While "Digital Spy" considered the new power-ups "much more powerful and visually striking," Donlan found them disheartening as "they don't make you rethink the game in," but claimed Berg to be an exception: "His animation is glorious [...] and with deep freeze you get a fleeting glimpse of the game "Peggle 2" could have been if the designers had been a little more ambitious." Jeffrey was called a favorite master by Carter for being a take on the film "The Big Lebowski" (1998). Walton, in addition to the gameplay, was also enthusiastic towards the presentation, including its music and "colorful and imaginative backdrops;" he noted that it was "brilliantly designed to stimulate the senses, and give you a real feeling of accomplishment, even for the smallest of tasks," which made "Peggle 2" as "fun and as accessible as humanly possible." Carter called the visuals "vibrant, crisp, and full of character," noting its varied and detailed backgrounds and calling the soundtrack "easily PopCap's best work by far." "Official Xbox Magazine UK" was enthusiastic towards the audio, particularly its "twisted classical" fever themes of the master and the goat sounds of Jeff's levels. Splechta also applauded the visuals and sound but found them "disappointing" for a next-generation console game, reasoning that they were more suitable in a mobile game. Donlan made several nitpicks in commenting on the presentation; he found the "colourful cartoon fantasy" background artworks too simple in comparison to the strange "sort of rustic smokiness" that made that added "richness" to levels of its predecessors, was slightly turned off by levels of most masters not playing "Ode to Joy" during a fever, and claimed Bjorn looked like "a leering idiot."