Others say...

"FRUSTRATING FUN"
Love this game, it is addicting. Good for my self-esteem until I get to level 8, which I have been trying to get past for weeks (in spare time of course!). I don't know how many levels are in Level 8, but as long as I can be successful at 8-1, I can feel good about myself. Was this game meant to be impossible at Level 8-3?

The game has a quirk in that it slows down at times, otherwise, no problems.

"Addicted and loving it"
I bought this from Target and I'm just loving it. I loved the online version at PopCap Games' website, but had trouble with the Deluxe version at first. The screen seemed too big for a game that relies a lot on peripheral vision. However, you can stop it from running in full-screen mode and that smaller window made all the difference for me. At $9.99, this a great price, too. There seems to be no difference between this $10 version and the $20 version also being sold online. I believe someone said the price difference was due to different packaging. The Zuma and Peggle addictions are now spreading like wildfire among all my family and friends. Good luck tearing yourself away!

"Good Game for PC "
Reviewed more extensively elsewhere as a "Windows" compatible PC game by the same title, however this version (also for the PC) generally sells cheaper because it is made available in smaller jewel case packaging and occupies less shelf space in retail stores. Neither come with much if any (hardcopy) documentation, as Zuma Deluxe is a relatively simple game to learn how to play, and instructions are provided in the game itself after installation on your PC. You can also download this game (and try it out free for a limited time, usually 60 minutes) from a variety of online sources.

For a similar and even better - well implemented - game of this genre, I highly recommend the new Pop Cap game called "Peggle Deluxe", although I yet to see it come out in the smaller jewel case package format. It can be downloaded or purchased as a "boxed" product in retail stores.

Starting in the days of the Atari 2600, I have always admired software game developers. They are extremely creative people, especially those from yesteryear who had to develop in assembly code to crank out a new game in only 4 kilobytes of Read Only memory. The Pop Cap programmer of classic games like Bejeweled, and now soon-to-become classics like Peggle Deluxe are pure genius.

I recommend you get a hold of either Zuma or Peggle Deluxe (especially the latter), and try it out to see exactly what I mean.

"Completely addictive"
This is a super fun game. There are 12 levels of increasing difficulty, and boy does it ever get hard after level 9. You find yourself wanting to defeat that little spinning, spitting frog if it kills you. Great game.