Bloons Review

Ah, the original Bloons. Words do not explain the nostalgia I get when I play this game. Sitting down in my elementary school classroom, playing the game on a math website... ah, the memories. Now it's time to see how I review the game that started it all (all = the BTD series).

Tutorial / Understanding of the Game: Total 5 points
So as far as I remember, this game had no real tutorial, but honestly, any toddler can get the concept. Aim the projectiles toward to bloons to hit them. Really simple; easy to understand.
Tutorial Score: 5 of 5

Functionality (How the Controls are): Total 10 Points
Honestly, really simple controls. Aim your mouse at where you want to shoot, hold down your mouse for the strength, and release to shoot. Couldn't be more simple than that.
Functionality Score: 10 of 10

Visual Graphics: Total 10 Points
Not the best thing ever, but come on. This game was made in, what, 2007? And as far I know, it was made by two regular guys. Give them a break! For 2007 graphics and for what they had, the graphics are good!
Visual Graphics Score: 8 of 10

Sound and Music: Total 10 Points
Okay, there was no music, so that's eh. Just the sound of popping bloons. Ah, those popping sounds... Even more nostalgia. But to think of it, no sort of music would even fit this game well, which that should be considered something negative toward to game, though some could argue.
Sound and Music Score: 7 of 10

Difficulty: Total 15 Points
It seems like the easiest game ever, right? WRONG. This game gets insanely hard after just a few levels, and it becomes when there's timed stuff involved. I think that the difficulty is really good, though I think it's leaning a bit toward the too-hard side. Nothing crazy, though.
Difficulty Score: 13 of 15

Replayability (how fun a game is that I feel the urge to replay it): Total 15 Points
I used to play this ALL THE TIME, so it was very much replayable at the time. Maybe that's because there were not many other good games on that website. Even nowadays, I go back to play it, but I usually quit after playing the really hard levels. Still, I go back to play it.
Replayability Score: 14 of 15

Creativity: Total 15 Points
Seems like the most simple thing you can think of, right? Popping bloons? But then when there are monkeys involved, hardly anybody would have been able to think of that one! The creators did an absolutely excellent job at coming up with a simple game, yet making something so different out of it, while keeping it fun, interesting, and the monkey concept even becomes normal if one plays it enough. Bravo.
Creativity Score: 15 of 15

Developer Effort: Total 20 Points
Two guys made this game. It became viral. Is that all I have to say? Maybe, but I'll get further into this. I've made my own game before, and I put semi-decent effort into it (probably worth 9 points if I reviewed it here). But these two people created a game that seems so simple, yet I know myself that if I tried to make that game, I would fail miserably. I cannot rate this game too high, since this is a simple game compared to many, but I cannot rate it too low, because of the hard thought put into the game.
Developer Effort Score: 17 of 20

Now lets add up all the scores. The final score is...

89 out of 100! B+

A B+ is pretty good overall, well above an average game. So this is the current best score on my reviews, but then again, this is only the second one. Oh well, we'll just have to continue and see if anything can beat this.

Play the game here: http://ninjakiwi.com/Games/Bloons-Games/Play/Bloons.html

As always, if you agree or disagree, please tell me why in the comments below. :)