Peggle Dual Shot
Review
Pegs, and more pegs.
by William Thompson
reviewed on NDS
Play for hours
Peggle Dual Shot will have gamers playing for hours. The Adventure Mode introduces the gamer to a number of characters such as Bjorn, Kat Tut, Claude the Lobster and Renfield. As mentioned previously, each has a little back-story and allow a different power-up during their levels. Upon completing the Adventure Mode, a number of other game modes will have been unlocked, including Peggle Nights Adventure and a host of Challenges.
Some of the Challenges are fairly simple, whilst others will have gamers pulling their hair out in frustration at getting oh-so-close to the goal. Challenges include scoring over a particular amount or clearing all the pegs (blue included) on a level. The Quick Play mode allows gamers to revisit levels that have been completed, with one minor difference – the gamer can choose which character (and associated power-up skill) they will use to attempt the level. This allows for even more variety in the game and it can be interesting to see how easy or difficult the levels can be with the range of power-ups.
Limited Multiplayer
On the Multiplayer front, gamers may be a little disappointed to know that there must have been limited space on the game cartridge, as multiplayer has been left out. Well, not left out totally, as there is a hot-seat game where gamers can play against their friends on the one DS console. Each has their turn and then passes the DS over to the friend. Of course, with so many levels in the game, you’ll have little need to want to play the multiplayer game anyway,
All the colours of the rainbow
The game has retained all the colour and brightness of the original Peggle. Apart from all the coloured pegs, each character is brightly animated further pushing the game towards the younger, more casual crowd of gamers. The audio continues the theme, with standard Pong-esque bouncing sounds when hitting the pegs. The tune of ‘Ode to Joy’ ringing as you complete each level can be somewhat satisfying, though.
If it ain’t broke…
The DS version of the Peggle has changed little from what PC gamers have experienced and, to be honest, there was really no need to. The minor changes such as the Underground mini-game when shooting the yellow peg only enhance the game for those who had already played the PC version. The game is addictive to play and combined with the simplicity, makes Peggle Dual Shot playable by all ages. Certainly, the young ones may not be quite adept at the physics of the game, but can certainly play the game with no problems (although my daughter would often come to me asking for help on some of the tougher levels). Indeed, some child's luck can certainly help out on occasions. The fact that Peggle Dual Shot includes both the original Peggle as well as Peggle Nights makes the game a worthwhile purchase.
8.0
fun score
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