins (300 M.)
Valkyrie Ruins (1200 M.) - Complete Druaga Ruins (800 M.)
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