Balloon Invasion is a great flash game where you are commander of an anti-aircraft defense fighting against waves of bomb-dropping enemy balloons. Created by top tier developer Game in a Bottle , this is a long game, with lots of options, including badges, upgrades, high scores, and hidden unlockable levels. It's a technically more advanced game than most indie web games, with higher end graphics and special effects, and some lower end computer users may have to turn down some of the options. Another similar turrent-type game is Stormwinds (play here)
You can play Balloon Invasion here at Meez.
Initial Hints and Tips (no known cheats)
- It seems basic, but you must hold down the fire button to keep firing vs continually clicking on the mouse
- The various pull down menus are a little hard to see, but run your mouse along the top of the screen on the Main Level to activate them
- The Upgrade page is the key to success, and you can reset your points in each round to help you finish certain special bosses at the end of rounds
- It's not clear from the directions that you need to upgrade the secondary cannons to unlock them in the game - I prefer to have lots of the fast flak guns vs the larger ones, but each player needs to figure out their strategies
- Don't forget to increase the armor of your cannon - it will have to survive massive bombs in later levels, starting with the first boss balloon - see 2nd video below
- Add some points to your ammo capacity since running out of ammo is the only thing that will keep you from firing while it replenishes itself
- Shooting down balloons earlier in the screen drive more points than later, so launch your air strikes earlier in the wave before all of the enemies appear on screen
- If you miss a balloon, it will come back around again with some damage healed and ready to drop more bombs
- Getting high scores is actually more important than just ego - the higher scores are needed to unlock certain missions and they also drive more upgrade points, so don't forget about the upgrades which drive scoring
- Using the air strikes costs more money each time, but you'll need them by level 3 or 4, especially once you see a large wave of balloons emerging
- Your buildings will level up or become more experienced over time, so try to protect at least a few of the ones close to your main gun
- Leave your best tips and tricks in comments below, or take a look at how these guys beat the bosses in the videos
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Balloon Invasion is a great flash game where you are commander of an anti-aircraft defense fighting against waves of bomb-dropping enemy balloons. Created by top tier developer Game in a Bottle , this is a long game, with lots of options, including badges, upgrades, high scores, and hidden unlockable levels. It's a technically more advanced game than most indie web games, with higher end graphics and special effects, and some lower end computer users may have to turn down some of the options. Another similar turrent-type game is Stormwinds (play here)
Thanks for writing this.
Posted by: Rhona | October 28, 2008 at 12:53 PM