As we press the Start button we select the difficulty level among beginner (10 rounds of practice), normal and panic (for experts only). Second choise: the main character. Four are available, each having their own peculiarities: DonTacos carries double harpoon; PinkLeopard can't be affected by dynamite, ice and enemies. CapitainHog carries a power wire; ShielaTheThief can shoot at 45° angles.

Game concept is quite simple: using our weapons (at first an hook which can be shot vertically) we'll have to destroy all the balls which bounce around the screen - we'll loose a life by being hit by a balloon.
As we hit a huge ball, it splits into two smaller ones. Smaller balls bounce lower than when they were bigger, causing much confusion around the game screen. Smallest balls won't be divided if hit: they'll simply explode. Each ball is worth 100 to 3200 points.

While shooting balls we can go hunting for a lot of bonus items; some giving extra points, others affect the gameplay itself (examples: time stop, increase available time, change weapon, bomb balloons destroying everything in their explosion range). There are also useful yellow balloons make all balls explode, making the round clear. Dynamite makes all large balloons explode and split into the smallest ones - causing a great chaos!
Many bonuses are hidden inside of bricks and platforms, which must be hit to release them. Not all platforms and bricks can be destroyed though!

Want more chaos? OK, what about animals and helicopters around the screen? Each disturbs us in their own manner: for example the dog bites our character's pants, slowing down his movements! Each enemy can be hurt by any weapon brought by our hero.
Let's talk about difficulty levels.
Beginner: simplified version of the Normal level and it is composed of ten rounds, each having a brief animated introduction.

Normal: we'll have to win a collection of paintings, getting them as you clear rounds; one painting per each three rounds; each round having a certain time limit. We can win a bonus life by getting a heart marked "1UP" or reaching a certain score.
Panic: here's no time limit at all, but ballonns will appear with no rest, falling down from the top of the screen; there are no platforms at all: just our hero and a lot of balloons! Sometimes yellow and bomb balloons appear... but then again normal ones begin falling down again and again...