Mr Driller Online Comments by Dan Whitehead
Spelunker-dunk.
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AaronTurner
02/04/08 @ 13:23
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Just tried it, two things bug me. The graphics look very blurred and the borders running down the side of the gameplay area are incredibly annoying.
Other than that it's Mr Driller. |
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hokuto_no_rob
02/04/08 @ 14:04
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@ Cappy
It's definitely not. Drill Land had loads more modes and content - this is bare bones by comparison. Still great though. |
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i got this for DS but found it somehow too hectic (the music?) to be enjoyable. can't put a finger on exactly what it was that ruined it for me, but i strongly prefer meteos over the ds version... maybe i just lack the "driller gene" (boulder dash was my favourite as a kid though)
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Trip SkyWay
02/04/08 @ 15:22
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Is there any kind of co-operative off line multi player? If I can play with the my wife then I'll grab this.
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groovychainsaw
02/04/08 @ 15:48
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I love mr driller. Purchased!
(I have it on dreamcast, pc ,ds, and now xbox!)
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kingcrowbar
02/04/08 @ 19:06
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Got it before reading up on it as i love the DC and DS versions. But, no same console multiplayer at all?
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Good review, except for the part that should mention that Mr Driller Online is pretty much unplayable, you know, online. It is completely broken. Guys, for the love of God, do not play this game. For a game with "Online" in the title, I am shocked that an entirely unplayable feature would be completely unmentioned.
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muscleblade
03/04/08 @ 07:12
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I cant believe this game was released in this state. Its totally unplayable online and there is no option for local multiplayer.
I give it 2/10 because its totally broken. The music in multiplayer is fantastic though so this is a shame really. Hope they fix it soon. Ive got the 10 consecutive wins solo online achievement pretty fast because the other player was lagging so bad he couldnt break any bricks. |
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Annoying that there doesn't seem to be a local multiplayer option as the Marketplace description (& Major Nelson's) states that there is local multiplayer for 2 players
Rather annoyed that it doesn't seem to be there, especially as some of the screenshots released appear to show some sort of split screen game going on with two seperate drilling screens Have they released the right version ala SWOS ?? |
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DanWhitehead
03/04/08 @ 07:31
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Rather annoyed that it doesn't seem to be there, especially as some of the screenshots released appear to show some sort of split screen game going on with two seperate drilling screens
That's the Tag Battle mode. |
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muscleblade
03/04/08 @ 07:50
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Its right that the Marketplace description states that there is a local multiplayer. I want my money back! That was the reason i bought it.
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muscleblade
03/04/08 @ 08:08
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@Danwhitehead
Why didnt you tell us that the game was totally broken like IGN did? I wasted money and my gamerscore completion went down thanks to this shitty game. The funny thing is that the demo actually only let you try out the stuff that actually is playable. As i said before they better fix this ASAP. |
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muscleblade
03/04/08 @ 11:11
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@RedPanda
Looking at your profile i see that you dont get it. Some of us enjoy actually completing games you know - not just try them for a few minutes like you. |
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ScarOnTheSky
03/04/08 @ 11:36
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The IGN article says there's no offline co-op. Why not? This seems like the perfect game to play with your gf for a couple of minutes. Stupid.
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muscleblade
03/04/08 @ 11:53
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@ScarOnTheSky
Yeah! I bought it to play with my daughter actually. It makes no sense to leave it out. The worst thing is the false marketplace description. WTF is that about - misleading customers like that. |
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DanWhitehead
04/04/08 @ 06:57
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Why didnt you tell us that the game was totally broken like IGN did?
Because it's not "totally broken". Apart from the fact that the offline game is great and well worth 800 points on its own, the online play varies depending on who you're playing against. The IGN reviewer states that he tried it once, his Xbox crashed and "needless to say" he didn't bother trying again. How thorough of him. I had some laggy games, kept playing and also had plenty of online games that played just fine. My review reflects this. |
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muscleblade
04/04/08 @ 07:19
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@DanWhitehead
"But where Mr. Driller Online truly fails is in its multiplayer functionality which, for all intents and purposes, does not exist. I tried joining and hosting both Player and Ranked matches, both Quick and Custom all day long and experienced game-breaking lag each and every time" Read the review again Dan. And i tried many times my self without getting one playable game. You must have been lucky. |
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DanWhitehead
04/04/08 @ 07:25
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Aah, I thought it was the IGN review linked from Metacritic. And maybe I was lucky, but I was certainly able to play more lag-free games than laggy ones. I can only review from my own experience, and while I think Mr Driller's online modes needed more attention considering the title, I certainly didn't suffer any performance worse than I've had with, say, Puzzle Fighter or Bomberman.
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muscleblade
04/04/08 @ 08:18
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"Aah, I thought it was the IGN review linked from Metacritic."
Yes the same review indeed but you must read the whole thing not just the summary. The reviewer gave up after his Xbox froze on him but that was after playing the game online for a day or so. After reading the Gamespot review too, and trying online some more last night im sure you where incredibly lucky. I bought the game because of your review, but i guess i cant blame you if you didnt experience the problems yourself. |
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