Sequel to Original Peg-Popping Phenomenon Features All-New Peggle
Masters and Gameplay Content; Available Exclusively First as a
Digital-Only Title for Xbox One
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
PopCap Games, creator of some of the world's most beloved video game
franchises and a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), today
launched Peggle™ 2, the anticipated
sequel to the number 1 puzzle game of 2007. Available exclusively first
as a digital-only title on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, Peggle 2 features the
peg-popping greatness of the original with plenty of new features and
fun. Peggle 2 offers 60 levels, 60 trials, Peg Party multiplayer
action, and four all-new Peggle Masters and power-ups at the
price of $11.99 and is available now from the Xbox Live Games Store at http://bit.ly/Peggle2.
"With Peggle 2 we're taking everything that our fans love about
Peggle and bringing it to another level," said Jared Neuss, Lead
Producer on Peggle 2. "The new Peggle Masters have tons of
personality, their powers are all completely over the top and there is a
massive amount of content for players to explore."
Just as in the classic original, Peggle 2 combines elements of
pinball, pachinko and billiards and adds liberal doses of whimsy, fun,
excitement, and challenge — not to mention rainbows and a fifth of
Beethoven.
Key features include:
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Five Peggle Masters, each with multiple costumes
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60 all-new gameplay levels
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60 all-new trials
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180 objectives
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Achievements and 1,000G to collect
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Peg Party mode for multiplayer fun!
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High-Definition graphics and orchestral audio specific to each Master
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Kinect gesture and voice commands for in-game and menu controls (in
some markets)
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Save and share your best, craziest and most amazing shots via Xbox One
Game DVR and Upload (Xbox Live Gold membership required, sold
separately)
Peggle 2 comes initially with five Peggle masters /
power-ups, with more coming in future content updates. Returning from
the original Peggle is Bjorn the unicorn, whose Super
Guide power-up displays the path of the ball's first bounce (enhanced
and improved compared to the original Peggle). The four new Peggle 2
masters are as follows: Berg, a lovable yeti whose Deep Freeze
power causes pegs to slip and slide into each other, often with
devastating chain reactions; Gnorman, a small gnome with big
dreams and a power (Uber Volt) which supercharges the ball with
electricity that lances out to strike two additional pegs for each hit
peg; Jeffrey, a laid-back troll with a Bowlder power-up that
smashes through pegs and bricks with crushing finality; and Luna,
a mysterious, but loveable ghost girl whose Nightshade power turns blue
pegs into spectral shadows through which the ball can pass to reach
difficult orange pegs — while racking up all the points from phantom
blue pegs to boot.
Peggle 2 is available now at http://www.xbox.com/xbox-one/games/peggle-2/.
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PR Contacts:
PopCap Games
Garth Chouteau, 415-602-8147
garth@popcap.com
or
Radiate
PR
Laurie Thornton, 650-743-6487
laurie@radiatepr.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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