The Dig

Description

A group of scientists discovers an asteroid that is on its way to a collision with the Earth. Is there any way to prevent the disaster? Boston Low, a NASA veteran, is sent to command a space expedition on the asteroid. Accompanied by the journalist Maggie Robbins and the archaeologist Brink, Boston investigates the asteroid and finds a strange structure that undoubtedly belongs to an alien civilization. During the course of investigations, the team finds itself on a seemingly deserted planet. They have no knowledge of the planet and no possibility of going back. Will they ever discover the secret of this strange world and find a way to get home?

"Dig" is a point-and-click adventure game with a simple one-cursor interface and more complex puzzles than usually encountered in LucasArts' adventures. Despite having a serious story, the game follows in many ways the tradition of LucasArts' humorous adventures.

Alternate Titles

• "디그 " -- Korean title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: SCUMM
• Games made into books

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User Reviews

A quality adventure game that fell victim to narrow-minded judgment	DOS	Unicorn Lynx (69189)
lahum stchiadnak tresto luum	DOS	Black Wolf (37242)
Different; and neither a masterpiece nor a bad game.	DOS	Shazbut (155)
A beautiful game; a breathtaking adventure.	DOS	Halleck (392)
Under-rated game that never did as well as it should have.	DOS	Digital Arse (14)
Don't get confused, The Dig is a TRUE classic	DOS	Mr. Clark (14)
This game proves that above all, adventure gamers are nothing but prissy bitches.	DOS	Zovni (9138)
Worst game I have ever played.	DOS	doo (5)
LucasArts...You couldn't ask for more!	DOS	Hilary Richardson (16)
Perhaps the most underrated, misunderstood computer game.	DOS	lechuck13 (313)

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Windows	May, 2002		100
Adventure Europe	DOS	Jun 22, 2005	95 out of 100	95
Quandary	Windows	Jan, 1996		90
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1995	89 out of 100	89
PC Gamer	DOS	Feb, 1996	88 out of 100	88
Power Play	DOS	Feb, 1996	85 out of 100	85
Just Games Retro	DOS	Nov 18, 2007	78 out of 100	78
PC Joker	DOS	Jan, 1996	74 out of 100	74
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	1996		60
The Good Old Days	DOS	Aug 10, 2008	3 out of 6	50

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Messy credits	7	Kitsune Sniper (10842) Jun 16, 2007
How did you like the voice acting in this game?	4	LepricahnsGold (42981) Jun 07, 2007

Trivia

Main character Boston Low is voiced by Robert Patrick, who incarnated the evil liquid terminator in the movie "Terminator 2". At one point in the game, Boston shows Maggie a photo of lost comrade Brink, and asks her "Have you seen this boy?", paraphrasing the evil terminator's trademark question in that popular movie. Nice wink to film buffs. -- contributed by Dirk Struan