louisg wrote:BTW how is Driller W? Is it pretty much the same as the first couple Driller games?
My only other experience with the series is with Mr. Driller (ARC/DC) and Mr. Driller - Drill Spirits (DS). With that info in mind, here are my thoughts.
Generally speaking - Mr. Driller W does a decent job of tailoring an arcade style game to a modern home console audience. There are several unlockables and a friendly learning curve. There are a handful of "countries" which can each be played on easy medium or hard. As a semi-experienced "driller" I've found "easy" to be far too easy. I've also been able to breeze through the four early countries on medium, but the difficulty now seems to be ramping up a bit (I only have about 2 hours into the game so far). I'm not a particularly big fan of the way the "hard" puzzles are laid out. The number of blocks increases drastically, which feels kinda gimicky. I'd rather have the same number of blocks with harder puzzles to solve, or simply have the goal be at a greater depth.
Mr. Driller W received rather poor reviews from the mainstream press. I think the poor reviews were largely unfounded, however the critics did get one thing right. A modern play-for-score game should have an online leader board. Mr. Driller W does not. Hell - Mr. Driller W doesn't even allow you to compare scores locally! Each player has their own game-save which tracks scores and achievements, but there is no way to compare these scores. This bums me out, as my girlfriend and I love battling for high scores in Mr. Driller.
TL;DR: Worth $8. Especially if you are already a fan of the series.
