Peggle: Dual Shot

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Peggle: Dual Shot
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Developer(s) Q Entertainment
Publisher(s) PopCap Games
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
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Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Peggle: Dual Shot is the fourth game in the Peggle series, developed by Q Entertainment and published by PopCap Games for Nintendo DS in March 2009. It is a compilation game including content from both Peggle (2007) and Peggle Nights (2008). [2] This version of the game awards the player a star each time a purple bonus peg is hit, activating a new bonus minigame upon collecting five stars. The minigame requires that the player continually bounce a ball with pinball-like bumpers to collect diamonds and extra balls.

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Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3]

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