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When you open the title screen you get 3 options. Two I could play.
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Single Play: 8 levels of story mode.
VS: Two Players, though I couldn't play this
Balloon Trip: Travel down a course and go for a High Score

I will start with Balloon Trip, as that is the quickest to do. Like I said before move through the sky avoiding things and see how long you last. Once the main game is done this is fun to just go. It is also good practice for moving with your balloons.
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Single play: You play as Alice. Your brother wanted to show off and blew up to many balloons and the took him into the sky uncontrollably. Alice grabs her balloons and gives chase through 8 stages following and collecting her brothers balloons as she goes.
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Stage 1: All stages are an Auto Scroll formula so move to the right collecting balloons and avoiding enemies as you go. If a balloon pops land on solid ground and press down on the control pad 4 times to blow a new one up.
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You can also look out for Bonus stages hidden throughout all the Levels. All you need to do is walk into a Gameboy. Yup a Gameboy.
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Stage 2:
Once again move right to left. At the end of stage 2 there is a boss fight, a wolf blocks your path. Drop the Balloons and bounce on his head 3 times to continue to stage 3
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Stage 3 takes place over the Ocean. Move left to right and make your way through until a whale swallows you up. Yup to end the level walk in in mouth.
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Stage 4 you head through the Whales mouth avoiding teeth as you go and other things that the whale has swallowed up moving from the left to the right. At the end there is a boss fight with a shrimp. The key to winning this fight is to hover above the water. Look to see where he will pop out when he pops out drop your balloons so you fall on his head. If done right you will bounce off his head and grab your balloons again making this fight easy.
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Once this is over you fly out of the Whales mouth again.

Stage 5: Once out of the Whale you will be flying over the ocean again through little islands with waterfalls that try to push you down to your death. You also get lightning that will kill you. The difficulty definitely ramps up at this point. They also add platforming areas where you must let go of your balloons make a few jumps and run through and area, then quickly blow up balloons again to continue on. It gets tough and continues to get harder with each level.
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Stage 6: This stage takes place in the mountains. You will need a mix of platforming and balloon floating while moving left to right to complete the stage. At the end you will run into a boss of a snowman. To beat him he will throw his tin pot hat at you, and when he does jump on his head three times to beat him.
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Stage 7 takes place in a cave. This is where the game gets really hard. A mix of platforming and balloon floating while avoiding spikes and enemies will get you through.
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Stage 8 is the last stage of the game. It takes place in a factory setting with gears that move and fire pits the shoot up to the sky. Lots of platforming to do as well as balloon floating. At the end of it you will face off against a robot. He will chase you then shoot sparks that will bounce around the screen that will one shot kill you if it hits you. When you jump on his head the sparks disappear and he then repeats the pattern. He has extra hits I think 5 or 6 so get ready for a battle.
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When this is done congratulations you have rescued your brother and beat Balloon kid!

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So my thoughts on the game.
This was a great game and a very fun playthrough. The controls are a bit loose but beyond that it was fun. As much as I want to rank it an S I think it would fall realistly into an A. Seriously this game is a must play.