Hi guys! Have any of you ever played the game ‘Bloons’ at http://www.ninjakiwi.com/ ? If you have, and you liked it – then today’s app ‘Bloons’ by Digital Goldfish Ltd is the application for you!
What do I have to do?
The objective of this game is simple – pop the ‘Bloons’ with a dart (that’s thrown by you (a monkey)). You control the angle and the power that the dart is thrown at. However, you have to beat a target of ‘bloons’ that you must pop, and there are obstacles in your way, such as walls, you also have a limited amount of darts to throw.
How do I control the speed and angle that the dart is thrown at?
You control everything with your finger. Put your finger on the screen, this is how you begin aiming. You should also see an arrow on the screen. Move the arrow in the direction you wish to throw the dart. Slide your finger across the screen to adjust the power of the throw.
Is there anything else I need to watch out for?
Throughout the game there are special bloon types. These bloons contain different abilities and each has its own special effect. Some of the special bloons are:
- Tack bloons
- Bonus Dart bloons
- Ice bloons
- Triple shot bloon
- Spikey bloon
I mentioned earlier that there were obstacles in your way, such as walls. You were probably wondering what I meant so, here are the wall types:
- Solid blocks
- Breakable blocks
- Rubber Blocks
So, lets get into the review…
When you tap on the icon that looks like this:
You will see some loading screens (that could be classed as adverts) for ‘digital goldfish’ and ‘www.ninjakiwi.com’. You will then see a screen that looks like this:
In ‘options’ you get to choose your music volume and the Sound FX volume
In ‘help’ you get some instructions
In ‘about’ you get the application version number (1.0 at the time of writing this review), and some other licensing information.
And, when you tap ‘play’, you have to choose the save slot that you would like to use, there are 3, so three players can play the game at the same time, without interrupting the others. When you have chosen that, you need to select a level:
As you can see I am at level 20, I cannot play level 21 yet, as I haven’t finished 20. I can, though, go back and play the levels that I have already completed. So, I want to play level 20. I tap on the number ’20′, and then I get a preview of the level. To play the level, just click ‘play’, if you don’t want to play that level, click ‘close’. If you have tapped ‘Play’, then you will see the level, it will look something like this:
I am the monkey. That is where the darts will be fired from. At the bottom of the screen (from left to right), you can see that I am playing level 20, and it’s called ‘Ice Cave’. I have 4 darts left. I haven’t popped any bloons yet, my target is 36 bloons and on previous tries I have only managed to pop 70% of the bloons.
On the right of the screen you have the option to reset the level, and a Menu button. The menu button takes you back to the main menu – it is NOT a pause button!
All in all, this is a great portable version of the great game ‘Bloons’, it is addictive and fun! I would definitely recommend paying 59p (99c) for this great application!
You can download the application here
Oh, by the way – there’s a secret level when you have completed all 50 of the other levels!
