Developed by: Nintendo Research & Development 1
Distributed by: Nintendo
Released: June 1986
Balloon Fight was a 1984-released Nintendo arcade game that made its way to the NES in June 1986. This is one of Nintendo's underrated first-year titles, a fun 1 or 2-player game with plenty of replay value.
Balloon Fight was a 1984-released Nintendo arcade game that made its way to the NES in June 1986. This is one of Nintendo's underrated first-year titles, a fun 1 or 2-player game with plenty of replay value.
Your character, the Balloon Fighter, has two balloons attached to his back and can subsequently take two "hits" to the balloons from rival balloon fighters that you're trying to eliminate and clear each level. Hurry up and take them out, because they'll use parachutes and inflate new balloons if you don't!
This is also another mode of play called Balloon Trip where you attempt to avoid sparks and collect balloons to earn a high score.
Play control is basic, where tapping A & B causes your character to rise in the air, and he's then guided with the D-pad. Losing a balloon makes it harder to fly. Simple enough, right? It may take a little while to master the art of balloon gliding, but once you do, you'll have fun flying around the board and trying new attacks. Dive bombing enemies, teasing the giant fish in the water, and collecting balloons on bonus stages are among the fun that awaits.
The graphics are poor, with no real background and I can't exactly tell what everything is on the screen, but they're not troublesome.here are different types of music throughout the game to keep things from getting annoying. All in all, Balloon Fight is a game that is basic but effective.
Worth playing a few times, and an underrated trip back to the first year of the NES.
Rating: B-
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