Popcap’s Peggle games have captured the hearts and minds of millions over several platforms since its original release. From the original to the DS version, the gameplay has not changed dramatically, but the fun and greatness has continued to grow. With the recent release of the iPhone and iPod Touch versions, millions of Apple users can experience the awesomeness of Peggle for their own pleasure. At a five dollar price tag, you are getting a great game for less than a value meal at your local fast food joint. The price point is one of the best new features added to the game, but you might want to keep your iPod or iPhone plugged in because this game is a true battery hog.
Peggle, for those who do not know, is a cross between Pachinko and Plinko (from The Price is Right). The goal is to hit all the orange pegs on the board with a limited amount of pegballs. Within each level there are five stages in which the orange pegs are situated differently. Each level has a different character associated with it and each one has their own power up that can be triggered by hitting one of two green pegs the stages. For example, the Crab character’s’ power up allows you to use pinball-esque crab claws on the side of the screen to keep the ball from falling off the screen. This gives you more time to generate points by hitting more pegs. When your score for one ball passes 25 thousand point intervals you get an extra ball. I have not gotten past three extra balls, so I have no idea if there is a cap to the amount of free ones you can get in one shot. Once you hit all the orange pegs, the famous song “Ode To Joy” plays while the balls bounces around into various slots at the bottom of the stage. If you hit any balls during this time you will get major points. The song is strangely fulfilling and satisfying, as usual. To achieve this greatness, you have to align your shots perfectly, but with touch controls, the iPhone version added a couple of extra features.
On the right side of the screen there is what can only be describes as a cog. This wheel gives the player the opportunity to line up their shoot with great precision. This is a necessary feature for those players doing insane shots, but I only used it a few times during the main story. This could have been caused by the fact that I have played and beaten every version of Peggle released, except the XBLA version. Call me obsessed, but there is nothing wrong with supporting an awesome series and Popcap is willing to give us a great game on every platform. As for more additions, there is a zoom feature used for even more precision. You can do this by double tapping on the screen, but it is unnecessary and I never used it.
The game has all the features of the original version. If you haven’t played that, this involves all the stages you have unlocked in a quick play mode, 40 challenge levels, which can be very difficult and all the main story levels in a Duel mode. So, if you have played the original, you know everything in this version. These modes are a good compliment to the main storyline and add a great amount of replay ability to whole experience. The last feature I want to talk about it the replays, you can save some great shots and watch them later or show your friends your Peggle greatness.
The experience here is exactly the same as the original release. Now, it can be in your pocket on a device you carry with you everywhere. At a five dollar price point, it is on the high end of App Store games, but still delivers in great quality we expect from Popcap Games. Keep up the good work Popcap and continue giving us Peggle and your other great titles on the App Store and we will continue to purchase them.
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