Rocket Sonic & Peggle, Now For The iPod!
12.18.07 - 11:53am
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most popular video games in the world selling over 45 million copies, since its 1991 introduction. A Japanese game, the Hedgehog called Rocket Sonic is the main character who performs hair-raising loop-de-loops and dizzy dives as he tries to prevent Dr. Eggmans from achieving world domination.
The ever so popular game has been tweaked so Rocket Sonic can perform all his daring escapades on the famous iPod. “We thought Sonic on the iPod was a great fit, and fortunately Apple felt the same way,” says Simon Jeffery, president and COO of Sega of America.
Rocket Sonic is not alone in becoming an iPod performer. Peggle is also available for play. Peggle, named by MSNBC in August 2007, as one of the “Top 5 most addictive computer games of all time”, features a colorful 2D background filled with different colored “pegs”. The objective is to complete 55 stages by removing all the orange pegs by bouncing the balls off other pegs and obstacles before one runs out of balls.
“The clickwheel input of the iPod is a natural fit for controlling Peggle, so we knew this adaptation of the game would be amazing,” said Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of PopCap. “And with the Duel Mode included, two players can pass the iPod back and forth while battling their way to Extreme Fever!”
Both games are available on iTunes for $4.99. One can also give the game or games as a gift by clicking “Gift This Game” button and sending it to family or friends. The games are compatible with the third gen. iPod nano, fifth gen. video iPod, or the iPod classic. They cannot be played on a computer.
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