Children and adults alike will find lasting value in Bloons, which is based on and identical to the popular Flash game. What’s not to love about a monkey hurling guided darts at a multitude of colorful balloons (coined bloons by game creators)? It’s a dart-throw carnival game topped with sprinkles of imagination and worth every penny of its 99-cent cost, so don’t bother downloading the free version.
The objective of Bloons, a Digital Goldfish production, is to pop a required amount of balloons using a predetermined number of darts. The game play is so simple that a 4-year-old can figure it out. A higher amount of skill is necessary to advance from level to level. If you just want to have fun without limitations, touch the unlimited darts box and have yourself a dart-throwing frenzy.
The puncturing of special bloons- which include Tack, Triple Shot, Ice, Spikey, Bomb, and Light Sabre – cause an effect correlating to the bloon type. For example, an ice bloon freezes all neighboring bloons, making them impervious unless the dart happens to strike a nearby bomb bloon. Generous descriptions of the various types of bloons can be found under ‘Help’ in the Menu screen.
I enjoy simple games and Bloons is just that. It has over 150 levels divided into three packs as well as playful theme music. It also has a Level Editor mode that allows you to create and save up to 50 customizable levels. I had some difficulty finding the Level Editor because the game’s navigation is awkward. To get rid of any confusion, the developers of Bloons should consider adding a Level Editor button to the Main Menu.
