Peggle, the insanely addicting game by PopCap, is now available on the iPad! Oh dear. This is bad news. I may get the worst-mom-of-the-year-award since I'll be spending all the hours in my immediate future playing Peggle. Once I start, I just can't stop. And since I'm particularly cruel, and want to take up all your time as well, TiPb is going to gift some copies of Peggle HD to our amazing readers!

Shoot to clear all the orange pegs from 55 sparkling levels in what msnbc.com calls one of the "top 5 most addictive games of all time." Become a Peggle Master and pit your skills against over 40 Grand Master Challenges. Rack up bonus points and hit style shots that will make you smile for weeks.

• Four ways to play - Clear all the levels and train with the Peggle Masters in Adventure mode. Revisit your favorite levels in Quick Play. Face off with friends or your iPhone or iPod touch in Duel. Unlock Challenge mode and prove that you have become a Peggle Master.
• Action on many levels - Raise the Fevermeter in spectacular, colorful levels including snow banks, tulip fields and outer space.
• Master magic powers - Hone your skills with the help of 10 Peggle Masters and learn their magical skills.
• Extreme precision wheel - Fine-tune your aim to bust more pegs with every shot.
• Cool new style shots - Rack up more bonus points with tricky shots like Off the Wall, Double Long Shot and Eye of the Pyramid.
• Trophy Room - Build a shrine to your own awesomeness in the new Peggle Trophy Room.
• Save and replay your best shots - Relive your Peggle glory and show your friends your most spectacular shots!

Giveaway

We at TiPb are huge Peggle fans, and we want to share that addiction with you! For a chance to win, let us know what is your favorite Peggle super power in the comments below. If you've never played Peggle, let us know that too! We will randomly choose 5 of you to receive an iTunes gift for Peggle HD. (To qualify, you must have a US or Canadian iTunes account. Apple's rule, not ours!)

Peggle HD is available on the iPad with a launch price of $2.99.

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Pulse News: Now you can "star" stories to save to your pulse.com profile, view them on the web, and sync your profile with Instapaper, Evernote, Read it Later & Google Reader. [Free for iPad - iTunes link] [Free for iPhone - iTunes link]

• Text Master: Measure your typing speed and learn to text as fast as you can. [$0.99 - iTunes link]

• xkcd: Update brings back list of comics with search, a random comic of the day, and more! [Free - iTunes link]

• Plants vs. Zombies: Now with a Zen Garden, new mini games, new achievements, and more! [$2.99 - iTunes link]

• Peggle: Now with retina display support. [$2.99 - iTunes link]

Any other big apps or game releases or updates today? If you pick any of these up, let us know what you think!

It's been a while since out last Apps for Less. It seems as if all the developers are working hard to put their final touches on updates for iPhone OS 3.0 rather than putting their application on sale. With that said, TiPb does have two applications that you may be very interested in picking up at lower prices.

First up, a game that Rene is always raving about, Peggle! [iTunes Link] is now on sale until June 14th for only $.99! That is a $4.00 price drop! If you are not familiar with this game be sure to check out our full Peggle for iPhone review for all the details.

Want to be a Peggle Master? Take your best shot! Shoot and clear all the orange pegs in the peg-busting phenomenon from the makers of the award-winning Bejeweled! You’ll reach Extreme Fever as 10 outlandish Masters help you rise to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 levels and wield 10 Magic Powers in Adventure mode… and the fun is just getting started!

For our second pick this week we have one for all of you racing fans out there, Need for Speed Undercover. [iTunes Link] Electronic Arts hit game has now dropped in price from $9.99 to $6.99.

Explode into a racing frenzy when you play NFSU from EA Mobile. Get behind the wheel of the world's #1 racing franchise, re-built from the tires-up just for your iPhone™ and iPod® touch. Take on cops in raging, realistic street battles as you corner and drift through fire and smoke at 150mph+. Drive the world's fastest, hottest cars through gnarly crash scenes enhanced with 3D graphics. Music keeps you pumped while you tear up the road in this action-packed adventure of hot pursuit and betrayal!

So there it is, two quality games for you at great prices. If you happen have a application in the App Store that is on sale and want everyone to know about it, feel free to contact us and let us know!

(Peggle Forum Review by cjvitek For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index!)

With all the talk recently about Peggle, I was surprised that it hasn't been reviewed (although it did get a "quick app" and a pick of the week) so I thought I would download and give it a try. And, well, Peggle has managed to crack my "regular game rotation" that currently consists of only a few other games.

Let me start by saying that as Peggle loads, they took a page from The Sims and actually make you want to read the loading messages.

Peggle is a game based on skill and luck, similar to Pachinko. Your goal is to shoot balls into a pachinko-style board with "pegs", trying to remove all the orange pegs and blocks within a certain number of shots. You can have various power up abilities, lucky shots or skill shots increase your score, and you can earn extra balls by "saving" your ball as it falls or by scoring a certain number of points within a shot. The enjoyment on Peggle comes from two main factors in my mind - the various power up abilities and the variety of boards.

If you start playing in adventure mode, you are led through the game by ten "masters", each of whom has a different power up ability. As they guide you through the game, they teach you the details and the best ways to use their abilities. Once you finish with them, you go back through the same levels with the option of choosing the power up ability you want for each board.

The second biggest positive from the game is the variety of boards. You start off with a simple pachinko style board, but they gradually become more and more complex - with bumpers, with moving parts, with time warps, etc. Each level has specific characteristics that make it challenging, so no two levels will be played the same way. As your progress through the adventure mode, you get various trophies to add to your collection (I am currently running through them the second time in "Master" mode).

There are other game modes as well. Quick play lets you choose a level to play by itself. Challenge mode lets you play a specific levle with a specific challenge (beat a certain number of points, more orange pegs than normal, etc). And dual mode is a two play battle where you play on the same board against either the computer or a friend. Unfortunately, the dual mode is a "pass the iPhone" multiplayer so you can't play via wifi. I was also hoping to see a direct battle where you are both shooting balls at the same time (and can interfere with each other) but that doesn't happen.

Let me just add, when you finish a level, they play Ode to Joy. There nothing quite like having that blast from your iPhone to actually make you feel like you have accomplished something! The game can be replayed multiple time because the placement of the orange pegs (as well as the various power-up and other pegs) are randomized so your strategy can vary even when replaying the same level!

Conclusion

All in all, this is really a great game. Aside from the few minor wishes I had for multiplayer, I could find nothing wrong with this game, and it has "earned" a spot on my permanent rotation of games. At $4.99, the price isn't cheap, but it is well worth it for a game that can be played over and over.

Pros:

• Good puzzle/arcade game
• Involves strategy and luck
• Lots of replay-ability
• Has a two player mode
• Multiple play modes

Cons

• Two player mode is only "pass the iPhone", no wifi

TiPb Review Rating

[Peggle is available for $4.99 via the iTunes App Store]

Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they're iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they're fair game.

So who's on deck this week and what are our picks? Find out after the break!

Chad's Pick: Resident Evil Degeneration

Like Resident Evil? Look no further then Resident Evil Degeneration. I personal enjoy this game. You get the over-the-shoulder view from RE 4/5 with touch control plus all of the other facets of the Resident Evil Universe including herb, keys and upgrades shop with different weapons. Tip: to do a 180 degree spin, press down for a second without your weapon drawn! [$6.99 - iTunes link]

Chris' Pick: AAA Discounts.

Nothing like finding a way to get discounts at no charge! While I was on vacation last week, I would use this app to see what potential restaurants and stores I might be able to show my card to get a discount. The app lets you select what kind of facility you are looking for (shopping, dining, lodging, etc) and then uses the GPS to find places near you that give you a discount just by showing your card! It's fast, it saves you money, and best of all it is free. Every AAA member should have this app on their iPhone. Plus, you can use the phone to request road side assistance if you have you AAA number entered! [Free - iTunes link]

James' Pick: Gazette

I read websites. Alot of them. TiPB, Engadget, WMExperts, Gizmodo, ESPN to name a few. I also use Google Reader to aggregate all of the feeds from these sites into a central location. While the webapp for Google Reader is very nice, sometimes I read my feeds offline. Here is where Gazette is handy. It syncs with Google Reader and has the ability to read the articles offline. Great value and best RSS reader I have tried. [$1.99 - iTunes link]

Leanna's Pick: Twittelator Pro

If you're looking for a twitter client that's jam packed with as many features as possible, you'll want to check out Twittelator Pro! The interface is beautiful and includes badge numbers to show how many unread tweets you Have. You can save multiple drafts, view conversations, add GPS location, create subgroups, copy and paste, and much much more! [ $4.99 - iTunes link]

Matt's Pick: Snapdat

Snapdat is a creative app that allows an user to send digital business cards to people. The receiver, by email obtains a digital picture of the business card as well as a vCard attachment for importing into their address book. This is a handy application to have when you are caught off guard and don't have a business card on hand. Using a "SnapID" you can share your cards with other Snapdat users and retain a directory of all the cards you have received. The receiver does not need an account with Snapdat in order to receive one. [Free - iTunes link]

Rene's Pick: Peggle

Never heard of it. Not before the iPhone. How out-of-touch am I? According to commenters who "encouraged" (ouch!) me to check it out -- very. Peggle is a highly-anticipated iPhone game that lives up to the love it's earned. Quick, casual, humorous, and vexingly addictive, if Peggle is any indication, the Nintendo DS has a lot to be concerned about. [TBA - Website link]

Your Pick?

You're part of team TiPb too, so what's your pick? What app was your absolute fav last week? Let us -- and everyone -- know in the comments!