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King & Balloon

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King & Balloon

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1980 video game

Game data

Released
1985-01-22
User rating
3.89 / 5
Genres
Arcade, Action
Platforms
Nintendo Switch, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, NES
ESRB
Everyone

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Game details · IGDB

59User score · 5 ratings

Released by Namco in the summer of 1980, King & Balloon is a shoot em up in the vein of Galaxian, but trades the outer space theme for pseudo-medieval setting. In the game, the player controls two green men who carry a cannon, as they defend the king below them from getting abducted by the balloons above, which keep invading the lower part of the screen while also shooting projectiles. Once all the balloons are shot down, the game moves on to the next level. One thing that makes King & Balloon unique is that you don't lose a life when hit. Rather, you respawn and keep on playing. The only …

Released
1980
Genres
Shooter
Platforms
Arcade, MSX
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco, GamePlan