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Game Info
3.2 / 5
2 votes
- Platform
- Nintendo DS
- Player Perspective
- Top-down · Side view
- Developer Companies
- Bullets Co. Ltd.
- Publishers
- Atari, Inc.
- Release date
- 8 September 2005
- Languages
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
Summary
Dig Dug: Digging Strike turns the classic arcade tunnels into a full‑3D DS adventure. The top screen shows a floating island while I dig underneath stakes on the bottom screen; line‑up enough fault lines and the boss island crumbles into the sea. The familiar Pookas and Fygars return, but the game also adds ghostly phasers, penguins and tiny octopuses, each defeated either by inflating them until they pop or by crushing them with falling rocks, lava or quicksand. Along the way I can snag magnets, time‑stop clocks, boxing‑glove projectiles, and even assemble parts into faster drills. Hidden fossils unlock a bonus stage, and mini‑games summon Susumu to push stakes or stun bosses—some of those challenges riff on Xevious and Rally‑X. Outsourced to Bullets and inspired by the long‑lost Dig Dug 3, the title shipped in late 2005. Critics praised its clever blend of old‑school mechanics and collectible depth, yet warned that the short length and clunky multiplayer limited its replay value.
Storyline
Dig Dug: Digging Strike returns the series’ original hero, Taizo Hori, to the spotlight. He feels overlooked as his son Susumu garners more attention.
When a chain of tropical islands becomes overrun by monsters, Taizo embarks on a quest to defeat the creatures and restore his reputation.
Edited by Maya Carter
