<s>
Peggle	B-Application
is	O
a	O
casual	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
systems	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
had	O
versions	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
as	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
application	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extended	O
minigame	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
titled	O
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
announced	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
pachinko	O
and	O
bagatelle	O
,	O
each	O
level	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
balls	O
at	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
colored	O
pegs	O
to	O
clear	O
out	O
specifically	O
marked	O
pegs	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
through	O
skilled	O
shot	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
powers	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
diverse	O
of	O
cartoon	O
"	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
this	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
initially	O
sold	O
slowly	O
but	O
was	O
boosted	O
by	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
specially	O
designed	O
demonstration	O
in	O
Valve	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
"	O
Adventure	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
fifty-five	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
each	O
level	O
with	O
ten	O
balls	O
(	O
twelve	O
on	O
the	O
non-Touch	O
iPod	B-Device
version	O
)	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
orange	O
pegs	O
but	O
may	O
earn	O
more	O
by	O
landing	O
the	O
ball	O
in	O
the	O
ball	O
catcher	O
or	O
earning	O
high	O
scores	O
on	O
single	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
five	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
correspond	O
to	O
playing	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
"	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
"	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
:	O
Jimmy	O
Harold	O
Lightning	O
)	O
cartoon	O
characters	O
that	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
special	O
ability	O
that	O
is	O
activated	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
strikes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
randomly	O
selected	O
green	O
pegs	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
five	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Master	O
"	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Duel	O
"	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
another	O
person	O
or	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
board	O
in	O
attempting	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
versions	O
add	O
a	O
"	O
Peg	O
Party	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
compete	O
on	O
their	O
separate	O
boards	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
balls	O
,	O
each	O
attempting	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
generally	O
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
which	O
Peggle	B-Application
Master	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
by	O
PopCap	O
's	O
studio	O
director	O
,	O
Sukhbir	O
Sidhu	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
pachinko	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
designs	O
focused	O
on	O
bringing	O
together	O
elements	O
of	O
pachinko	O
with	O
Breakout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
established	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
brought	O
on	O
character	O
artist	O
Walter	O
Wilson	O
,	O
background	O
artist	O
Marcia	O
Broderick	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
coder	O
,	O
Eric	O
Tams	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
Peggle	B-Application
within	O
its	O
two-year	O
development	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
team	O
struggled	O
with	O
a	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
mythological	O
god	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
,	O
since	O
Pogo	O
was	O
already	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
Flash	O
portal	B-Application
,	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
desired	O
sound	O
quickly	O
;	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
hitting	O
a	O
peg	O
was	O
borrowed	O
from	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
PopCap	O
but	O
was	O
considered	O
perfect	O
for	O
Peggle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
was	O
granted	O
a	O
patent	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
Electronic	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
involving	O
removing	O
pegs	O
"	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
levels	O
inspired	O
by	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
ten	O
levels	O
with	O
one	O
Peggle	B-Application
Master	O
and	O
five	O
Challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
was	O
eventually	O
made	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
for	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Valve	O
after	O
PopCap	O
's	O
Teams	O
learned	O
that	O
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
played	O
often	O
at	O
Valve	O
's	O
offices	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
helped	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
versions	O
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Peg	O
Party	O
"	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
Duel	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
having	O
the	O
players	O
share	O
the	O
iPhone	O
between	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
inside	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
featuring	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
including	O
a	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
Masters	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Peggle	B-Application
to	O
decide	O
how	O
to	O
distribute	O
loot	O
from	O
successful	O
raids	O
or	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
standalone	O
,	O
ten-level	O
edition	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
themed	O
around	O
Warcraft	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
,	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
expands	O
upon	O
Peggle	B-Application
by	O
adding	O
one	O
new	O
Peggle	B-Application
Master	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
received	O
Nights	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
in-app	O
purchase	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
:	O
Dual	O
Shot	O
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
content	O
from	O
both	O
Peggle	B-Application
and	O
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
announced	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2013	O
expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Erik	O
Brudvig	O
cited	O
Peggle	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
simple	O
enough	O
for	O
anybody	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
instantly	O
start	O
having	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
version	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
truthful	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
Peggle	B-Application
Party	O
mode	O
was	O
considered	O
an	O
interesting	O
addition	O
,	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
curiously	O
remote	O
approach	O
"	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
fully	O
integrate	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
point	O
also	O
stated	O
by	O
Mastrapa	O
who	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
initially	O
perform	O
well	O
in	O
sales	O
when	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Sidhu	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
off	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
;	O
Sidhu	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
helped	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
never	O
be	O
caught	O
dead	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
unicorns	O
and	O
rainbows	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
(	O
both	O
trial	O
and	O
full	O
versions	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
million	O
times	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
as	O
of	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
applications	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
over	O
100,000	O
players	O
were	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
leaderboards	O
for	O
Peggle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Cam	O
Shea	O
ranked	O
it	O
eighth	O
on	O
his	O
top	O
ten	O
list	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
list	O
compiled	O
by	O
the	O
IGN	O
staff	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
extremely	O
popular	O
,	O
placing	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
applications	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
weekend	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
sale	O
for	O
$1	O
(	O
normally	O
$5	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
sale	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
purchased	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
addictive	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Forbes	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
entices	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
minutes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSNBC	O
named	O
Peggle	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
most	O
addictive	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
funded	O
a	O
study	O
at	O
East	O
Carolina	O
University	O
which	O
found	O
that	O
Peggle	B-Application
players	O
experienced	O
a	O
"	O
45%	O
decrease	O
in	O
depression	O
"	O
in	O
individuals	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
interpreted	O
the	O
same	O
study	O
more	O
imaginatively	O
,	O
reporting	O
:	O
"	O
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
clear	O
champ	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
total	O
‘	O
mood’	O
by	O
573%	O
across	O
all	O
study	O
subjects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
along	O
with	O
other	O
PopCap	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
found	O
to	O
help	O
children	O
with	O
ADHD	O
improve	O
their	O
attention	O
span	O
and	O
memory	O
recall	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
survey	O
done	O
by	O
Information	O
Solutions	O
Group	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
PopCap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2007	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
port	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Innovation	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
appeared	O
as	O
#40	O
on	O
the	O
2007	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
list	O
of	O
their	O
100	O
favorite	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
