Peggle Nights
2008
- puzzle
- single player
The story
The sun has set at the Peggle Institute, but the bouncy delight has just begun! Join the Peggle Masters on a dreamtime adventure of alter egos and peg-tastic action. Stay up late to aim, shoot and clear orange pegs, and bask in Extreme Fever glory under the silver moon. Then, put your Peggle skills to the ultimate test in Challenge mode. If you can master all that fevered action, play to your heart's content with Duel mode and Quick Play. Plus, you can stock your Trophy Room and revel in clickable replays for even more rebounding joy! Explore all 60 levels in Adventure mode Meet a new Peggle Master and learn a new Magic Power Test your skills in 60 challenges Unlock Duel mode to compete against friends and the computer Celebrate your Peggle prowess with clickable replays and a Trophy Room!
What it’s like
Bright, cheerful and night-tinted: the game opens on a deep indigo sky under a silver moon, and the pegboards glow in saturated orange, cyan and pink against it, with the launcher and ball trails drawn in clean, flat vector shapes. Its pictographic levels are abstract and playful, and the bouncing ball, the chime of a peg going out and the swelling fanfare of Extreme Fever make up most of the soundtrack. Pacing is quick and rhythmic: each shot takes a few seconds, then the board settles and the next one begins, so it suits short bursts as easily as a long unbroken session. The mood is upbeat and warm, with a light comic streak in the cartoon-animal Peggle Masters and their small Magic Powers, and little real tension beyond the satisfaction of a good rebound. There is no violence, gore or fear, just cartoon collisions and fireworks when a level goes well. It suits a relaxed late evening, a background-while-thinking session, or anyone who wants a cozy, low-stakes puzzle game with a steady stream of small wins, and it has the colour-blind assist options that make it easy to pick up at any level of experience.
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