Balloon Kid
By Nintendo
Review by The Avardancer
Size: 512 Kilobits
Save: None.
Released: 1989
Works with: Any Version of Gameboy


Opening Snide Remarks: Oh, this is..... cute. "Joy". It's also a "sequel" to
the old arcade and NES game "Balloon Fight".

Gameplay: Ignore the fact that it is a little cute; because this has some
really unusual gameplay. It's actually a fun ride. And I do mean ride. The
levels all auto-scroll and you have to ride some balloons through each level
while avoiding all sort of nasty things that can kill you in an almost
infinite amout of ways. There's also bosses that you have to beat. (You have
to dump the balloons to do this though.) There are bonus levels too.

The bonus levels consist of collecting ballons for a 1-up.

Graphics: The graphics are fairly clear. They seem reminiscint to Super Mario
Land; but they are slightly larger. They do the trick. The bosses look
interesting, the levels are graphically coherent with each levels theme.

Sound: The sound does the trick by applying appropriate sounds for various
actions.

Music: This is definately the BEST thing about this game! The music is worth
listening to. There isn't a bit of music in this game that I don't like. The
music adds to the fun.

Play Control: Slides on purpose in some spots. (Like on Ice.) Alice (The
Heroine) can catch some air. She jumps higher than Mario. It's easy to pump
up your balloons too. (Don't take that wrong....) The play control does the
trick.

Final Anlysis: Want a good platform game? Don't mind the "cute" deal? This is
a good game to get. I do think that all the ways that Alice can die are
little violent though. (Cartoon Violence) Actually, that "violence" is just
what stops it from becoming too "cute". I would suggest this to people who
love and appreciate good platform games. Did I forget to mention that it has
two modes of play and a 2-P Versus/Co-op mode?

SCORE
Gameplay: *****
Graphics: ****
Sound: ***
Music: *****
Play Control: **
Total: 19 out of 25

Final Score 76%

Currently Known Codes: None.