"Some cosmically inspired concepts can't be improved upon. Here's one of them: take a lot of weird-looking aliens and blast them to pieces with a gun that looks like a rocket ship. The latest refinement in this aesthetic is PegLeg....
What makes PegLeg particularly special–and compulsively seductive even to a jaded alien-blaster with an arthritic trigger finger—is its loving attention to detail. Each floating foe is deliciously rendered and bequeathed with a single onerous trait. One of them, after being shot, leaves a falling piece of debris that leaps at you, blowing you to shreds at a mere touch. Then there's the SideWinder. Let's not talk about the SideWinder...
The game's crowning masterpiece is the unspeakably cool way that the renegade pirate hordes, who have vanquished you, drift to the center of the screen to morph into those dreaded words game over. It softens the frustration as you immediately, unthinkingly, unhesitatingly click on New Game to try again."
— Steven Levy, MACWORLD, January '96
"[PegLeg is] one of the Top-Ten Mac Games of All Times"
— Mac Home Journal, July '95
“[PegLeg is] a phenomenal trigger fest, one of the best arcade games the Mac has seen in a long time... My only qualm is that the game is so addictive that it’s hard to stop playing long enough to write a review, or to do any other work for that matter.”
— Brian Price, GAMES Magazine, June '95
“ Hands down, this is probably the best shoot-em-up of 1994.”
— Chris Charla, Mac Home Journal, January '95
"...One of the most addictive Mac arcade games in years...This Game is a must buy for Macintosh arcade fans."
— Thomas Powell, Axcess Magazine, Holiday Issue '94
“PegLeg will have you on the edge of your seat ...”
— Eileen Mullin, Inside Mac Games, October '94
“A no-holds-barred shoot’em-up that’s addictive enough to be called evil”
— Next Generation, March ‘95
“An outstanding full-color mixture of a shoot’em up and Asteroids, with all kinds of surprising animated obstacles.”
— BMUG, Spring ‘95
“[PegLeg is] a must for everyone from seasoned space jockeys to gun-shy novices.”
— Joy Ma, Electronic Entertainment, January ‘95
“PegLeg offers fast action, an infinite number of levels and a surprising bit of fun.”
Being in the Galactic Navy has its ups and downs, and for most of your tour of duty you’ve had it pretty soft. A desk job moving paperwork from your “In” tray to your “Round File”, flattering your CO, and in general trying to make sure nobody of any rank knows you.
And then...
Your world is under attack by the nastiest renegade pirate hordes this side of the galaxy. They come in droves, and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them. Imagine your surprise when General Spamcaplet volunteers you for the top secret defense mission: Operation PegLeg.
• Fast-Paced Arcade Action • Infinite Number of Levels • Stunning 3-D Rendered Animation
• Plays full screen on all color monitors • Easy to learn, a nightmare to master • Slow Normal & Double Speed • Several Levels of Sound Control • Adjustable Mouse Sensitivity
• Start the action from any of the first 20 levels
Warning: Double Speed play can be dangerous to your health.
