Peggle

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Peggle
Peggle Deluxe
Developer(s)	PopCap Games
Publisher(s)	PopCap Games
Distributor(s)	Various
Designer(s)	Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams and Sukhbir Sidhu
Engine	PopCap Games Framework
Version	1.01
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac OS X, iPod, Xbox 360 (XBLA),
Release date	PC: 1.0 (February 27, 2007) PC: 1.01 (February 19, 2008) iPod: December 18, 2007 Xbox 360: Q2 2008^[1]
Genre(s)	Arcade
Mode(s)	Single player / Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media	Download
System requirements	OS: Win 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. Memory: 256 MB RAM. DirectX: 7.0. Processor: Pentium III, 700 MHz or faster. iPod game requires an iPod nano (third generation), an iPod classic, or an iPod (fifth generation) Mac game requires OS: Mac OS 10.3.9 and later Memory: 256 MB RAM Processor: G4,G5 or Intel Core Duo Internet: Internet connection is required to register both the download and CD-ROM versions of the game
Input methods	Keyboard, Mouse, iPod click wheel, Gamepad

Peggle is a Mac, Windows and iPod downloadable game from PopCap Games.

Each level features a colorful 2D background filled with different colored "pegs". The objective in each stage is to clear all of the orange pegs by hitting them with a ball shot from the top of the screen. The game requires strategy to bounce the ball off pegs and other obstacles to clear as much of the level as possible with the given number of balls. There are also blue pegs (which have no effect other than increasing the score), purple pegs (which are worth 50 times the amount of the blue pegs), and green pegs (which activate a power-up based on the character the player has selected). There is an option for those who are color blind which adds a triangle to the green pegs and a plus to the purple pegs to make them easier to distinguish. Scrolling across the bottom of the screen is the "free ball bucket" which awards the player an extra ball should the previous shot go in.

On August 23, 2007, MSNBC named Peggle as one of the "Top 5 most addictive computer games of all time."^[2] PC Gamer Magazine (UK) published its own list of their 100 favorite computer games of all time and listed Peggle at 40.^[3]

On January 8, 2008, the ESRB revealed the game was heading to the Xbox 360, for Xbox Live Arcade.^[4] The game was confirmed by Shacknews and due in the 2nd quarter of 2008.^[1]. On February 7, 2008 it was also claimed that the game would be making its way to the DS^[5] though PopCap has issued a statement denying that a DS version is in the works.^[6]

1 Game modes
2 Game characters
3 Scoring
- 3.1 Peg Scoring
- 3.2 Completion Bonus
4 Peggle Extreme
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Game modes

Adventure - The objective of the game is to complete 55 stages by removing all orange pegs on each stage.
Quick Play - Players can free select any of the 55 stages that they have completed in Adventure.
Duel - Players compete head to head against a computer or human opponent.
Challenge - There are 75 challenges with a variety of difficulty levels. These challenges range from very easy to very difficult.

In addition, there are three ranks to achieve, each accompanied by a trophy:

Peggle Master - After completing Adventure Mode the player is declared a Peggle Master.
Peggle Grandmaster - On completion of all 75 challenges the player receives the rank of Peggle Grandmaster.
Extreme Grandmaster - This rank is received when the player manages to clear all the pegs (not just the orange ones) in all of the levels which can be done through the Quick Play mode.

[edit] Game characters

Peggle offers 10 different playable characters each with their own special power-up that one can use by hitting green-colored pegs.

Bjorn - Powerup: Superguide - Creates a guide showing part of the balls trajectory.
Jimmy Lightning - Powerup: Multiball - Spawns another ball when activated.
Kat Tut - Powerup: Pyramid - Attaches a Pyramid to the free ball bucket, which helps to prevent the ball from falling.
Splork - Powerup: Space Blast - Lights up all pegs in a certain radius.
Claude - Powerup: Flippers - Causes lobster claw shaped pinball flipper to appear on either side of the screen.
Renfield Pumpkin - Powerup: Spooky Ball - When activated, the ball appears again at the top of the screen after falling through the bottom.
Tula - Powerup: Flower Power - Lights up 1/5 of the orange pegs remaining in the stage.
Warren - Powerup: Lucky Spin - Randomly activates either Triple Score, Magic Hat (attaches a hat to the top of the ball, which can also light up pins), Extra Ball or a random powerup from the other characters.
Lord Cinderbottom - Powerup: Fireball - Replaces the ball with a fireball that can go through and eliminate all pins in its path.
Master Hu - Powerup: Zen Ball - Tweaks your shot to optimize scoring.

[edit] Scoring

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Scoring points in Peggle is done in three ways. Firstly by simply hitting the pegs, secondly through bonuses referred to as "Style Points" which are awarded in addition to the points accumulated for hitting pegs and thirdly in the form of completion bonuses once a level or challenge is completed.

[edit] Peg Scoring

Points are awarded for each peg that is hit during a single ball shot, starting at 10pts for a blue peg and 100pts for an orange peg. The point total awarded for each ball is calculated by multiplying the quantity of pegs hit by the tally of points for each peg hit. Cumulative progress during a single shot is indicated using the "Ball-o-meter" on the left hand side of the screen which lights up in blue/green, purple and yellow as the points total rises beyond 25,000, 75,000 and 125,000 points respectively. A free ball is awarded as each milestone is passed. As the level progresses, the "fever-meter" on the right hand side of the screen gradually fills up and this increases the points value of each peg by a factor of 2, 3, 5 or 10. The purple peg usually provides a point bonus equivalent to 5 times the value of an orange peg, although this can increase in some circumstances.

Green pegs can affect the peg scoring process when the character-based power-up results in the ability to hit additional pegs, such as "Renfield" when the cumulative total remains as the ball drops down the screen for the second (or possibly third) time.

Style points are earned for specific acts during a ball shot and these are added to the peg score after each ball shot is completed. There are many different style points opportunities, some common to all characters and some character specific.

[edit] Completion Bonus

When the player completes a level, the ball falls into one of five bonus slots at the bottom of the screen. These slots normally offer 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 points. Clearing all of the pegs in a level causes all of the slots to offer 100,000 points. Additional bonuses are tallied as well, such as the "Cool Clear" bonus and 10,000 points for each unused ball. These bonuses are summed together in a "Fever Bonus", which is then added to the player's total score for the level.

Saving a green peg for the last shot that clears the board significantly increases the player's Fever Bonus.

[edit] Peggle Extreme

As part of the Windows version of The Orange Box, PopCap Games has released a The Orange Box-themed version of Peggle named Peggle Extreme. The game contains 10 levels that all feature Valve games in some way: three Half-Life 2-themed levels, three Team Fortress 2-themed levels, one Counter-Strike-themed level and three Portal-themed levels. Peggle Extreme also include five master challenges.^[7] Peggle Extreme was also included as a part of the Portal: First Slice offer.

[edit] Trivia

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References to several other games developed by PopCap Games can be seen in the backgrounds and names of some levels.
Peggle is also a relatively rare 1991 arcade game; the object of that game being to rotate the entire playing field to keep a bouncing character in play, who bounces off and removes the pegs.^[8]