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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is an action game by Sega releasing in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. It is an enhanced remaster of the first games in the Super Monkey Ball series.
Gameplay[]
The game is played by controlling the stage to bring the player character across a set of floating platforms to reach the goal and progress to the next stage. The game features the 300 stages from across Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe and the 12 minigames from Deluxe. The game supports gyro controls on top of the normal stick controls.
There are also a number of new modes introduced in this remake including a Golden Banana mode, in which players have to collect all the bananas in a stage to progress, a Reverse mode, in which the starting point and goalposts are reversed, a mission mode and a time attack mode. The game also features local cooperative multiplayer, A number of accessibility features have been added, including the jumping mechanic from Banana Blitz, a slow motion feature and an optimal path guide.
Playable Characters[]
Only the first six characters are playable in the party minigames and features customization with accessories from unlocks and DLC.
- AiAi
- MeeMee
- Baby
- GonGon
- YanYan
- Doctor
- Jam
- Jet
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tails
- Beat (Jet Set Radio)
- Kiryu Kazama
- Morgana (DLC)
- Game Gear (Sega Legends DLC)
- Sega Saturn (Sega Legends DLC)
- Dreamcast (Sega Legends DLC)
Development[]
Following the release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD and the support from the fans, the staff began talking about creating the next Super Monkey Ball game. According to director and producer Masao Shirosaki, they received a lot of feedback from the fans on how they "wanted original Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 remakes," citing that had it not been for the voices of those fans, Banana Mania would never have come to be. The addition of support features was included to not make the game too difficult for players who have never played a Super Monkey Ball game. However, the development team did not want to change the structure of stages as they felt returning players might feel it would be an entirely different game from the originals.
Reception[]
Upon release, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
External links[]
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania at GameFAQs
| Super Monkey Ball series | |
|---|---|
| Main series | Super Monkey Ball • 2 • Jr. • Touch & Roll • Adventure • Banana Blitz • Step & Roll • 3D • Banana Mania |
| Related | Sega • Amusement Vision • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |