78
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

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

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User Reviews

A quality adventure game that fell victim to narrow-minded judgment JazzOleg Bronze Star Contributing Member (53181) 3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars
lahum stchiadnak tresto luum Black Wolf (36083) unrated
A beautiful game; a breathtaking adventure. Halleck (392) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
Under-rated game that never did as well as it should have. Digital Arse (14) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
Semi-good(ish) Ashley Pomeroy (227) unrated
Don't get confused, The Dig is a TRUE classic Mr. Clark Bronze Star Contributing Member (14) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Different; and neither a masterpiece nor a bad game. Shazbut (129) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
This game proves that above all, adventure gamers are nothing but prissy bitches. Zovni (8842) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
Worst game I have ever played. doo (5) 1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars
LucasArts...You couldn't ask for more! Hilary Richardson (16) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars

The Press Says

Adventure Europe Jun 22, 2005 95 out of 100 95
Coming Soon Magazine Jan 13, 1996 93 out of 100 93
PC Games (Germany) Dec, 1995 89 out of 100 89
Adventure Corner Apr 21, 2003 87 out of 100 87
PC Player (Germany) Dec, 1995 86 out of 100 86
Aventura y Cía Apr 10, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Just Games Retro Nov 18, 2007 78 out of 100 78
The Good Old Days Aug 10, 2008 3 out of 6 50
GameSpot May 01, 1996 4.5 out of 10 45

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Messy credits 7 Kit Silva (6443)
Jun 16, 2007
How did you like the voice acting in this game? 4 LepricahnsGold Bronze Star Contributing Member (22131)
Jun 07, 2007

Trivia

The Dig is based on the original concept of Steven Spielberg who originally created the storyline to be an episode in his Amazing Stories tv series. It would have been too expensive to shoot, so Spielberg approached LucasArts in 1989 with an idea of making it a game. The game itself went through several re-writes at LucasArts, so only the main storyline and a couple of puzzles were carried out from Spielberg's original ideas.


This entry was contributed by robotriot (3408), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34669) and Jason Savage (40)
 

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