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Super Monkey Ball (insert joke here)
posted by JCDenton (FREEDOM, NH) May 24, 2008
Member since Mar 2006
3 out of 4 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
If you're not familiar with the series, Super Monkey Ball combines the fun of rolling balls with the wackiness of primates inside of them. Oh, there's no particular reason given as to why monkeys have such an affinity to these balls. Maybe they think they're hamsters.
Anyway, Banana Blitz continues the SMB legacy, but this time you use the Wiimote to control the playing field. Tilt left and right, up and down to move your obstacle course and press A to jump. It's that simple... in theory. In practice though, the camera is thrown all over the place, which in turn changes your control directions. So, you often wind up swinging around like a monkey (ironic). On narrow spaces, these controls become impossible.
If you're not hooked on the story mode, you can try a whole bunch of mini-games, but controls suffer here as well. Most of the time, you don't know what the controls are. Once you do, you realize that they don't work very well.
It's a nice concept, but badly implemented. Though geared toward the younger set, I don't know most kids who would have the patience to deal with this game's flaws. But the monkey back in the ball and roll him out the door. His services are no longer required.
Anyway, Banana Blitz continues the SMB legacy, but this time you use the Wiimote to control the playing field. Tilt left and right, up and down to move your obstacle course and press A to jump. It's that simple... in theory. In practice though, the camera is thrown all over the place, which in turn changes your control directions. So, you often wind up swinging around like a monkey (ironic). On narrow spaces, these controls become impossible.
If you're not hooked on the story mode, you can try a whole bunch of mini-games, but controls suffer here as well. Most of the time, you don't know what the controls are. Once you do, you realize that they don't work very well.
It's a nice concept, but badly implemented. Though geared toward the younger set, I don't know most kids who would have the patience to deal with this game's flaws. But the monkey back in the ball and roll him out the door. His services are no longer required.
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