Bloons

Bloons is a video game franchise developed by Ninja Kiwi. The games involve players using monkeys, often armed with various tools, weapons, and machines, to pop as many "bloons" (balloons) as possible. They include the Bloons series, the Bloons Tower Defense series, and several other spin-offs. Most of the earlier Bloons games are browser-based games that use Adobe Flash Player, although some are available on other platforms. Mobile games based on the Bloons series are distributed through the App Store, Google Play, and some through Steam. Although now unavailable on Ninja Kiwi's website, Flash-based games older than BTD6 are available on the Ninja Kiwi Archive.

Bloons is a video game franchise developed by Ninja Kiwi. The games involve players using monkeys, often armed with various tools, weapons, and machines, to pop as many "bloons" (balloons) as possible. They include the Bloons series, the Bloons Tower Defense series, and several other spin-offs. Most of the earlier Bloons games are browser-based games that use Adobe Flash Player, although some are available on other platforms. Mobile games based on the Bloons series are distributed through the App Store, Google Play, and some through Steam. Although now unavailable on Ninja Kiwi's website, Flash-based games older than BTD6 are available on the Ninja Kiwi Archive. ==Development== provided the inspiration for the original Bloons game.]] The first Bloons game was developed by Stephen and Chris Harris, two brothers from New Zealand. Prior to working on Bloons, the pair had released Cash Sprint a successful racing game that incorporated weekly prizes. After the success of Cash Sprint, they developed their own web portal for flash games, but failed to gain the necessary traffic. Instead they decided to focus on their own games, and launched a website Ninjakiwi.com with five of their own games. The site was a success, and this led to their work on Bloons. The basic concept for Bloons came from Stephen's wife. When Stephen asked her what would be fun in a new game, she brought up carnival games with darts and balloons. The first version was developed quickly, and the game was released on March 27, 2007. It proved popular, especially after being picked up by Digg, and soon reaching approximately 100,000 players per day. By 2012 the game had been played 1.5 billion times. ====Bloons Monkey City==== Bloons Monkey City is a free multi-platform game that combines the traditional Bloons TD with a city builder. Capturing more plots allows the player to place more buildings. Some buildings require specific tiles. The buildings cost in-game money, which are acquired from different buildings and by capturing tiles. Windmills and watermills create energy that is used by the player's other buildings. Leveling up allows the player to make more buildings and cities. Bloonstones, another valuable in-game resource, are used to unlock the strongest upgrades for towers. Plots further away from the starting tiles tend to have stronger bloons, and some plots contain chests, which give a permanent reward when the plot is captured. ===Bloons Super Monkey=== Bloons Super Monkey (often abbreviated as BSM) is the second Bloons spin-off series to date; it is a bullet hell RPG with three installations so far. The objective of the game is to move a super monkey that shoots a stream of darts to pop bloons. Popping them gives the player power blops, which are used to buy upgrades. If the monkey fails to pop the required amount of bloons for a certain level, the game is over. The super monkey wields weapons, which can be upgraded or replaced with a different weapon. The first game, Bloons Super Monkey, was released on Ninja Kiwi's website in February 2010¹. In May 2013, a sequel, Bloons Super Monkey 2, was released on the same website. In November 2016, a refined version of Bloons Super Monkey 2 was released on the iOS App Store and Android Play Store for download. ==See also== Circus ==External links== Ninja Kiwi official website

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