Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Twenty-four years after its debut, old school never looked so good. Dig Dug continues the impressive line of classic arcade titles to hit Xbox Live Arcade with another seamless transition from 80's style into next-gen play.
  2. If you’ve downloaded Pac-Man, Frogger and the like already, you’ll have more of the same fun with Dig Dug, once you get past the less-than-perfect controls that plague all these games.
  3. Nothing has really been added to signify the arcade experience, aside from a few easily unlockable achievements and a live leaderboard. The upside? The game is still a delightful romp, filled with puzzling scenarios and a simplistic, colorful design.
  4. For a lot of younger gamers it might be too simple a premise, but if you give the trial version a shot you should find enough challenging gameplay here to warrant a purchase.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine
    75
    You don't hear "digging" and think "Oooh, fun!"--but somehow, Dig Dug makes you crave it. [Holiday 2006, p.86]
User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. Apr 24, 2021
    8
    Yo, Dig Dug is still a bop. Really addicting all this time later. Just play it.
  2. Jun 23, 2022
    7
    7.2 Amazing arcade game. Teaches a very good lesson to young children not to be fat or else they will explode. This is what happens after the7.2 Amazing arcade game. Teaches a very good lesson to young children not to be fat or else they will explode. This is what happens after the digger finds either the dragon or one of those flying goggles. He throws his bike pump at him and inflates him until they blow. Moral of the story? Is your fat and wear goggle avoid miners and minors. Fistbump? Full Review »