Peggle Review

Peggle is one of PopCap's bestsellers ever, and the instant you start to play you’ll know why. You are welcomed with a cheery screen and enchanting audio. The game depends on just the right combination of skill and luck to keep you hooked. To play, all you do is shoot a ball into an array of colored pegs. The ball bounces between the pegs in a motion resembling pinball, collecting points for each hit as it drops. The pegs you have hit will disappear. Most rounds consist of trying to knock off all the orange ones before you run out of balls.


The Adventure Mode leads you through ten multi-leveled stages of unique play, introducing different colored pegs with varied rewards. Any level you beat can be replayed in Quickplay Mode, and since the peg array is randomly generated, the action is always fresh. In Duel Mode, you play against an opponent - either the computer or a friend - by taking turns on the same screen. Challenge Mode, which remains locked until you have conquered Adventure Mode, provides a nearly endless run of expert play.

What's the best thing about Peggle? It's the slow-motioned suspense when you are about to eliminate the last orange peg - or will you? It's the explosion of "Ode to Joy", when you actually are victorious. It's the last little wait, hoping your ball will land in the best bin, and that glorious revealing of your final score.

Peggle is the kind of game you can play in the midst of life’s commotion. You can pick it up quickly, and put it down just as fast - provided you ever really want to!

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