Balloon Panic is a minigame in Mario Power Tennis. It takes place in DK Jungle Court.
Gameplay
The object is for the character to stop Klaptraps, which are climbing on a wooden board, from popping any DK balloons. There are three Klaptrap colors, from slowest to fastest: green, red, and blue. Every Klaptrap follows an electric current of the same color. To change it, one must hit a vine panel to divert a Klaptrap to an empty space. Hitting a Klaptrap three times causes it to fall off the board, and the player's character earns a point. The minigame ends once the character has hit knocked out the required number of Klaptraps.
Difficulty levels
The following are the difficulty levels and their conditions in the Nintendo GameCube version:
- Panic (Easy): Protect two red balloons from 10 Klaptraps.
- Super Panic (Normal): Protect three blue balloons from 20 Klaptraps.
- Ultra-Hyper Panic (Hard): Protect four yellow balloons from 30 Klaptraps.
- Balloon Panic Challenge (Bonus): Protect four green balloons from a horde of Klaptraps. The minigame continues only until a Klaptrap pops a balloon.
In the New Play Control! version, four balloons have to be protected from Klatraps, regardless of difficulty setting.
