A Pop-Cap Triple Play - 3 iPhone games reviewed.

Pop-Cap, a company that's synonymous with creating fun, quirky titles that are so addicting, it's no wonder they've garnered the nickname of "Pop-Crack" over the years.

I've spent the past week or so, playing with all that Pop-Cap has to offer currently on the iPhone platform. While we don't have a ton of iPhone coverage, (it's status as a viable gaming platform is still under review), we do have to share the love for our good friends over at the developer.

Lets get this part out of the way first, on all games. You've seen or played these games a billion times already on other platforms...there's nothing new to them in this regard. However, if you like your "crack" on-the-go, then we have just the thing. Starting with Bejeweled 2.


Bejeweled 2 is a simple,"line-up-same-colored-tiles" or jewels, with at least 3 in a row. At first, what seems like a random set of coincidences, turns into a strategic battle of racking of the highest score. There are a few other modes here - the first, just play as long as you can until you have no more moves. The second, play under a time-constraint, the more you score, the more time you keep to continue. Lastly, you can play "continuous" yet without any challenge or end-goal.

Next up is Bookworm - a fun, "scrabble-like" title, in which you use touching letter tiles to spell out words. Obviously the longer and more rare the word, the more points it's worth. Again, you rack up as many points with your vocabulary as you can. Just watch out for burning letters - if you let them get to the bottom of your screen - you're toast. Almost masked as edutainment, this title actually proves to be quite enjoyable as well.


Lastly, is Peggle - one that needs little introduction, (party cause we've already covered it extensively on the site) - but this is true to form Peggle on the iPhone. You can't beat the feeling catching a fever on the iPhone as you ride in subways, take flights in airplanes, or wait in line at the bank on payday.


In fact, the same can be said of all three - Anytime you get a 3-5 minute span of time to kill, you can pick up any one of these for a few solid minutes of gaming. Very easy to jump in and out of, you won't find yourself fumbling through menus and taking a lot of time, just go.

Now we just need more Pop-Cap - give us more!!!

Peggle for iPhone only $1 | Deal of the (next few) days

So we don't cover a lot of iPhone releases yet, but lord knows we want to bring you all the gaming news, and even more so when a deal comes along that's just too good to pass up!

Until June 14th, you can Catch the Peggle Fever, and only for $.99! That's a savings of $4.00 - if you do the math on that, you just can't fail!

Be a Peggle Master with these awesome game features:

•Master 55 levels and 40 Grand Master challenges
•Pick your level in Quick Play or Challenge mode with a flick of your finger
•All new Extreme Precision wheel — fine-tune your aiming for masterful shots
•Cool new style shots (like Off the Wall, Double Long Shot, and Eye of the Pyramid) for racking up more bonus points
•New Trophy Room — revel in your growing collection of trophies
•Save and replay your hottest shots
•Play friends and family in Duel Mode
•Fully optimized for the iPhone and iPod Touch
•Listen to your own music while you play!

Lets not mince any further words about it - download this game, tell all your friends before June 14th, and catch the fever! If you're not certain, you can check out some further coverage of the Xbox 360 version here.

Peggle is out for XBLA TODAY!!!

The best game combining unicorns and rainbows is coming to an Xbox 360 near you Today! That's right, PEGGLE is now available for download on your Xbox, if you have access to the interwebs, which, if you're reading this message, you do. The game, which has been a PC and handheld staple for the past few years, is 800 of those Microsoft-ian points. That's $10 to the laymen among us.

Trust me when I say this, if you are looking for a puzzle-type game that will entertain you for hours, you cannot do wrong by getting this game. And really, who doesn't love games that feature unicorns and rainbows and other various magic. The game has been available for a while on the PC, which now is on sale through Pop-Cap for only $5, however, you won't get any multiplayer action with all your Xbox Live friends.

You can click on the following link and queue up your download, you won't be disappointed

Biggest addiction, second to porn is almost here!

Peggle Dual Shot, 'nuff said!

The hugely popular guilty pleasure Peggle is just days away from release on the Nintendo DS. What does this mean? Well it means time to go out and pick this up as a "gift for the kid" and spend countless hours trying to destroy all the orange pegs, while repeatedly being asked is it my turn, daddy???

I am just curious how many more ways this can be played aside from the already available PC, iPod, DS, and the soon to be reincarnation on XBLA.