Balloonatic (minigame)

Balloonatic is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 7. The minigame's name is a portmanteau of the words "balloon" and "lunatic."

Introduction
The opening clip shows the solo player flying towards a boat, while the team players are firing their cannons at the solo player, with no cannonball actually hitting the single player.

Gameplay
The goal of the solo player is to survive the onslaught of cannonballs that are fired by the team of three. The goal of the team of three is to hit the solo player's balloons with their cannons. The solo player flies a hot air balloon, while the team players fire their cannons from a boat at sea. The team players win if they shoot all the solo player's balloons. The solo player wins if they survive for 30 seconds.

Ending
If the solo player wins, they will land safely on a small island, with the losing team of three nowhere to be seen. If the team players win, they will celebrate while the solo player is being carried off by the water.

Solo (1 player)

 * – Move
 * – Ascend

Group (3 players)

 * – Move target
 * – Fire

In-game text

 * Rules – "One player flies a hot-air balloon and tries to dodge incoming fire. The other 3 attempt to bring him down!"
 * Advice – "Move the hot-air balloon up and down as much as possible to make yourself harder to hit."