![]() I feel like I should submit this to Google Answers or something. A thought just crossed my mind, however: why does no one talk about eating penguins? We'll eat darn near any other decent-sized fatty bird, yet I've never even once seen a recipe for a penguin salad sandwich or sphenisciformes a la king. You also get a bonus, and in the form of a bucket of fried chicken, if you kill all the enemies fast enough. Congratulations, SunA, you've managed to blaze trails that only the platforming classic Boogerman ever dared to explore. For one, you can charge up a super bubble that can encapsulate multiple enemies, and also gives a significant point bonus. But it does have a couple unique twists on the basics. You put enemies in bubbles, and then burst them. ![]() Anyway, it's such a blatant rip-off of a popular game, from a fly-by-night company that had absolutely no ties with Taito, using character designs by Famitsu artist Susumu Matsushita, which, given this situation, may or may not be bootlegged.Īctually, that's a bit unfair. It has enemies that capitalized on the then-megahot trend of wearing basketball goggles. Aaaand it's Bubble Bobble, except done like Parodius, right down to the penguin-as-a-main-character motif (they even look identical) and the rampant use of "classical" music from the public domain. Conclusion: Dentists are total pussies.Īnyway, on to the game. Then again, they probably wouldn't suggest letting them beat people up with robots, either. Most pediatric dentists do not recommend letting your baby chew gum. Unfortunately for us, homicidal infants remain the turf of Captain Commando's crime-fighting superpal Baby Head, the world's only robot-driving infant: Where's the baby? He's the only child I've ever approved of. We get a brief visit from the bad dude in the intro. This is going to be my ultimate challenge.Īs the intro fades, we are immediately thrust into the game. The bar has already been set so high that even Sergei Bubka could not claim to be able to vault it. Even Bernie Mac combined with the powers of Steve Harvey could not claim to "got jokes" when it comes to this game. ![]() I can tell already that this is a game that I can't even try and make jokes about. This is the most uniqud thing I've ever seen. Upon doing so, we are shown the following: Would it be yet another digital version of filling a clown's mouth with water at a carnival? Perhaps it's a clone of Balloon Fight, which itself being a clone of Joust would almost surely create a universe-crippling paradox? The game's title screen does little to clarify, so one is forced to put in at least one credit. An inspired title to be sure, developed by an odd Korean company called SunA, yet I had no idea what to expect going in. To wrap it up, Ultra Balloon is that kind of game you want to play when there’s literally nothing better to do.Ultra Balloon. If by any chance that method doesn’t do it for you, the little penguin is also blessed with some pretty powerful fart attacks. It’s worth mentioning that shooting balloons at the monsters traps and lifts them in the air, enabling you to jump on them for the kill. It’s the only key that isn’t shown in the brief controls tutorial and is one you’ll be using a lot. ![]() Once in a while, if you manage to pull off a multikill or a more complex move, the monsters you kill drop some items in the shape of gigantic hamburgers and such that give you bonus points.īefore you start the game, remember, ‘C’ is used to jump. Simple arcade fun Ultra Balloon is a classic arcade game in which you get to kill several kinds of monsters for points. Additionally, you can create a big balloon by holding a combination of keys for more trapping power. ![]() The game provides several different levels in which you can move around, jump on various platforms and throw balloons at your enemies to trap and then kill them. You play as a little blue penguin who is put face to face with what once were adorable toys and now are horrifying and angry monsters that are yout to get him. One night, it was nice and quiet over the Robinson house, when all of a sudden, the toy realm was shattered, what ever that means.Īfter that short and confusing intro, you’re taken right into the action. The game doesn’t have an elaborate plot or even a short story to it but it does come with a very brief intro on what’s about to happen. Ultra Balloon is a Flash powered arcade game that makes no particular sense of anything but is still fun to play thanks to its silly gameplay and unique villains. ![]()
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