![]() Here’s the catch though that series is not only fantastic, but the latest entry, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, is up there with the best of them. #Super monkey ball banana mania developer series Following our preview of the game, here is our full review.īanana Mania is split into a bunch of modes, with more modes within those modes. Look, it’s a bit of a mess, but there is a lot of content here. Main Mode contains the story, and as the core concept I so eloquently described earlier would imply, it’s a little bit bananas (awful pun intended). The story plays out like a Saturday morning cartoon with a bunch of monkeys watching the insanity chug along. It’s pure nonsense, but it looks good, it’s charming as all hell, and it gives you ample reason to jump in a ball and fall into the abyss.Īnd fall you will – you can hold me to that. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is nut-crackingly difficult (monkeys eat nuts, right?). Don’t let the razzle-dazzle, whimsy, and opening couple stages fool you. Banana Mania is old-school arcade action, and it will kick you in the teeth and demand you retry over, and over again. #Super monkey ball banana mania developer fullĮach world has its stage themes and assortment of gimmicks, but there is way too much variety to ever feel comfortable within a stage, let alone a full world. One moment you could be zooming down a half-pipe, making crazy turns and nabbing some potassium, the next you could be hurtling through portals and catapulting hundreds of feet in the air. Failure is a certainty but the game is lightning fast no matter the outcome. If you win, well the stage was probably under 10 seconds long. If you lose, no biggie, the game instantly restarts the stage for you. Just enough time to slot a quid into the docket in an old arcade cab.Īs difficult as Monkey Ball can be, it’s rarely unfair. This is entirely down to how tuned the controls are. Dead zones, input lag, and other little niggles make it a pain to use if developers don’t put the effort in. Banana Mania is tighter than my pre-pandemic jeans. The tiniest of motion is instantly recognized giving you absolute control over every aspect of your monkey friend. You’ll need it as well – let’s just say rolling a balled monkey across a tightrope ain’t easy – but in this game, it’s fair. ![]() What made Banana Mania – all Monkey Ball games – tick for me, is the juxtaposed desires of the player, and the expectations of the game. Because the game is hard, going slow makes sense. Monkey Ball doesn’t want you to ponderously progress through its stages, however, so there is a timer.įailing is a knife to the soul, so taking your time makes sense. Going slow is fine, but being overly cautious will land you a bitter defeat. The timer is more than just a patient guillotine, though. It’s there to push players to go faster, break records and experiment with the game’s level-tilting gameplay. Mastering the stage, your movement, and the laws of physics themselves can lead to some insane moments of gameplay that, to a newbie, may look impossible or game-breaking, but turns out it’s absolutely repeatable and intended. #Super monkey ball banana mania developer seriesĬhallenge, depth, stress, and fun all come together in perfect harmony.#Super monkey ball banana mania developer full. ![]()
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