<s>
Bloons	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
involve	O
players	O
using	O
monkeys	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
various	O
weapons	O
,	O
to	O
pop	O
as	O
many	O
"	O
bloons	B-Application
"	O
(	O
balloons	O
)	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Bloons	B-Application
games	O
are	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
that	O
use	O
Adobe	O
Flash	O
Player	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Application
series	O
are	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
made	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
older	O
than	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
6	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
Archive	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Bloons	B-Application
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Stephen	O
and	O
Chris	O
Harris	O
,	O
two	O
brothers	O
from	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
working	O
on	O
Bloons	B-Application
,	O
the	O
pair	O
had	O
released	O
Cash	O
Sprinta	O
successful	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
incorporated	O
weekly	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Cash	O
Sprint	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
their	O
own	O
web	O
portal	O
for	O
flash	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
necessary	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Bloons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
concept	O
for	O
Bloons	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Stephen	O
's	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
proved	O
popular	O
,	O
especially	O
after	O
being	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Digg	B-Application
,	O
and	O
soon	O
reaching	O
approximately	O
100,000	O
players	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bloons	B-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
grouping	O
of	O
games	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Bloons	B-Application
"	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
playing	O
area	O
of	O
all	O
Bloons	B-Application
(	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
implied	O
,	O
have	O
similar	O
traits	O
to	O
balloons	O
)	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
darts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
power	O
,	O
aim	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
factors	O
involving	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
darts	O
;	O
and	O
hence	O
the	O
path	O
it	O
will	O
follow	O
and	O
what	O
Bloons	B-Application
it	O
will	O
pop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
consist	O
of	O
various	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
and	O
unique	O
layout	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
each	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
several	O
darts	O
used	O
to	O
pop	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Application
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
much	O
strategy	O
involved	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
some	O
Bloons	B-Application
have	O
special	O
powers	O
or	O
affect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
darts	O
in	O
both	O
helpful	O
and	O
hindering	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
new	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
developed	O
,	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
expanded	O
upon	O
with	O
many	O
new	O
Bloons	B-Application
and	O
levels	O
being	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
"	O
player	O
packs	O
"	O
groups	O
of	O
levels	O
developed	O
by	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
series	O
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
or	O
BTD	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
pop	O
the	O
enemy	O
Bloons	B-Application
before	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
path	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
towers	O
available	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dart	O
Monkeys	O
,	O
Tack	O
Shooters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
powerful	O
Super	O
Monkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Red	O
Bloon	O
being	O
the	O
weakest	O
;	O
the	O
tougher	O
variants	O
each	O
contain	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
weaker	O
ones	O
,	O
released	O
when	O
the	O
containing	O
Bloon	O
is	O
popped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
types	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
consume	O
different	O
numbers	O
of	O
lives	O
if	O
they	O
escape	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
contained	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Bloons	B-Application
have	O
special	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
Bloons	B-Application
are	O
immune	O
to	O
sharp	O
things	O
,	O
black	O
Bloons	B-Application
are	O
immune	O
to	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
white	O
Bloons	B-Application
are	O
immune	O
to	O
ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
special	O
types	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
infamous	O
"	O
MOAB-class	O
"	O
(	O
Massive	O
Ornary	O
Air	O
Blimp	O
,	O
sometimes	O
called	O
"	O
Mother	O
Of	O
All	O
Bloons	B-Application
"	O
although	O
that	O
is	O
incorrect	O
according	O
to	O
NinjaKiwi	O
)	O
where	O
the	O
Bloon	O
resembles	O
an	O
airship	O
and	O
takes	O
many	O
hits	O
to	O
defeat	O
,	O
an	O
example	O
being	O
the	O
ZOMG	O
or	O
BFB	O
(	O
Zeppelin	O
Of	O
Mighty	O
Gargantuanness	O
or	O
Brutal	O
Floating	O
Behemoth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD6	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
franchise	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
enhanced	O
strategies	O
that	O
add	O
even	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
Monkey	O
City	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
mobile	O
game	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
traditional	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
with	O
a	O
city	O
builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
plots	O
can	O
contain	O
MOABs	O
,	O
chests	O
,	O
camo	O
Bloons	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
Super	O
Monkey	O
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
BSM	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Bloons	B-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
bullet	O
hell	O
RPG	O
with	O
three	O
installations	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
move	O
a	O
super	O
monkey	O
that	O
shoots	O
a	O
stream	O
of	O
darts	O
to	O
pop	O
bloons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
monkey	O
fails	O
to	O
pop	O
the	O
required	O
amount	O
of	O
bloons	B-Application
for	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Bloons	B-Application
Super	O
Monkey	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
's	O
website	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bloons	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
refined	O
version	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Android	O
Play	O
Store	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
Pop	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
mobile	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Bloons	B-Application
series	O
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
series	O
with	O
puzzle	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hot	O
Air	O
Bloon	O
,	O
users	O
must	O
pop	O
as	O
many	O
Bloons	B-Application
as	O
possible	O
without	O
crashing	O
into	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
answered	O
correctly	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
trailer	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
5	O
is	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech	O
media	O
website	O
CNET	O
reported	O
favorably	O
on	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
games	O
for	O
iPhone	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
nearly	O
everything	O
from	O
the	O
beloved	O
Web-based	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
reflects	O
negatively	O
on	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"[they]	O
are	O
a	O
little	O
finicky	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
their	O
impression	O
is	O
positive	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
ideal	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
genre	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
