![]() ![]() This really helps with control and turning on the spot is now much easier than it ever was in the originals. More refreshing, however, is that your can now control the camera angle with the right joystick. It works, but you'll have to reset your muscle memory a bit. This results in some levels which were dead easy one shots with your eyes closed on the originals being frustratingly difficult, and interestingly vice versa in some instances. ![]() That can't be replicated (anyone who's played SMB Deluxe will know what I mean), as a result the controls feel more "loose" and slightly more wayward in places such as when you need to go in a dead straight line. However, a big part of this was down to the Nintendo GameCube's octagonal joystick. One of the best things about the originals was how intuitive the controls were and how natural it felt too play. The controls, however, are probably the biggest difference compared to the originals. ![]() The announcer is different though and it's a shame Brian Matt's lines were cut and re-recorded. The monkey voices are ok, nothing to write home about. The sounds are a bit of a mixed bag, the new theme actually sounds very good and fits well. Anyone who hasn't played the originals for some time will be pleasantly surprised by the looks of the game - the colours really pop. Banana mania does a lot of good by giving the old games a fresh coat of paint, bumping up the resolution to HD and maintaining that sweet sweet 60fps (most of the time). They are great games then and they still are today. Banana Mania also offers a ton of content for its price point, and players are guaranteed to find something to love.I've been a fan of SMB 1 and 2 since they launched over be 20 years ago. The package captures the fun and challenge of the first two games, while also including new content that makes it feel fresh. If you missed these back in 2001, then you should definitely check them out now.Īs a fan of Super Monkey Ball since 2001, I found myself really happy with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. It’s simple, arcade fun that anyone can enjoy and perfectly suited to a system like a Switch where you can easily get in a couple of stages while on a bus ride or lunch break. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is just a fantastic game. Aside from the Minigames, the full-fledged story mode from Super Monkey Ball 2 will also be returning, play levels that linearly increase in difficulty, with Story cinematics interspersed in-between, cheer on Ai Ai and his friends as they try to thwart the plans of Dr. ![]() Spend your bananas to unlock cool cosmetics like costumes, accessories, and of course new Monkeys Ai Ai, Mee Mee, Doctor, Gon Gon, Baby, and Yan Yan including brand new cross over characters as well Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza, Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog, Hello Kitty, etc.All twelve of Super Monkey Ball 2’s Multiplayer Party games will be returning for Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Monkey Bowling, Monkey Baseball, Monkey Racing, Monkey Soccer, and much more!.Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania will combine together three monkey ball games in one Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and the bonus levels Super Monkey Ball Deluxe adding up together to more than 300 challenging levels in total.Super Monkey Ball’s puzzles are all about precision and resourcefulness, while you cannot control your Monkey Ball you can move it by tilting the level itself, the goal of each level is to get to the finish line as fast as you can but you can also collect bananas on your way to unlocking new cosmetics and other goodies. Revisit the Super Monkey Ball franchise all-time classic Game Cube games compiled together and modernized for modern systems, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio the original developers behind the franchise who later on made the Yakuza series. ![]()
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