Balloon Fight – Encyclopedia
Take to the skies and defeat the enemy Balloon Fighters before they burst your balloons and send you crashing into the water. Don't get too close to the water, or you might be gobbled up by a giant, hungry fish!
Or take a dangerous Balloon Trip over an endless ocean. Dodge Lightning and collect balloons to reach Rank 1.
Characters
Balloon Fighter (P1)
The Balloon Fighter starts with two balloons strapped to his back. He can take off and fly by flapping his arms. If one of his balloons gets popped then he becomes harder to control. If both are popped, he falls into the water.
Balloon Fighter (P2)
In the 2-Player game, Player 2's Balloon Fighter has opposite red and blue colours. Player 1 and Player 2 can push each other about and burst each others' balloons.
Enemies and Obstacles
Enemy Balloon Fighter
Your needle-nosed masked rivals only have one balloon. Knock them all down to clear the stage. They always start each level by pumping up their balloon. If you pop it, they parachute to solid ground and pump up another balloon. Hit them again before they do, or they'll upgrade their colour and move faster than before.
Fish
A giant, ugly fish that lives in the water. If either the player or an enemy floats too close to the water's surface, the fish will appear and try to snatch them out of the air in its gaping maw.
Lightning
In the 1 and 2 Player Games, spend too long on one screen and the clouds will start shooting Lightning sparks. It floats around, bouncing off the sides of the play area. Touching Lightning is instantly fatal.
In Balloon Trip mode, you must deftly navigate between a lot of Lightning sparks. While they start out static, you'll soon run into ones that move up, down and diagonally.
Propeller
A spinning obstacle that appears in the later stages. If a player or enemy bumps into the Propeller, it starts spinning wildly. Anyone who touches it is sent flying off in unpredictable directions.
Items
Giant Bubble
A bubble that rises from the water after an enemy is defeated. Grab it before it floats away for bonus points.
In Balloon Trip, touching a Giant Bubble temporarily freezes the Lightning and the stage scrolling.
Balloon
During the Bonus Stage, balloons rise up from pipes in the ground. Pop as many as you can before they float off the top of the screen. Pop all of them for a bonus score.
In Balloon Trip mode, pop as many balloons as you can for bonus points. If you pop 20 in a row, they increase in value. Pop 20 more in a row and they increase a second time.
