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Genre Perspective Gameplay Interface Setting |
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
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User Reviews
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 |
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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