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

Game Zero	GameCube	Dec, 2001	23.5 out of 25	94
NGC Magazine	GameCube	Dec, 2001	92 out of 100	92
GameSpy	GameCube	Nov 20, 2001	91 out of 100	91
GamePro (US)	GameCube	Nov 16, 2001	4.5 out of 5	90
Gamereactor (Sweden)	GameCube	May 08, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Gaming Target	GameCube	Apr 19, 2002	8.8 out of 10	88
64 Power / big.N / N Games	GameCube	Sep, 2001	86 out of 100	86
Bright Hub	GameCube	Nov 24, 2008		80
Game Informer Magazine	GameCube	Nov, 2001	7.75 out of 10	78
Jeuxvideo.com	GameCube	Jun 04, 2002	15 out of 20	75

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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