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IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas called the game " a solid little adventure game " that stood out to him because of its improvements over the gameplay of the original Balloon Trip mode of Balloon Fight.

Although he found it to be " not mind-blowing, but it is fun and adds a bit of tension to things.

", he thought that Balloon Kid is " a nice little lost sequel from yesteryear that is pleasant to play through again for just three bucks.

" Mean Machines rated the game 51 %, describing it as " full of promise ", then adding that the repetitive gameplay and low difficulty caused the game to become boring.

They added that while the premise was interesting, they couldn't " help thinking that this is a mediocre game ".

Author Jeff Rovin in the book How to Win at Game Boy Games noted the gameplay as " novel " if repetitive after the second stage of the game, adding that regardless the game was entertaining for all ages, and " a worthy addition to the Game Boy library ", grading the game B.

The 3DS Virtual Console re-release of Balloon Kid was scored a 4 / 10 in a NintendoLife review.