Technology, Smartphones, Games


PopCap Games’ colourful puzzler Peggle, is free until 5th August

Electronic Arts are giving away another game, as part of their On the House promo.

Peggle

The game which is featured this time, it is the colourful puzzler from Pop Games, Peggle.

The objective of Peggle is to clear away all the orange pegs, using a ball launcher which is located on the top of the screen. You only get a limited number of balls per level, but you can get a free ball if it lands on the ball catcher at the bottom of the screen.

Peggle Screenshot

The game has 4 modes: Adventure, Quick Play, Duel, and Challenge.

Make sure your computer can run the game by checking the minimum system requirements listed below.

System Requirements:

Windows

Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 700MHz processor
RAM: 256MB of RAM (512+MB recommended)
HDD: 50+MB of free hard drive space
Direct X: DirectX 8 or later
Sound/Video Card: DirectX-compatible sound/video,16MB of video memory,16-bit or 32-bit color quality
Accessories: CD-ROM or CD/DVD-ROM drive, Keyboard, Mouse

MAC

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.11-10.6.x
Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz or better processor
RAM: 256MB of RAM (512+MB recommended)
HDD: 50+MB of free hard drive space, 32+MB of video memory
Graphics: Thousands or Millions of colors
Accessories: CD-ROM or CD/DVD-ROM drive, Keyboard, Mouse

Peggle normally costs around $5, but you can get the game for free until the 5th of August from the Origin promo page. You need an Origin account to get this game, if you don’t have one, you can sign up for free from their website. You will need to download and install the Origin game client on your PC/MAC, and login to your account, to download and play the game.