<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
series	O
,	O
it	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2018	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2020	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6+	I-Application
released	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
2.5D	O
perspective	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
perspective	O
of	O
previous	O
Bloons	B-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
utilizes	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
category	O
of	O
monkeys	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
heroes	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
level	O
up	O
and	O
become	O
stronger	O
either	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
to	O
increase	O
their	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
bloons	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
MOAB	O
class	O
"	O
bloons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
as	O
blimps	O
and	O
zeppelins	B-Application
,	O
are	O
harder	O
to	O
defeat	O
than	O
other	O
bloons	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
more	O
health	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
bloons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
several	O
in-game	B-Application
currencies	I-Application
through	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Money	O
"	O
is	O
rewarded	O
for	O
winning	O
rounds	O
or	O
completed	O
challenges	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
additional	O
features	O
to	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Knowledge	O
Points	O
"	O
are	O
granted	O
throughout	O
gameplay	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
permanently	O
upgrade	O
monkeys	O
via	O
a	O
skill	O
tree	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Trophies	O
"	O
are	O
a	O
rare	O
type	O
of	O
currency	O
only	O
obtainable	O
through	O
weekly	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
special	O
cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
PRLog	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
aimed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
earlier	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
series	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
Flash	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
as	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6+	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NZ	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Association	O
secretary	O
Stephen	O
Knightly	O
praised	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
visual	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
general	O
audience	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
complexity	O
for	O
more	O
experienced	O
players	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
fun	O
and	O
friendly	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
accessible	O
,	O
but	O
under	O
the	O
surface	O
it	O
's	O
quite	O
complicated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
paid	O
app	O
featuring	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
certain	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
faster	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
argue	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
freemium	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
noted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
characterization	O
of	O
towers	O
and	O
long-term	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
predecessor	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
games	O
as	O
factors	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
was	O
taken	O
about	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
accompanied	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
PCGamesN	O
describes	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
to	O
be	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
whole	O
new	O
plane	O
of	O
addiction	O
"	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
integrating	O
the	O
highlighted	O
focus	O
of	O
interacting	O
monkey	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
critics	O
state	O
that	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
such	O
features	O
may	O
feel	O
too	O
childish	O
or	O
otherwise	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
appear	O
too	O
generic	O
or	O
dependent	O
on	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praises	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
replayability	O
with	O
complexity	O
,	O
mainly	O
through	O
the	O
deepened	O
progression	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
strategy	O
in	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
attention	O
has	O
been	O
pointed	O
towards	O
the	O
conventional	O
mobile	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
generally	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
freemium	O
model	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
lacks	O
third-party	O
advertisements	O
but	O
varies	O
use	O
of	O
optional	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
are	O
more	O
critical	O
and	O
negative	O
on	O
the	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
topped	O
as	O
the	O
top-selling	O
app	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Catherine	O
Harris	O
from	O
Stuff.co.nz,	O
the	O
game	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
consistently	O
reaches	O
among	O
the	O
top-selling	O
paid	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
world	O
's	O
most-bought	O
paid	O
app	O
"	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dustin	O
Bailey	O
from	O
PCGamesN	O
noted	O
the	O
increased	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
the	O
greater	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Twitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
attributed	O
further	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
discounted	O
US$1	O
price	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
and	O
its	O
nostalgic	O
factor	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
played	O
the	O
older	O
Flash	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
noted	O
that	O
New	O
Zealand	O
's	O
gaming	O
industry	O
revenue	O
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
Australia	O
's	O
gaming	O
industry	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
sources	O
being	O
from	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
by	O
Grinding	O
Gear	O
Games	O
and	O
Valleys	O
Between	O
by	O
Little	O
Lost	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
RidiculousHat	O
"	O
Goodman	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praises	O
the	O
continuous	O
development	O
of	O
Bloons	B-Application
TD	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
which	O
regularly	O
refines	O
the	O
balance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
updates	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Bloons	B-Device
TD	I-Device
franchise	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
praise	O
by	O
digital	O
investment	O
company	O
Modern	O
Times	O
Group	O
,	O
with	O
special	O
note	O
on	O
Ninja	O
Kiwi	O
's	O
continuous	O
work	O
to	O
"	O
pioneer	O
"	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
genre	O
in	O
an	O
economically	O
viable	O
but	O
quality	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
