Barunba

{{Short description|1990 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| developer = ZAP Corporation

| publisher = Namco

| image = File:Barunba_cover_art.jpg

| platforms = PC Engine, MSX2

| released = 1989 (Japan), 1990 (Europe)

| genre = Shoot 'em up

| modes = Single player}}

{{nihongo foot|Barunba|バルンバ|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a shoot 'em up video game released in 1990 by Namco for the NEC PC Engine console and the MSX2 computer line.{{cite web |title=Barunba - The PC Engine Software Bible |url=http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Barunba.htm |website=www.pcengine.co.uk |access-date=27 July 2024}} {{cite web |title=Barunba (1990) - Moby Games |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/20173/barunba/ |website=Moby Games |access-date=1 April 2025}}

It received positive reviews from European gaming magazines at the time, with Aktueller Software Markt and Joystick noting its similarity to Mr. Heli and praising its gameplay and graphics.{{cite magazine |title=PC Engine |language=French |location=France |magazine=Joystick |date=July 1991 |page=72 |issue=71 |url=https://archive.org/details/joystickhs03/page/n71/mode/2up?q=barunba&view=theater |access-date=27 July 2024 |via=Archive.org}}{{cite magazine |title=Mr. Helis Grosser Bruder? |language=German |location=Germany |magazine=Aktueller Software Markt |date=August–September 1990 |page=73 |issue=1990/08–09 |url=https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1990.08-09/page/n71/mode/2up?q=barunba |access-date=27 July 2024 |via=Archive.org}}