Balloon kid yɛ saa weird little game boy gems a ɛbata wo ho no mu biako. Wobɔ sɛ Alice, a ɛrehuruhuruw wɔ saa levels a ɛyɛ hyew na ɛrehuruhuruw yi mu a ɛkura balloons mu —a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ fɛ kosi sɛ wubehu sɛnea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛpopa wɔn wɔ spikes so anaasɛ wobɛtwetwe atamfo. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no gye sekan biako na wode ayɛ wo su —ɛnyɛ sɛ worehuruw kɛkɛ, na mmom worehwɛ mframa nhyɛso so, enti bɔtn no a wobɛbɔ no yiye no ma wokɔ nsu so pɛpɛɛpɛ a ɛnsoma wo nkɔ ɔdan no atifi.

Nnwom no anya saa classic game boy chirpiness, na levels no yɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ adebɔ. Simma biako na worekwati nnomaa wɔ wim a owia bɔ kɛse, nea edi hɔ no worepiapia afa abodan a emu yɛ den mu baabi a ade biako a ɛnteɛ kyerɛ sɛ wubefi ase bio. Ɛyɛ den sen sɛnea ɛte, nanso wɔ saa ɔkwan a ɛma abotɔyam no mu baabi a wokɔ so ka sɛ "biako bɔ mmɔden." Sɛ woabɔ balloon ntɔkwaw pɛn a, ɛte saa nanso ɛwɔ adventure mode a ɛfata. Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ahintaw pick sɛ wowɔ mu retro platformers a twist.