Bag of Games

When a game makes its way through other platforms, it usually has some punch in it. PopCap’s Peggle does it with simplicity and pastel colors. I’ve always thought that the first 15 minutes of the actual game will tell you is the game worth playing or not and Peggle is no exception. Peggle is definitely worth it. To put it short, Peggle is peg-smashing bouncing phenomenon with a overwhelmingly “happy” theme. Strong pastel colors, and characters such as unicorn, sunflower and a happy dragon are put together to deliver a somewhat pleasant way to spend a hour or a two.. or three.. maybe few minutes more. That said, Peggle is one addictive puzzle game to tinker with.

Peggle offers 55 puzzles + challenges and multiplayer in the regular game which I think is reasonable amount considering that you’ll get it all for about 10$. It is simple enough for you to just grab your controller and start playing: You shoot a silver ball from the top of the screen in your chosen direction and watch it fall to the bottom. On its way, the ball hits different colors of pegs; blue, orange, purple and green and bounce around. The goal is to clear all the orange ones. Blue are the basic pegs and give you points, purple ones boost your score, green ones give you some magic powers and the orange ones you just have to clear.

The game becomes more challenging when you advance in levels and you really have to think, how the ball is going to bounce to get to the orange pegs that have too much cover. The pegs are laid out in specific shape in each level which will add the challenge. Every level is just appropriate to the theme the game has.

Peggle is a fun, low-cost, little puzzle game that you should own. The graphics are good, the price is right and I can’t actually find anything wrong with it. It may be casual game, but it can hook you big time. The ability to duel with friend (with or without online) is a nice addition to the game, but even without it, it is good game that everyone can enjoy. You may not be impressed when you see the game for the first time, but if you give it a try, I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy it. That was exactly what happened when I tried it, and the same goes with my wife.

I’ve already bought the Peggle Nights expansion..