<s>
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
casual	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
Peggle	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
previous	B-Device
follow-up	I-Device
to	I-Device
the	I-Device
PC	I-Device
game	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
production	O
since	O
2012	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
conference	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
remain	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
masters	O
,	O
with	O
Bjorn	B-Application
Unicorn	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
Lightning	O
(	O
DLC	O
)	O
the	O
only	O
returning	O
members	O
among	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
five	O
other	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
masters	O
and	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
them	O
;	O
its	O
vibrant	O
visuals	O
;	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
trial	O
levels	O
and	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
25	O
orange	O
pegs	O
from	O
the	O
board	O
with	O
10	O
balls	O
to	O
shoot	O
from	O
with	O
a	O
cannon	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
starts	O
at	O
"	O
x1	B-Device
"	O
and	O
will	O
go	O
to	O
"	O
x2	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
x3	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
x5	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
lastly	O
"	O
x10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
out	O
of	O
studio	O
director	O
Sukhbir	O
Sidhu	O
's	O
love	O
for	O
pachinko	O
machines	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
selling	O
poorly	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
skyrocketed	O
following	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
software	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
garner	O
50	O
million	O
downloads	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
was	O
also	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
later	O
had	O
versions	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
were	O
also	O
commercial	O
hits	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
and	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
PopCap	O
released	O
what	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Peggle	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Polygon	O
feature	O
about	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
incredibly	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
good	O
Peggle	B-Application
sequel	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
"	O
secret	O
sauce.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
started	O
conceiving	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
before	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
issued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
debates	O
by	O
PopCap	O
staff	O
about	O
how	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
delayed	O
its	O
production	O
,	O
including	O
(	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
freemium	O
game	O
)	O
how	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
would	O
alter	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
whether	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
in	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
there	O
should	O
be	O
differences	O
between	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
partnered	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
develop	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
lead	O
artist	O
Drew	O
Robertson	O
went	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
look	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
inspired	O
by	O
listening	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
orchestral	O
pieces	O
that	O
were	O
completed	O
before	O
art	O
production	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
Peggle	B-Application
master	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
unicorn	O
Bjorn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylvain	O
Dubrofsky	O
,	O
a	O
worker	O
at	O
Harmonix	O
who	O
admitted	O
to	O
Peggle	B-Application
being	O
his	O
favorite	O
PopCap	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
hired	O
as	O
lead	O
level	O
designer	O
for	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
experience	O
making	O
a	O
Peggle	B-Application
map	O
before	O
,	O
he	O
studied	O
levels	O
of	O
previous	O
Peggle	B-Application
games	O
for	O
weeks	O
before	O
beginning	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Notley	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
prior	O
Peggle	B-Application
games	O
,	O
also	O
helped	O
Dubrofsky	O
with	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
kept	O
in	O
mind	O
the	O
mixture	O
of	O
skill	O
and	O
luck	O
that	O
defined	O
Peggle	B-Application
's	O
difficulty	O
when	O
creating	O
additional	O
mechanics	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
aiming	O
feature	O
and	O
new	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
level	O
had	O
been	O
finished	O
for	O
months	O
but	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
in	O
test	O
plays	O
,	O
Dubrofsky	O
reasoning	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
random	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
difficult	O
and	O
not	O
fun	O
"	O
explained	O
Dubrofsky	O
and	O
lead	O
producer	O
Jared	O
Neuss	O
;	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
production	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Dubrofsky	O
suggested	O
to	O
add	O
two	O
bumpers	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Neuss	O
,	O
instantly	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
fun	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
used	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
showcase	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
PAX	O
following	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composition	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
2s	I-Application
score	O
started	O
at	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
and	O
lasted	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
2s	I-Application
music	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
uses	O
remixes	O
of	O
classical	O
orchestral	O
music	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Morning	O
Mood	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Ode	O
to	O
Joy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
William	O
Tell	O
Overture	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dance	O
of	O
the	O
Hours	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
1812	O
Overture	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
the	O
Mountain	O
King	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hallelujah	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Barber	O
of	O
Seville	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Flight	O
of	O
the	O
Bumblebee	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Peggle	B-Application
franchise	O
has	O
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
orchestral	O
stems	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
producers	O
placed	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
engine	O
Wwise	B-Application
for	O
the	O
programmers	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
audio	O
file	O
would	O
play	O
at	O
specific	O
moments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Peggle	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
different	O
fever	O
music	O
for	O
each	O
master	O
;	O
the	O
audio	O
team	O
made	O
the	O
fever	O
tracks	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
them	O
satisfying	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
PopCap	O
co-founder	O
John	O
Vechey	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
humorous	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
announcing	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
Vechey	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
one	O
last	O
thing	O
to	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
yelled	O
"	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
and	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
lack	O
of	O
applause	O
,	O
became	O
hits	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
ending	O
its	O
time	O
exclusive	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Peggle	B-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
feature	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
DLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Windy	O
the	O
Fairy	O
Master	O
Pack	O
"	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
master	O
to	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Jimmy	O
Lightning	O
Master	O
Pack	O
"	O
was	O
issued	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
adds	O
master	O
Jimmy	O
Lightning	O
from	O
Peggle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
Costume	O
Pack	O
"	O
:	O
This	O
costume	O
pack	O
adds	O
one	O
new	O
costume	O
for	O
each	O
Peggle	B-Application
master	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
two	O
DLC	O
masters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
costume	O
represents	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shiver	O
Me	O
Timbers	O
Costume	O
Pack	O
"	O
:	O
This	O
costume	O
pack	O
adds	O
one	O
new	O
costume	O
for	O
each	O
Peggle	B-Application
master	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
two	O
DLC	O
masters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Eerie	O
Attire	O
Costume	O
Pack	O
"	O
:	O
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
this	O
costume	O
pack	O
adds	O
one	O
new	O
costume	O
for	O
each	O
Peggle	B-Application
master	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
two	O
DLC	O
masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
critics	O
positively	O
covered	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
significantly	O
new	O
aspects	O
,	O
with	O
Game	O
Informer	O
journalist	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
level	O
pack	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
IGN	O
critic	O
Ryan	O
Caffrey	O
found	O
it	O
just	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Peggle	B-Application
games	O
but	O
was	O
a	O
bit	O
dismayed	O
with	O
the	O
levels	O
not	O
having	O
as	O
many	O
"	O
crazy	O
gimmicks	O
and	O
wild	O
themes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
found	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
wrong	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
console-launch	O
price	O
:	O
"	O
Replaying	O
boards	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
again	O
for	O
the	O
perfect	O
score	O
or	O
binging	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
campaign	O
of	O
puzzles	O
in	O
one	O
sitting	O
can	O
leave	O
you	O
feeling	O
numb	O
to	O
PopCap	O
’s	O
incessant	O
celebration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
and	O
GameZones	O
Mike	O
Splechta	O
noted	O
frame-rate	O
issues	O
,	O
Splechta	O
also	O
panning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
mode	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
rather	O
pointless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
challenges	O
and	O
trial	O
levels	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
difficulty	O
and	O
adding	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
variety	O
to	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
chaser	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
’s	O
more	O
hardcore	O
experiences	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
found	O
the	O
trial	O
levels	O
"	O
a	O
delightful	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
:	O
you	O
know	O
there	O
’s	O
a	O
solution	O
,	O
that	O
what	O
it	O
tells	O
you	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
they	O
require	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
thought	O
than	O
the	O
fire-and-forget	O
nature	O
of	O
traditional	O
Peggle	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
automatic	O
saving	O
of	O
clips	O
of	O
shots	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
for	O
overdriving	O
the	O
GameDVR	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caffrey	O
described	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
as	O
better	O
than	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
for	O
having	O
less	O
overscan	O
issues	O
and	O
a	O
manual	O
clip-saving	O
feature	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
automatic	O
saving	O
of	O
clips	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
overdrove	O
the	O
GameDVR	O
system	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
he	O
appreciated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
's	O
light	O
bar	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
very	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Peggles	B-Application
joyous	O
attitude.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
little	O
number	O
of	O
masters	O
for	O
not	O
keeping	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
fresh	O
"	O
,	O
arguing	O
the	O
higher	O
amount	O
of	O
masters	O
in	O
prior	O
Peggle	B-Application
games	O
"	O
meant	O
that	O
you	O
were	O
always	O
adapting	O
to	O
new	O
tricks	O
and	O
strategies	O
,	O
a	O
feeling	O
that	O
only	O
expanded	O
further	O
as	O
you	O
replayed	O
old	O
levels	O
with	O
new	O
masters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
considered	O
the	O
new	O
power-ups	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
visually	O
striking	O
"	O
,	O
Donlan	O
found	O
them	O
disheartening	O
as	O
"	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
make	O
you	O
rethink	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
claimed	O
Berg	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
exception	O
:	O
"	O
His	O
animation	O
is	O
glorious	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
with	O
deep	O
freeze	O
you	O
get	O
a	O
fleeting	O
glimpse	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
if	O
the	O
designers	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
ambitious.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Walton	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
enthusiastic	O
towards	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
"	O
colorful	O
and	O
imaginative	O
backdrops	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
designed	O
to	O
stimulate	O
the	O
senses	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
you	O
a	O
real	O
feeling	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
the	O
smallest	O
of	O
tasks	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
Peggle	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
as	O
accessible	O
as	O
humanly	O
possible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
UK	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
towards	O
the	O
audio	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
"	O
twisted	O
classical	O
"	O
fever	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
master	O
and	O
the	O
goat	O
sounds	O
of	O
Jeff	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donlan	O
made	O
several	O
nitpicks	O
in	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
presentation	O
;	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
"	O
colourful	O
cartoon	O
fantasy	O
"	O
background	O
artworks	O
too	O
simple	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
strange	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
rustic	O
smokiness	O
"	O
that	O
added	O
"	O
richness	O
"	O
to	O
levels	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
was	O
slightly	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
levels	O
of	O
most	O
masters	O
not	O
playing	O
"	O
Ode	O
to	O
Joy	O
"	O
during	O
a	O
fever	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
Bjorn	B-Application
looked	O
like	O
"	O
a	O
leering	O
idiot.	O
"	O
</s>
