Mr. Driller 2

It was released for the arcades in 2000, and was ported to the Game Boy Advance and Windows in 2001, and is available in emulated form via the Virtual Console on the Wii U.

[4] A Windows version of the game was developed by NEC Interchannel and released on March 29, 2002, allowing support for multiplayer via LAN.

[5] The Game Boy Advance port was digitally re-released for the Wii U Virtual Console in North America on July 17, 2014, and in PAL regions on May 15, 2015.

[12] The Game Boy Advance home port was met with a more divided response, holding a 62/100 score on review aggregator website Metacritic.

[9] GameSpy also criticized Namco for releasing the game four years afters its debut in Japan, saying that they instead should have put resources into localizing the Japanese-exclusive Mr. Driller Drill Land for the GameCube.

[9] GameSpot was lukewarm towards the graphics and small amount of gamemodes,[8] while 1UP.com labeled it an "incredibly dated" addition to the console's library for its general lack of content.

GameSpot praised it for the core gameplay still being challenging and addictive, alongside its budget-friendly price point and humorous character animations.

Screenshot taken from the Windows version. To the left is the player destroying formations of blocks, and to the right is the player's air meter and score.