Peggle (for iPod Touch / iPhone) - just 79c on iTunes until midnight on June 14th

Basq · 11-06-2009 11:27am #1

Probably one of the most addictive games Popcap have ever released in my opinion..

At 79c... I can't stress how much of a bargain this is!

Buy it on iTunes

Peggle is one of those essential casual games, like Tetris and Bejeweled, that every games system needs. At last, the iPhone has joined the happy fraternity of Peggle friendly platforms.

Peggle is most closely related to the age-old game of bagatelle, but that comparison doesn't really do PopCap's sensational casual/puzzle game justice. You are indeed bouncing a virtual ball around a screen full of pins, but the objective is quite different to bagatelle's.

In Peggle you're attempting to land the ball on the orange pegs and platforms arranged around the screen until you've turned them all blue in a game of luck and skill in equal measure. Simple, but devilishly tricky. This new iPhone adaptation of Peggle adds in quite a bit of functionality that's new to the franchise, including a new 'Extreme Precision' wheel to fine tune your shots; new off-the-wall, double long and eye of the pyramid shots; a trophy room to track your achievements and progress; and a duel mode for playing against friends.

Peggle for the iPhone comes with 55 levels (and we can undoubtedly expect more through upgrades) and 40 grand master challenges in which you can use 10 different magic powers to help you get that ball into those hard to reach places.

Peggle's live on the App Store now, so head on over to check it out.

jenno86 · 11-06-2009 1:01pm

This game is unreal! Unbelievably addictive!! If have to on my Laptop and my 360. If you own an iPod Touch/iPhone you'd be mad to pass this one up!!

johnny_ultimate · 11-06-2009 1:03pm

I do have Peggle already, but portable PopCap for under a euro? *clicks buy button*

davenewt · 11-06-2009 1:05pm

Thanks basquille, will def. look to grab it at that price!

Santa Claus · 11-06-2009 2:38pm

I discovered peggle as an add-on for World of Warcraft and spend more time playing it in game than playing wow.

I remeber checking the app store on my iphone and it was 3.99 or more so definitely a bargain !

davenewt · 12-06-2009 3:22pm

davenewt wrote: »

Thanks basquille, will def. look to grab it at that price!

picked it up last night there. quality. only played the first few levels but can see it could be mightily addictive! thx again basq!

Stephen · 12-06-2009 3:49pm

Sold! I'm just after posting this on the apple devices forum, hadn't seen it here.

Mimikyu · 12-06-2009 4:28pm

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mad muffin · 12-06-2009 7:34pm

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Me too but everyone seems to be raving about it.

For 79c why not...Dr Pepper?

Lister1 · 12-06-2009 8:07pm

Have it on the PC and also on the itouch. Its a steal at less then a euro.

Thoie · 12-06-2009 8:40pm

Edited: Nevermind, I'm incapable of pressing buttons correctly.

davenewt · 12-06-2009 9:01pm

u downloaded with itunes? then it installs when you sync your touch, no fuss.

Syferus · 12-06-2009 11:57pm

Thanks OP.
I have it on PC, but at that price for a pretty complete package there's not much reason not to have it to carry around. There's something profoundly gleeful about seeing miniaturized pegs. I esspecially appreciate the left hand mode that makes it easier for me to use my dominant hand by switches the site the aiming/firing controls are on.

It takes a while to get the hang of the best ways to aim and when to zoom in. The absence of the music that's been chiseled into my brain by this point is slightly jarring, though. And yes, I know I can play my iPod music during the game and I could find some way to rip the PC version's music to mp3, but c'mon.

May I clamber onto my soapbox for a second and say if people enjoy Peggle they should look into Plants vs. Zombies another, more fantastic, Pop Cap game?