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But really, Pel is, in my humble opinion, a really great game. I stumbled upon it (as is probably the case for most everything I post) about a week and a half ago, and was hooked after my first game.
Pel is simple in every sense of the word, and that's a good thing. The graphics are minimalistic, with only a grey paddle and some colored squares moving around atop a black background. The sounds are repetitive, but (contrary to what my roommate might tell you) I think they nicely complement the sparse visuals.
The gameplay of Pel is equally straightfoward. You control a single paddle on the bottom of the screen, which you can move to one of three spots: left, middle, or right. Your single goal is to keep all of the bouncing pellets bouncing for as long as possible. As you do, you rack up combos and points as an incentive to keep going. Also, although at first the game is laughably easy, don't be fooled; before long, you'll be frantically mashing the left and right arrows until your fingers bleed. Add in a healthy dose of random power ups, and you've got yourself one addicting little game.
If you've never played this game (and I would be very surprised if you had), do yourself a favor and give it a shot. Just make sure you have some time to waste.
Pel gets 4 bouncing squares out of 5.
