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Peggle™ Nights

Peggle™ Nights

PopCap Games, Inc. · released Oct 14, 2008

CasualPlayStation 3Xbox 360

Join the Peggle Masters on a dreamtime adventure of alter egos and peg-tastic action. Stay up late to aim, shoot and clear orange pegs, and bask in Extreme Fever glory under the silver moon.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence
n/a
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
89%
Press
100%
Recent sentiment

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Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)896
All-time Steam reviews97%921000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%9722
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.2, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 3,443 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 64 reviews sampled · 61 total reviews in window · weighted 34.8 up / 0 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (5)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 90
    trust 62

    Peggle Nights is an excellent expansion which brings even more to one of the most addictive downloadable games around.

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  • 84
    trust 61

    Peggle fans should absolutely dive in, and if you've never tried Peggle, you really should. Just make sure you've got some time to spare before you load it up.

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  • 83
    trust 60

    The new levels for the adventure mode and multiplayer will add more visual variety to those modes, though the new challenges are designed much more for Peggle veterans.

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  • 100
    trust 57

    Nights is a bargain at only five smackers.

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  • 85
    trust 53

    Peggle Nights is a worthy successor to the original Peggle, but it would have been nice to see a bit more content. For Peggle fans however, this is a must-buy.

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Patch history

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