For your consideration for casual game of the year: Peggle
August 30th, 2007
I first heard of Peggle in a casual game podcast. The speaker was from PopCap and he casually mentioned Peggle and two or three voices in the audience screamed out “Yeah!” and I thought WTF? Dude, it’s casual game … well I had to try it even if did look unappealing and I must say I agree with an Onion review of this game:
“When your ball approaches the level-clearing peg, the view zooms in tight on the action. Time slows and a timpani drum roll slaps a 50-point accent mark over the tension. As orb and target collide, the rapturous hosannas of Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” explode out of the speakers. Few games make winning feel this good.”
And couple more reviews I found on Metacritic:
EuroGamer
“An ode to joy is exactly what Peggle is. It’s a constant series of rewards, slapping you on the back and tickling you affectionately under the chin for what you achieve by design and accident alike – the purest of celebrations of what videogames are all about.”
AtomicGamer
“Peggle is probably the biggest surprise game of the year for me so far. Normally, I avoid PopCap stuff because it is so simple and makes me want more 15 minutes in. Peggle, however is different – while it is simple and seems to not offer much on the surface, there’s a whole other game buried deep within for the hardcore gamer.”
I hope to see this game continue to do well and win buckets of awards because the game business needs more titles that make the player WANT to play games… I nominate it for casual game of the year.
EDIT: Jayisgames’ review of Peggle
“Analysis: I laughed out loud my first time playing, and I couldn’t stop playing until I had all 55 levels completed in Adventure mode. It’s just that much fun!”
Need I say any more?
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