Making an Impact
Making a PopCap game is always about finding the right gameplay balance: luck versus skill, game mechanic versus game theme, ease versus difficulty, and so on. When a game gets everything right, it has a chance of being a hit.
We think Peggle is one of those games; the whole team believed it even before it was released. A big reason is that Peggle is not only a very fun and entertaining game, but it also offers a number of great innovations in casual gaming.
The replay feature, for example, is one of those great features that didn’t really need to exist. The game play would be just as fun without the replay, but the added bonus of being able to save a shot to watch over and over (or send it to a friend for bragging rights!) is incredibly appealing to both casual players and hardcore gamers. It simply enhances an already-entertaining experience, making it even more fun to play again and again!
Maybe most of all, this is what Peggle does best: it offers so much more than your average game. The two-player Duel Mode is another great example. Rarely seen in casual games, Duel Mode offers players a chance for community-type play and provides endless, unpredictable action — whether players are beginners or Grand Masters, regular players of PopCap games or new to casual gaming.
