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 By: Armando Avila

For those of you not familiar with Peggle it's a game where you shoot a ball at pegs and try to eliminate all the orange ones in the level to advance. Once you let go of your little ball you no longer have control of it either and yet it is one of the most addicting games I've played in recent memory. I bought it for X-Box Live and my iPhone and can't get enough of it. So I was excited to hear that the expansion Peggle Nights was coming to X-Box Live (Don't worry Playstation because it's available there too). The expansion consists of a new adventure mode to go through consisting of new levels, alternate versions of the already current roster of character, new challenges and even a new character. But is it worth the 400 Microsoft Points? Yes. Yes it is. For an expansion it's quite full of content and easily worth the money. Especially if you are a Peggle fan. 

The alternate characters are nothing to really scream and shout about, but it's fun to see it and their "story lines" are amusing at least. The new levels are a blast to play and even a little challenging too. There were a couple of times where I would have to re-do a level because I just couldn't beat it. There are some slight additions as well with the levels such as certain pegs moving up and down or spinning around. Now this may sound kinda lame but it adds a little spice to the levels and keeps the variety of them flowing so as to not grow stale. Every level is different too in it's structure so you don't feel like you've already done this previously. The new challenges are as the name implies challenging. And quite so. It even lets you know from the get go that they aren't gonna be a walk in the park since the first one has you clearing the first level again, but with half the amount of pegs to do it in. Not too easy of a feat. So for only 400 points I say this expansion is well worth your time and money. 

A Worthy 8/10