Peggle Nights

Gameplay for Peggle Nights has remained similar to the original game, although additional types of style shots, such as off the wall, have been added. The primary gameplay addition to Peggle Nights is the new Peggle Master Marina.

Marina is the final Peggle master of Peggle Nights, and her power is a high risk, high reward shot. Lightning travels from the first peg touched to the center of the score bucket. The lighting eliminates all pegs in the path, including armored ones. Marina's power is best used late in the game when the score multiplier is highest. Despite being one of the strongest Peggle masters, Marina was not playable in the DS release, and did not return for Peggle 2 - though Batrina in Peggle Blast has a similar power.

Approbation towards aspects of the original Peggle were prominent in reviews of Peggle Nights, such as its "balanced" gameplay, level design, addictive nature, and vibrant presentation. The fact of Peggle Nights being simply the same Peggle game with different levels and added features was praised by some reviewers and lukewarmly-thought-of by others. PopMatters writer Thomas Cross was concerned that the lack of newness wouldn't help the Peggle series' chances of staying relevant, while Gamezebo suggested gamers would be "downright disappointed" if they expected more.

Michael Scarpelli of Inside Mac Games called Peggle Nights's levels "far more intricate than in the original Peggle. There are moving pieces and barriers abound and there are a far greater percentage of levels that will take a handful of tries to pass." On the other hand, Joe Blyth of Eurogamer called the levels "a little disappointing," particularly criticizing the "inaccessible boxiness" of the Renfield stages. However, he did praise the character of Marina and her stages. The ace awards were also honored by reviewers, including Scarpelli who reasoned they added replay value to Peggle Nights.