And then there are the end-of-level bosses, which require plenty of well-timed, heavy-duty drilling to defeat.
You even have to drill into rubber blocks, which you then reverse-drill (or kick-back) out of to jump to higher areas. Instead you drill to take out the numerous enemies that populate the environment. Because even more than you might expect, this game is completely based around drilling. Once equipped, you deploy the power of the gears by holding down the shoulder button until you get a neat howling sound effect and the onscreen prompt to 'shift up', requiring you to quickly release and re-apply the button for extra drilling.Īdding to the sheer joy of the process is the game cart's in-built rumble pack, which provides appropriately shaky feedback. Finding them is a matter of working your way logically through the level. Starting off a level with just one gear (there are six areas in total, each consisting of a couple of levels), some parts are protected by tough blocks or steel barriers you can't break without the extra gears. In the early stages of the game, the distinction doesn't matter but as you dig deeper into the world of the rotten Skullker gang (which has stolen your precious red diamond), tricks and moves are set up that require you to choose the right rotation, as well as reversing directions, in an almost rhythmic manner, mid-drill.Īlso building up your move repertoire are two additional drilling gears. At its simplest, the drill leaps into action as you hold down one of the GBA's (or DS') shoulder buttons left rotates it anti-clockwise, right clockwise. The reason is the sheer pleasure of wielding Jill's Drill Dozer. More than just a coherent learning environment though, Drill Dozer's also one of the most enjoyable 2D action-based platformers you're ever likely to come across. By the end of the game, you'll be pulling off the sort of stunts you'd have thought impossible at the start.
DRILL DOZER HOW TO
Despite being on the lowly GameBoy Advance, the story of a Jill and her mechanical walking robotic pet-come-attack-vehicle – the eponymous Drill Dozer – is a textbook example of how to teach players to deal with increasingly complex situations. To avoid such embarrassment, you need thorough training, and that's exactly what happens in Drill Dozer. Many a home's been blighted by indirect results, such as wonky shelves or a mirror that suddenly falls off the wall. But it's not just the sharp, rotating metal bit that causes problems. A drill can be a dangerous thing, especially when clutched by inexperienced hands.
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