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Super Monkey Ball

by Atari
Platform:   GameCube
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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Game Information

  • Platform:   GameCube
  • PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
  • Media: Video Game

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Product Features

  • Cute, simple, and powerfully addictive
  • Control a little monkey trapped inside a transparent ball
  • Tilt the floor to roll the ball toward the goal
  • Easy to learn, difficult to master
  • 1-4 players

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  • ASIN: B000060OBX
  • Release Date: 3 May 2002
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,599 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Super Monkey Ball does exactly what it says on the box: it features a monkey, in a ball, and it is absolutely super. This rather odd game is similar to the classic Marble Madness, except that instead of controlling a marble through a maze-like course you control the course and must tilt and rotate it to get the cheeky little simian to the exit.

Ironically, the Gamecube's best launch game is also its least impressive graphically. It's not ugly, by any means, but the graphics are mostly purely functional and subservient to the gameplay. It may sound simple and repetitive but Super Monkey Ball is pretty much the dictionary definition of addictive, perfectly balancing the intense frustration at failing to complete a course with the absolute desire to have "just one more go". To make matters worse the later courses are so fiendishly difficult it' s as if Beelzebub himself has risen up from hell and designed a puzzle game.

The single player mode is maddeningly addictive, but it's the four-player larks, either on the standard puzzle courses or through a bunch of wacky mini-games including monkey bowling and monkey fight, that mark Super Monkey Ball as a true gaming classic. Its lack of showy graphics may unfairly limit it to cult status--just make sure you're part of the cult.--David Jenkins



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The essential GameCube title.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Can I have my life back?, 1 Jul 2002
This game stole my life for quite some time. The concept of the main game is very simple, and I got some very strange looks from my friends when I tried to explain why I was hooked - moving a monkey in a ball round a maze doesn't seem the most amazing game concept ever. But it works. Even though the levels themselves aren't that big, you'll find yourself playing them over and over in order to get the highest scores, and you get a real sense of satisfaction when you manage to crack some of the more difficult courses.

As to the mini/party games, I especially enjoyed the monkey golf and monkey target (a mini version of pilot wings), and they are lots of fun when you have your mates round.

The main beauty of this game is how simple it is to control and to pick up, as opposed to some games. My girlfriend (who hates playing console games) picked this up very quickly, and was hooked as well.

The only reason for not buying this game is that you have other things to do in your life. But if you do buy it, you probably won't care about them anyway.

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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Super monkey Ball - Originality personified, 13 Mar 2002
Like many sega games before it (such as Chu-Chu Rocket),Super monkey ball is insanely addicitve as well as frustratingly difficult at times. The main concept of Super Monkey Ball is to guide your monkey, which is encased inside of a ball, towards the "goal" on the level. Unlike any other platfrom game before it, the player moves the whole platform, to move your little monkey around the level. The controls are instantly intuititve, and are ideally suited to the gamecube controller. The game has a good learning curve, with the early levels being relatively easy for the casual gamer, becoming increasingly hard up to the 'Expert' level, which can cause premature hair loss!
The game aslo has many mini games such as monkeypool, monkeygolf and monkeybowling, which could be games themselves. However where this game shines is multiplayer mode, where with a few freinds over you can play the "party" games for hours on end. Super Monkey Ball is one of the most original games ever made,and has sold surprisingly well in the U.S.
This game should come with a health warning, you could go days with out seeing sunlight.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Monkey + Ball = Genius!, 27 Nov 2003
By Tom Robinson (Norwich, Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
  
While the launch titles Rogue Squadron II and Luigi’s Mansion naturally dominated gamers’ minds in May 2002, one title from Sega didn’t see the same limelight. After playing Super Monkey Ball for myself however, I believe it should have.

If you were a fan of Marble Madness during the 8-bit saga of computer games, you will love this game. If you’ve never heard of Marble Madness, you will still love this game. Sega has duplicated the innovative structure, challenging depth and addictive gameplay of the ball rolling puzzle game in a wacky Japanese manner that is fun for all ages. That’s right, even adults (who are attracted to Nintendo’s “kiddie appeal” like vegetarians to beef) have suddenly become allies to GameCube because of this game.

The basic premise of the Main Game is this. You’re a monkey in a ball (obviously) and must navigate your way through stages suspending in the air to a blue goal, where upon passing through you are transported to a slightly more challenging stage with exactly the same principal. There are 4 monkeys to choose from, AiAi, MeeMee, Baby and GonGon (although no individual characteristics are carried with each character), after which three difficulty levels await you; Beginner (10 stages), Advanced (30 stages) and Expert (50 stages). The camera follows the ball in a third-person mode, yet the board actually tilts to move your ball and not the monkey. It seems daunting at first but due to the camera mode and the control sticks sensitivity, you have precise and complete control over your ball.

Score Points are given for stages you can successfully complete, and depending on the time remaining, depends on how generous your total is. If you are daring enough to take a more difficult route to green/red warp goals, not only are several stages skipped but your Score Points bonus skyrockets as well. You can collect bananas during stages too (what is a monkey game without bananas?) which not only act like coins in Mario (100 = 1UP) but also contribute points towards your total score. The only direct reward is seeing your name in the rankings list, but as an additional extra, Play Points are accumulated too (used to unlock the games’ extra features).

So, as long as you reach the goals without falling off and before the time limit runs out, you would think there is nothing to worry about. This would be the case if the game weren’t so fiendishly difficult. For its kiddie appearance, I seriously doubt the kiddies themselves would be able to complete the game in their 1st attempt…make that their 1st 500 attempts. Beginner is self-explanatory, Advanced has very difficult moments, but with repetitive trial and error are easy to overcome. The amount of time you will spend ripping your hair out/throwing your controller at the television/cursing words you never even knew existed, whilst playing Expert mode…it just cannot be stressed enough. Players have been praying for a modern game with retro difficulty since the jump to 3D, yet their prayers have been answered with a game that seems impossible to complete.

Due to the difficulty setting, this game may put off players used to graphically stunning games which only take extremely minuscule portions of their gaming life to complete. However, due to the difficulty setting, this game may attract players who are looking for the greatest gaming challenge of their lives. You will come across something that literally looks impossible and you will definitely fail on the 1st, 2nd, even 100th attempt of it too. But the feeling of achievement when finally completing a level, where it’s difficult to stay on let alone reach the goal in time, and after attempting it 100 times previously, is just overwhelmingly brilliant. The more you hate a particular stage, the more you will love yourself when it’s finally conquered.

Eventually, the single player mode will become tiring if completed or not (and I don’t blame you for giving up if that’s the case) so it’s good to see a multiplayer mode as well. This thankfully doesn’t require the skills and timing of the main game, but does require at least one friend to share it with. Which is a great shame if you’re a loner, as you’re missing out on a fantastic multiplayer experience that screams replay value with bright flashing lights. Three Party games are available to begin with: Money Race, Monkey Target and Monkey Fight, yet three Mini games can be unlocked by the Play Points you collect: Monkey Billiards, Monkey Bowling and Monkey Golf. They are simple games, but are simply designed to have barrels of fun with a group of friends, particularly Monkey Fight (Monkey + Ball + Giant Boxing Glove!).

Despite the imaginative aspect of it, Super Monkey Ball does flaw (hey, nothing is perfect). The game’s graphics looks a little plain, particularly the game's backgrounds, such as distant mountainous landscapes or endless nighttime space with a random fast food restaurant floating about. It is limited scenery used too often. The graphics are colourful and generally pleasant to look at but they’re no Soul Calibur II. The redundant soundtrack is another problem too as the constant techno beat hardly ever varies. Not that they are bad tunes, but your own CD collection will probably give you greater listening pleasure. If you can't try look past these minor grumbles, then you are not trying hard enough.

Easy to play yet difficult to master, Super Monkey Ball is a complex extravaganza of multiplayer and single player gaming that will leave you stuck to your television for quite a while.

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1.0 out of 5 stars what a pathetic waste of money
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super Monkey Ball rocks!
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4.0 out of 5 stars WANT TO READ A PROPER REVIEW? READ THIS!!!!
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