Super Monkey Ball

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Description

You play as one of four monkeys, each one trapped inside a transparent ball. You are tasked with reaching the goal in each level by tilting the playing field, resulting in your monkey "rolling" forward or backward. Several obstacles lay in between your monkey and the goal, and a time limit means you can never spend too long on a given level. Bananas are found across the levels, which both contribute to your score and grant an extra life per 100 collected.

The three main difficulty levels are Beginner, Advanced, and Expert, each of which offers more maps to play and a greater challenge. EX and Master levels are unlocked by performing well on these maps. A Competition mode allows multiple players to play these levels simultaneously on a split screen.

There are also various mini-games for you to unlock, such as Monkey Billiards and Monkey Bowling.

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Alternate Titles

• "Monkey Ball" -- Arcade title
• "スーパーモンキーボール" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Genre: Rolling ball
• Launch title: GameCube (Japan)
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• Super Monkey Ball series

User Reviews

Sega bring us yet another brilliantly playable and original arcade game.	GameCube	Sycada (191)
Great multiplayer game, lacks story	GameCube	Da-Flea (33)

Critic Reviews

SegaFan.com	GameCube	Sep 17, 2002	9.4 out of 10	94
GameSpy	GameCube	Nov 20, 2001	91 out of 100	91
Nintendo Life	GameCube	Jan 02, 2006		90
Gamereactor (Sweden)	GameCube	May 08, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Gaming Target	GameCube	Apr 19, 2002	8.8 out of 10	88
IGN	GameCube	Nov 16, 2001	8.3 out of 10	83
Bright Hub	GameCube	Nov 24, 2008		80
Gamezone (Germany)	GameCube	Oct 05, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	GameCube	Nov, 2001	7.75 out of 10	78
Retroage	GameCube	Nov 13, 2009	7.7 out of 10	77

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Super Monkey Ball appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Bananas

The developers of Super Monkey Ball actually licensed the logo for Dole bananas for the bananas in game.

Product codes

For the Japanese and German releases of the game, a game media product code normally used for multi-disc games was used.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2001 – GameCube Action Game of the Year