PopCap’s peg-pinging puzzler Peggle, a most joyous recreation, is free for keepsies proper now on Origin. Yes, it has been free many instances earlier than. Yes, it does requires EA’s personal retailer shopper. But in case you’d scoff at extra folks attending to benefit from the joys of Peggle, buddy, you don’t deserve Peggle.
First launched in 2007, again earlier than EA purchased PopCap, Peggle is an arcade puzzle recreation that sits someplace between pinball, pachinko, and bagatelle. Each degree is a area of orbs and tiles, with sure ones being targets we have to hit, some giving power-ups, some giving megapoints, and a few simply common factors. Aim your ballshooter, watch the ball bounce round pinging pegs, and benefit from the noises.
I’ve simply popped again to Peggle and ah, it nonetheless makes me so pleased. The pings. The pows. The hand sliding down a piano because the ball rolls alongside a run of tiles. The drum roll for the zoom in because the ball approaches the ultimate peg. And lastly, Ode To Joy for victory. Peggle is nice.
It will get tough too, with later ranges and sure power-ups requiring cautious planning to select up bonus balls. Sure, there’s a big ingredient of luck, nevertheless it feels skilful sufficient–and simply so rattling nice–that it’s a delight.
For additional studying, take a look at the previous males discussing Peggle on our 2007 advent calendar.
You can seize Peggle (obtain measurement: one Peggle) from Origin, which would require utilizing EA’s Origin shopper (obtain measurement: two Peggles after which some).
