Peggle
When I play Peggle, I can’t help but think about Bob Barker. In PopCap’s alternative universe, Bob has been replaced by a unicorn, not Drew Carey. Instead of models, we get animal life, like a rabbit with a helpful little magic hat. It’s all still colorful and wonderful but here you play Plinko, not some person that has no business jumping up and down like that.
Ok, Peggle isn’t exactly like Plinko. You don’t drop disks from above. Instead, they are fired from a tiny cannon. In addition to being the obstacle, pegs are actually targets. Aim, press the trigger, and watch the ball dance along, bouncing to and fro, clearing the way as it works its way below. It’s captivating, addicting, and proof that PopCap has this casual game thing mastered. It’s also much better than its inspiration; something that the new Price is Right is unlikely to be.
