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*''This article is about the minigame in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''. For other uses, see [[Balloon (disambiguation)]].''

[[File:Balloons-Arcade-R3HH-PC-TitleScreen.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The title screen of Balloons]]

{{quote|text=The [[Hoodlum]]s love traveling by [[balloon]]. It's exotic, it's sporty and it weeds out the clumsier soldiers ...|sign=In-game description|source=[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]}}

'''Balloons''' is the seventh of the nine minigames which can be unlocked and played in every version of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. It is unlocked by earning 155,000 points.  

This minigame takes place in the seas of the [[Glade of Dreams]], probably in [[the Looming Sea]]. The main goal is to help [[Rayman]] reach the top of [[Globox]]'s ship by jumping [[balloon]] by [[balloon]] while refilling the red bar with [[Jewel|jewels]] and not falling into the sea. The control method is the same as in regular gameplay in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. The red bar represents [[Rayman]]'s health that slowly decreases as time passes. To refill the red bar, the player must catch the [[Jewel|jewels]] scattered around the landscape: the yellow [[Jewel|jewels]] refill a little of the red bar, the red [[Jewel|jewels]] refill more of the red bar than the yellow ones, and the green [[Jewel|jewels]] refill a lot more of the red bar than all the previous ones. [[Rayman]] can also find two types of [[Laser-Washing Powder|Laser-Washing Powders]] that will help him during the path: the [[Throttle Copter]] and the [[Lockjaw]], both working in the very same way as in regular gameplay of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''. If the red bar gets completely empty or [[Rayman]] falls to the sea, the player loses the minigame immediately. The yellow bar represents the remaining distance to reach the top of [[Globox]]'s ship, that slowly gets reduced as the player gets closer to it. [[Globox]] can be seen in the prow of the ship with his arms outstretched. This is a reference to the movie ''Titanic''. The player wins when the yellow bar is completely empty and [[Rayman]] reaches the top of the ship.

<td valign="top">[[File:Balloons-Arcade-R3HH-PC-YellowGem.jpg|thumb|320px|The yellow [[jewel]]s refill the red bar a little.]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[File:Balloons-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Lockjaw.jpg|thumb|320px|The [[Lockjaw]] combat fatigue is one of the [[Laser-Washing Powder|Laser-Washing Powders]] found in Balloons.]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[File:Balloons-Arcade-R3HH-PC-ThrottleCopter.jpg|thumb|320px|The [[Throttle Copter]] combat fatigue is one of the [[Laser-Washing Powder|Laser-Washing Powders]] found in Balloons.]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[File:Balloons-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Globox.jpg|thumb|320px|In the end of the minigame, [[Globox]] can be seen at the prow, striking a pose that references the film ''Titanic''.]]</td>

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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6KQdQodFvg Balloons playthrough at YouTube (PC version)]