A MONKEY ON A MISSION

There's some serious monkey business going on, and Aiai's the monkey to get to the bottom of it in this ballsy new platform adventure. With feuding kingdoms and monstrous Naysayers sucking the joy from Monkey World, Aiai's got his work cut out. But once he's on a roll, there's no stopping this monkey and his unbelievable balls!

New ball abilities - magically transform your balls - make them stick, bounce, speed, hover, float, tether, scale walls, glide and become invisible.

5 unique worlds - explore Jungle Island, Moonhaven, Monkitropolis, Kongri-la and Zootopia, each brought to life in stunning detail.

Classic Monkey Ball gameplay - revel in legendary Monkey Ball gameplay as Aiai and the gang tackle 50 challenging new ball-balancing puzzles.

Multiplayer party games - take on your friends in Bounce, Tag and Cannon, 3 outrageous new games that join all your beloved favourites.

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Back of Case - PlayStation 2 (Australia)

A MONKEY ON A MISSION

There's some serious monkey business going on, and Aiai's the monkey to get to the bottom of it in this ballsy new platform adventure. With feuding kingdoms and monstrous Naysayers sucking the joy from Monkey World, Aiai's got his work cut out. But once he's on a roll, there's no stopping this monkey and his unbelievable balls!

New ball abilities - magically transform your balls - make them stick, bounce, speed, hover, float, tether, scale walls, glide and become invisible.

5 unique worlds - explore Jungle Island, Moonhaven, Monkitropolis, Kongri-la and Zootopia, each brought to life in stunning detail.

Classic Monkey Ball gameplay - revel in legendary Monkey Ball gameplay as Aiai and the gang tackle 50 challenging new ball-balancing puzzles.

Multiplayer party games - take on your friends in Bounce, Tag and Cannon, 3 outrageous new games that join all your beloved favourites.

PSP™(PlayStation®Portable) exclusive features - wireless multiplayer games make for frantic fun. Plus exclusive puzzle levels, a card trading game and, for the first time, find out why the chimps are in balls!

PSP™(PlayStation®Portable) to PlayStation®2 connectivity - continue saved games across platforms and unlock a bonus character.

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Back of Case - PSP (Australia)

Roll on with Sega's Spherical Simian Saga

Sega boldly recreates its classic franchise.Super Monkey Ball Adventure drops AiAi and company into Monearth for a sprawling adventure that rolls through jungles, cities and the bottom of the ocean.Features* Three modes: Story, Challenge and multiplayer Party * Six party games: Monkey Target, Monkey Tag, Monkey Cannon, Monkey Bounce, Monkey Race and Monkey Fight * Meet 50+ characters, 20+ of whom are playable in party games. * 10 Ball Abilities. Morph your Monkey Ball via "chants" (actually button combos) into a floating Wood Ball, climbing Sticky Ball, vanishing Invisiball and more

Trouble in Prehensile ParadiseOn tropical Jungle Island, AiAi meets Princess Deedee (who hails from neon-lit Monkitropolis) and Prince Abeabe (ruler of the underwater city of Kongri-la). Things aren't all sugar-and-spice between these star-crossed lovers, though, as their marriage is imperiled by a Romeo and Juliet-like feud between their respective kingdoms. Even worse: Misunderstanding and suspicion have led to the rise of The Naysayers, gloomy killjoys who are sucking the joy from the Monkey World like King Kong with a giant straw.To reconcile the feuding sides, AiAi must travel to Jungle Island, Monkitropolis, Kongri-La and two other Monkey realms, Moonhaven (a monkey-made city above the clouds) and Zootopia (a theme park world). His goal, for which he must undertake more than 60 quests: to help citizens and defeat the Naysayers. And it just wouldn’t be a Super Monkey Ball game without plenty of bananas to collect and timed Monkey Puzzles to solve, would it?Let's Party, DudeBesides returning favorites like Monkey Fight, Super Monkey Ball Adventure boasts three brand-new party games for up to four players. All's fair in love, war and balloon-grabbing in Monkey Tag. The goal in Monkey Bounce is to claim territory by hopping on floating block grids. In Monkey Castle, players build stone forts, then try to knock over rivals' forts by launching monkeys from cannons.Bottom LineLaunch title Super Monkey Ball was one of the first big hits on the Nintendo GameCube. This year's DS Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll is a blast, too. In Super Monkey Ball Adventure, the developers have done a splendid job of recreating those terrific Super Monkey Ball mechanics while greatly opening up the simians' world. The enhanced Party Mode and bright, colorful graphics add appeal to this audacious expansion of the sunny series.

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www.nintendo.com - GameCube

Super Monkey Ball Adventure Fact Sheet

All New Worlds. All New Parties. All New Adventure

The hit Super Monkey Ball series rolls onto the Nintendo GameCube™, Sony PlayStation® 2, and the Sony PSP™ this Spring in the all new Super Monkey Ball Adventure. For the first time in the series, Super Monkey Ball Adventure will deliver a dynamic story-driven platform adventure in addition to the classic party games and racing elements that made the franchise famous.

What's New* 3 Gameplay Modes: Super Monkey Ball Adventure includes a full Story Mode for the first time in the franchise that creates a true adventure experience. The Story Mode, combined with the Challenge Mode and Party Mode, provides players a high level of replay value and varied gameplay for an addictively fun gaming experience.

• All New Characters: Over 60 new characters will guide players along their quest to restore peace between two feuding monkey kingdoms.

• Proven Gameplay: Virtually any player can easily pick up this game for hours of enjoyment. The existing fan base will relish in all new puzzle levels, characters, and party games, while new comers will be attracted to the simple yet addictive gameplay style.

• Exclusive PSP Features: The PSP sku will include bonus levels, download capability, exclusive spells, exclusive party games, camera capture capability, and a special look into the future history of the Monkey Kingdom.

Key Features* The all new story mode wraps players in a true platform adventure all in the name of saving the monkey marriage of the century.

• 60 new characters guide players through 5 new kingdoms.

• 5 party games including classic Super Monkey Ball favorites Monkey Race, Monkey Fight, Monkey Bowling, and Monkey Golf. Two new exclusive games including Monkey Castles and Monkey Pinball.

• Up to 4 players can battle it out in Party Mode either as a turn based game or a split screen experience.

• 50 new puzzle levels keep the gameplay fresh and fast.

• All new spell casting ability allows players to morph their monkey ball, cleverly using their newfound powers to progress through the game. These spells will be vital for the monkey's success.

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Press release (26th January 2006)

SEGA ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW SUPER MONKEY BALL ADVENTURE

**Enter a New Monkey Ball World with Aiai and the Super Monkey Ball Gang

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (January 26th, 2006)** - SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd today announced an exciting new direction for the Super Monkey Ball franchise. Super Monkey Ball progresses to the next level with a story based platform style of gameplay that develops upon the previous puzzle game mode available in Monkey Ball games. Super Monkey Ball Adventure hits the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system Q3 2006 offering players an all new monkey experience!

Adventurers will discover that in Super Monkey Ball Adventure their monkey balls now have a whole host of new abilities, including sticking to walls, hovering and the ability to become invisible. Super Monkey Ball Adventure also contains 50 new puzzle levels and six new party games to challenge gamers of all ages. Players can select Aiai, Meemee, Gongon, or Baby to adventure their way through five different Monkey Ball Kingdoms to complete quests by solving puzzles and ultimately uniting the feuding Monkey Kingdoms.

"Super Monkey Ball Adventure takes the franchise in a new creative direction with a Story Mode and new monkey ball abilities" said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Now Monkey Ball fans can enjoy the mini games that made the franchise famous as well as adventure through a fresh new world that can only exist in the Monkey Ball universe."

The original Monkey Ball characters of Aiai, Meemee, Gongon & Baby are back. They are joined by a host of new characters, including a Prince and Princess, who are being kept apart by a feud between their kingdoms. The couple run away to Jungle Island where they enlist the help of the Super Monkey Ball gang, to unite the feuding Monkey Kingdoms and defeat the Naysayers who have sucked all the joy from the Monkey Ball world.

Key Features:* All-new platform adventure style of Super Monkey Ball game * Five Monkey Ball kingdoms each with their own quests * 50 new and original puzzle games * New characters to meet and help * Three brand new party games and three classic favourites * New Monkey Ball abilities including - sticky, wood, hovering, boxing and invisible * PSP exclusive features including WiFi multiplayer functions and a new trading card game

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is set to release in Q3 2006 on PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube & PSP.

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Press release (26th January 2006)

Super Monkey Ball Adventure™

Platform: PlayStation 2, PSP, Gamecube

Category: Action Adventure

Developer: Traveller’s Tales

Release: June 2006

Game Overview & Story

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is the first genuinely narrative driven Super Monkey Ball title that offers a story driven adventure game style as well as the classic puzzle based games.

On Jungle Island Aiai meets Princess Deedee of Monkitropolis and Prince Abeabe of Kongri-la, star-crossed lovers whose marriage is hampered by a feud that exists between their respective kingdoms. The Monkey Ball world is plagued by misunderstanding and suspicion, which has led to the rise of The Naysayers, gloomy creatures who are sucking the joy from the Monkey World.

Aiai is asked to reconcile the feuding Monkey Kingdoms and to do this he must travel to all five Monkey realms, helping people and defeating Naysayers in an effort to spread joy and remove prejudice and fear.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure takes place in a persistent world in which puzzles and quests are spread throughout. Classic Super Monkey Ball gameplay is bolstered by a chant system that grants new abilities to the Ball. The party games and puzzle trays also appear and ensure that the bold new direction for Super Monkey Ball also has links to the franchises successful heritage.

Key Features* A bold re-invention of a classic franchise. Super Monkey Ball has moved beyond its puzzle-based roots to offer a more narrative driven and popular explorative style of gameplay.

• PSP Exclusive Features. Game sharing allows for wireless multiplayer party games. The PSP version also offers an exclusive card trading game and will reveal the secrets of the Super Monkey Ball back-story

• New Ball Abilities. 10 new ball abilities accessed via an innovative chant system - sticky, bounce, speed, hover, wood, tether, scalar, glide, boxing and invisible.

• A host of Monkey Characters. Throughout your travels you will meet over 50 Monkeys who you can help and learn from, over 20 of which will feature as playable characters in the party games.

• Classic Party Games boosted by new additions. All the favourite party games from the classic Super Monkey Ball titles are present alongside 3 new additions – Monkey Tag where you have to get ballons any way you can, Monkey Bounce which is a brand new puzzle game including an array of power ups and Castle, a frantic 4 player destruction game that demands tactics, skill and of course luck!

• 5 Unique Worlds. Jungle Island, Moonhaven (a city above the clouds), Zootopia (a Theme Park world), Monkeytropolis (a big, dark city whose main industry is noise making) and Kongri-la (an under water city) offer over 60 quests and 50 puzzle trays to test and delight in equal measure

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Press release (10th May 2006)

Super Monkey Ball Adventure Website Swings Onto The Net

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is out for PS2, PSP and GameCube on 30 June! And to make sure everyone’s ready to go ape for it on the day we’ve launched a brilliant new website.

Visit www.supermonkeyballadventure.com now for stunning views of a game that’s set to add a whole new dimension to the world-famous Monkey Ball series.

There you’ll find a barrel-load of new screenshots, movies, downloads and information - and check back very soon for a web game that’ll have your fingers dancing on your keyboard for hours…

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Press release (19th May 2006)

Story driven adventure melded with the classic puzzle based style of Super Monkey Ball.

• Ten new ball abilities - sticky, bounce, speed, hover, wood, tether, scalar, glide, boxing and invisible
• All the classic party games from previous Super Monkey Ball titles are present alongside 3 new additions – Monkey Tag, Monkey Bounce and Castle

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uk.playstation.com

Time for more monkey madness with the Super Monkey Ball gang on PlayStation 2

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is the first Super Monkey Ball game to offer a story driven adventure game style as well as the classic puzzle based games. On Jungle Island Aiai meets Princess Deedee of Monkitropolis and Prince Abeabe of Kongri-la, star-crossed lovers whose marriage is hampered by a feud that exists between their respective kingdoms. The Monkey Ball world is plagued by misunderstanding and suspicion, which has led to the rise of The Naysayers, gloomy creatures who are sucking the joy from the Monkey World.

Aiai is asked to reconcile the feuding Monkey Kingdoms and to do this he must travel to five Monkey realms packed with over 60 quests and 50 puzzle trays, helping people and defeating Naysayers in an effort to spread joy and remove prejudice and fear.

• New Ball Abilities. 10 new ball abilities accessed via an innovative chant system - sticky, bounce, speed, hover, wood, tether, scaler, glide, boxing and invisible
• A host of Monkey Characters. Throughout your travels you will meet over 50 monkeys who you can help and learn from, over 20 of which will feature as playable characters in the party games
• Classic Party Games boosted by three new additions - Monkey Tag, Monkey Bounce and Castle

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www.playstation.com