I saw a bit of buzz, about this game, on another forum. They were not talking about what the game was, but saying how much fun it was to play and how much of a bargain it was in the popcap sale.
Since i had never heard of it, i decided to give it a go and happened upon one of the most addictive games i have played in 2007.
For those that do not know, Peggle is a kind of pinball/Bust-A-Move hybrid. The idea is to shoot your balls down the screen, hitting the orange pegs on the way. Hitting an orange peg, adds to your fever meter, this is just a score boost system. Once you have cleared the pegs, you move onto the next level. Sounds simple? Well it is, but there is other things that prevent you from hitting said orange pegs.
First up we have blue pegs, these cover the screen, and as you can imagine when you hit one, your ball bounces off the peg and reacts like it would on a pinball machine. Once you hit a blue peg, then it is removed from the level, after 5 seconds and only returns if you have to restart the level.
As well as blue pegs, we also have green pegs. These are removed in the same way the blue pegs are, however depending on the level, they also give some kind of powerup or bonus. These come in the form of help, such as multiball and changing the size of the catcher (i will get to that in a moment) at the bottom of the level.
As well as pegs you also have bricks, these are just like pegs but are bigger and usually form some sort of structure within the level. Again any orange bricks also have to be hit to clear the level.
As you can imagine, each level has its own unique design and objects in the level that may change the path of the ball.
As i touched on before, each level also has a catcher at the bottom. Should you shot your ball into it, it is retuned to the bank (giving a free go).
When you hit the final orange peg, or brick, you get a fever, giving your score X10 for everything you hit, before reaching the bottom of the screen. However, the pit at the bottom and the catcher, have been replaced with 5 holes with bonus points above them.
The game also has a puzzle mode and a multiplayer mode that i am yet to explore.
The game can be found for about ?4, or you can download a 15? level demo for free directly from popcap.
Since i had never heard of it, i decided to give it a go and happened upon one of the most addictive games i have played in 2007.
For those that do not know, Peggle is a kind of pinball/Bust-A-Move hybrid. The idea is to shoot your balls down the screen, hitting the orange pegs on the way. Hitting an orange peg, adds to your fever meter, this is just a score boost system. Once you have cleared the pegs, you move onto the next level. Sounds simple? Well it is, but there is other things that prevent you from hitting said orange pegs.
First up we have blue pegs, these cover the screen, and as you can imagine when you hit one, your ball bounces off the peg and reacts like it would on a pinball machine. Once you hit a blue peg, then it is removed from the level, after 5 seconds and only returns if you have to restart the level.
As well as blue pegs, we also have green pegs. These are removed in the same way the blue pegs are, however depending on the level, they also give some kind of powerup or bonus. These come in the form of help, such as multiball and changing the size of the catcher (i will get to that in a moment) at the bottom of the level.
As well as pegs you also have bricks, these are just like pegs but are bigger and usually form some sort of structure within the level. Again any orange bricks also have to be hit to clear the level.
As you can imagine, each level has its own unique design and objects in the level that may change the path of the ball.
As i touched on before, each level also has a catcher at the bottom. Should you shot your ball into it, it is retuned to the bank (giving a free go).
When you hit the final orange peg, or brick, you get a fever, giving your score X10 for everything you hit, before reaching the bottom of the screen. However, the pit at the bottom and the catcher, have been replaced with 5 holes with bonus points above them.
The game also has a puzzle mode and a multiplayer mode that i am yet to explore.
The game can be found for about ?4, or you can download a 15? level demo for free directly from popcap.
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