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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (Switch)

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Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Game Details: Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure. Roll through
Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure. Roll through wondrous worlds with AiAi and friends as you race to stop monkey mad scientist Dr. Bad-Boon from blowing up Jungle Island! Join the all-star monkey team of AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, YanYan and Doctor as you bounce, tilt, and roll your way across hundreds of delightfully crafted levels and mazes. It’s monkey business for the gang - play solo or with friends as you take down Dr. Bad-BoonGo Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure. Roll through wondrous worlds with AiAi and friends as you race to stop monkey mad scientist Dr. Bad-Boon from blowing up Jungle Island! Join the all-star monkey team of AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, YanYan and Doctor as you bounce, tilt, and roll your way across hundreds of delightfully crafted levels and mazes. It’s monkey business for the gang - play solo or with friends as you take down Dr. Bad-Boon and steal back your beloved bananas!
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The ultimate Super Monkey Ball Experience – More than 300 stages from Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2 and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.
Go Bananas with 12 fun minigames including Monkey Racing, Monkey Soccer, Monkey Bowling, Monkey Baseball and much more!
Challenge your friends as you compete for top banana on the online leaderboards!
Assemble your all-star monkey team of up to 4 friends and work together to save Jungle Island with 4-player local co-op.
Immerse yourself in the Super Monkey Ball world with creative comic book-style story telling in Story Mode.
Want to be the coolest monkey on the block? Customize your character and Super Monkey Ball to make it your own!

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Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Genre(s): Party / Minigame Miscellaneous Compilation
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Rating: E10+
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Metascore Generally favorable reviews
21 Positive Ratings 75%
7 Mixed Ratings 25%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
100
Sep 29, 2021
"Yes, Banana Mania is essentially just the kind of Super Monkey Ball game that you'd expect. I just didn't realize how much I've missed this series. The single player levels present a challenging and creative experience, while the minigame offerings make this collection essential to anyone who likes to play local multiplayer." ... Read full review
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Sep 29, 2021
"As a fan of Super Monkey Ball since 2001, I found myself really happy with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. The package captures the fun and challenge of the first two games, while also including new content that makes it feel fresh. Banana Mania also offers a ton of content for its price point, and players are guaranteed to find something to love. Sometimes the difficulty level can get frustrating, and the Party Games could use some new options, but the game offers so much good, it's hard to complain. Whether you're a newcomer to the series or a fan from the beginning like me, I can't recommend this one enough." ... Read full review
80
Sep 29, 2021
"Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is the best attempt yet by Sega to get back to the brilliance that was the original games. While purists will still feel just a little off at the game's physics, everyone else probably won't notice. With the stack of party games, things to unlock and almost near infinite replayability, Banana Manaia will be something you return to repeatedly. We've all been begging for a remake of Super Monkey Ball. We've finally got, and while it's not perfect – really what is?" ... Read full review
80
Sep 29, 2021
"Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a bumper remaster package that has clearly been made with love by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. It contains all of the best levels from the series’ most beloved entries, a fleshed-out ranking system for the most ambitious players and a dozen party games to extend its lifespan. With cute crossover characters, rewarding puzzles and an absolutely banging soundtrack, you’d be foolish to skip this one if you’re yet to engage with the Super Monkey Ball franchise." ... Read full review
80
Oct 7, 2021
"Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a blast for veterans and newcomers, featuring plenty of appealing content, though I was slightly split on multiplayer. But with so much sheer monkey madness and unbridled fun, I’m very glad SEGA didn’t drop the ball." ... Read full review
75
Sep 29, 2021
"Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is just as fun and infuriating as I remember. It’s a content-complete package that celebrates the series. It can feel a bit too limited, with no online play or unlockable characters in minigames, but it’s still a unique experience you can’t get anywhere else." ... Read full review
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Oct 4, 2021
"Another sub-par remaster of Super Monkey Ball that ruins the precision and elegance of the originals and replaces it with janky, unpredictable controls and shoddy presentation." ... Read full review
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User Score Generally favorable reviews
15 Positive Ratings 68%
2 Mixed Ratings 9%
5 Negative Ratings 22%
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Inuyasha1
Oct 9, 2021
언럭키 소닉 느낌이 강함. 상당히 재밌는데 서유기의 손오공이 주인공인 모험게임
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koaladub24
Oct 13, 2021
This is undoubtedly the best SMB experience. Full with the challenges from the past og series, retouched graphics and the GOOD mechanics thatThis is undoubtedly the best SMB experience. Full with the challenges from the past og series, retouched graphics and the GOOD mechanics that BB-HD didn't hit, i recommend it for the whole Single and Multiplayer experience locally. Definitely will keep you attached or busy trying to complete all the levels. From a all-time SEGA and SMB average enjoyer. Expand
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Kevlarguy67
Oct 6, 2021
What can you say, it's monkey ball! Great levels, classic courses, and new content as well. My only problem, at some point I ran out ofWhat can you say, it's monkey ball! Great levels, classic courses, and new content as well. My only problem, at some point I ran out of levels, so I started over. Expand
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SuperkenGaming
Oct 15, 2021
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
This game will drive you bananas.
Super Monkey Ball is a collection of over 300 remastered stages from
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
This game will drive you bananas.
Super Monkey Ball is a collection of over 300 remastered stages from Supermonkey ball, supermonkeyball, 2 and super monkey ball deluxe.. howere unless im missing it you don’t get to specifically choose each game, its all merged into one giant package…
Theres a great amount of content here, from its story mode, to its charcters you can unlock from complete in game challenges, to mini games you can play with up to 4 players.
I loved banana blitz, so I was excited to go back and see how it all started.. and well.. it started with tears…
Banana Mania will have you raging.. this game is ridiculously frustrating to play through.. most courses in fact just seem down right unfair.. which is my biggest gripe with this game.. its more frustrating than it is fun.. I didn’t want to play over and over and over because I neverfelt like oh I almost had it, Instead I was mashing my head against the wall trying to get lucky… now there is a helper option here that highlights a path and you can make things go slowmo, which is very hepful in a handful of levels, but for the majority its pretty useless… thankfully you are able to spend your ocins on not only charcters, cosmetics, and even the ability to jump if youd like as there is no defaut jumping.. you can instead spend 2000 coints to skip a level… coins aren’t all too easy to come by though, this is about 8-10 levels completed worth of coins to be able to just skip one… and trust me yall, I was skipping… I was frustrated for most of my time here.. but I get it, that’s what monkey ball fans love, and to them I say – enjoy
Theresa also12 minigames you can play here again either solor or with up to 4 people.. from racing compelte with 12 tracks and item drops to minigolf, tennis, soccer.. and theyre okay.. nothing amazing here.. you may have fun for a day or two with a friend.. but you wont be itching to play.. as all the modes just have a weird clunkyness to them that never make them feel quite fair or enjoyable while playing..
Overall if you love punishing yourself, rolling a ball with a monkey inside through a hoop, youre in luck..
But if youre looking for some casual fun time, look elsewhere
I give Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
a 6.5/10
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deanparkr
Oct 16, 2021
Lots of content. Although seems to have some bugs and issues. Market Target doesn't work correctly. Some low frame rates on Switch especiallyLots of content. Although seems to have some bugs and issues. Market Target doesn't work correctly. Some low frame rates on Switch especially boiling pot levels which have steam effect. Otherwise party games are good. Monkey Golf is great. I hope they patch the broken Monkey Target. Expand
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D1st0rted
Oct 8, 2021
I hate that I have to review this game as a middle of the road game but it is. I’m sorry but the physics are so different from the originalsI hate that I have to review this game as a middle of the road game but it is. I’m sorry but the physics are so different from the originals in the main game and especially in the mini games. Seeing money target has never felt so off and is a huge shame as it was the main reason I wanted this remake so badly. Compared to the originals this game is a shame. But I guess compared to other recently money ball games it’s the best in years. Which says something about the franchise. Expand
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LosePoolBandage
Oct 14, 2021
Felt the need to create a Metacritic account so I could warn people how badly this game currently performs on Switch. I got the Digital DeluxeFelt the need to create a Metacritic account so I could warn people how badly this game currently performs on Switch. I got the Digital Deluxe edition and was able to play this on October 1st and was so excited. Sadly, it was so inconsistent in its framerate and glitchy that this is the first-ever game I've refunded. Even AiAi's face during the load screen is oddly in a low resolution. Other reviewers have complained that the game does not have the exact physics of the originals, but it's not like Sega promised a perfect recreation. What Sega did promise was 60 FPS on Switch during the main game, but obviously didn't deliver. If you want to play this on a console, play it on anything but the Switch, I expect it to perform better on a Playstation or Xbox device. Expand