<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
W	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
series	O
,	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
clearing	O
each	O
level	O
by	O
destroying	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
drilling	O
"	O
,	O
large	O
formations	O
of	O
colorful	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
W	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
effort	O
in	O
bringing	O
their	O
classic	O
franchises	O
to	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
seeing	O
success	O
with	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
re-uses	O
many	O
assets	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Land	I-Device
and	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
W	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
gameplay	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
series	O
,	O
being	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
colorful	O
,	O
2D	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seven	O
characters	O
include	O
Susumu	O
Hori	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
Anna	O
Hottenmeyer	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
driller	O
and	O
rival	O
of	O
Susumu	O
;	O
Ataru	O
Hori	O
,	O
Susumu	O
's	O
outcast	O
older	O
brother	O
;	O
Taizo	B-Application
Hori	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
and	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
Susumu	O
and	O
Ataru	O
;	O
Puchi	O
,	O
Susumu	O
's	O
pet	O
dog	O
;	O
Holinger-Z	O
,	O
a	O
drilling	O
robot	O
;	O
and	O
Usagi	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
pet	O
rabbit-like	O
alien	O
who	O
is	O
locked	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
success	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
their	O
various	O
arcade	O
game	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
company	O
looked	O
to	O
other	O
digital	O
services	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
back	O
catalog	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
and	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
series	O
prompted	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
these	O
services	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
what	O
later	O
became	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
W	I-Application
.	O
It	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
alongside	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
sequel	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
:	O
Drill	O
Till	O
You	O
Drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reuses	O
many	O
assets	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Land	I-Device
and	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
teased	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
their	O
magazine	O
Side-BN	O
,	O
alongside	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
and	O
Korogashi	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Katamari	I-Device
Damacy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
backwards-compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
W	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
a	O
gamer	O
has	O
been	O
addicted	O
to	O
the	O
hypnotic	O
downward	O
spiral	O
that	O
is	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simplicity	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
arcade-esc	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
artstyle	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
Hi	O
Hi	O
Puffy	O
AmiYumi	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Powerpuff	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
posing	O
a	O
cute	O
,	O
bright-looking	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	O
controller	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
forced	O
in	O
"	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
previously	O
played	O
a	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
game	O
before	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
concluding	O
their	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
played	O
this	O
arcade	O
action	O
game	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
worth	O
a	O
download	O
to	O
see	O
why	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
popular	O
for	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Retronauts	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
anything	O
particularly	O
unique	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
high-definition	O
visuals	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
as	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
predecessor	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
