Finished getting gold trophies for all the levels at the weekend. This unlocks them for multiplayer and allows me to play against my own best time, rather than against a preset opponent.


In the grand tradition of Peggle, I should feel like this is where the game really starts, not where it ends. I have, in fact, been back a few times to try and beat myself and move up the online rankings. It’s just that now everything’s unlocked and I’ve got those trophies next to every track I don’t have forward momentum pushing me on and it all feels a bit empty to me. I’d love a few dozen more levels to play, maybe even just all the tracks again in reverse, or something.

I think the problem I have with just playing old tracks and trying to beat my own times is that the game doesn’t have the precision it needs. I can’t draw exactly where I want, nor at exactly the speed I want, so it all feels a bit random. I’m sure the game’s code is precise enough, don’t get me wrong, but my big, fat finger just doesn’t offer the necessary level of control.

Still, I don’t hesitate to recommend it for 59p. It’s interesting, more than anything else, and I’ve got a couple of hours of play out of it so far. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see it pulling me back again and again, despite how I feel right now. We’ll see.