Peggle Blast

Peggle Blast
Developer(s)	PopCap Games
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	Peggle
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Android OS, iOS
Release	December 2, 2014
Genre(s)	Puzzle

Peggle Blast is a puzzle video game for mobile devices developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the latest entry in the Peggle series. It expands on new levels, challenges, Peggle Masters and their powerups. It was announced on Electronic Art's site shortly after its release.^[1]

Gameplay

Like Peggle 2 and Peggle, players must hit all 25 orange pegs to beat the current level they are on. They are provided two power ups that are unique to each character. What's different about Peggle Blast is that it uses a level system as well as a life system. If a player fails to beat the game, they lose a life and has to retry the level. Players that lose all six lives must wait until the lives are regenerated. Peggle Blast also introduces power ups you can use in-game that you can purchase, such as the Super Guide power up. The game also introduces a lot of obstacles such as fireballs, pegs covered in mud, frozen pegs, etc. Other game modes include hatching Phoenix eggs or dropping diamonds to the bottom of the board. Unlike most Peggle games, this version is only single player, however it connects to Facebook and Google Play Games so players can see where their friends are at within the game.

Reception

Peggle Blast was a poorly received installment in the series. Reviewers state that the game is purposefully built to try and extract as much money as possible from players via microtransactions. Whether this be for unlocking levels or power ups to beat levels deliberately made hard to sell these items.

References

https://www.destructoid.com/review-peggle-blast-284665.phtml