GameCube: Super Monkey Ball
December 24, 2008 - 10:48 am - Posted by Sean
With Nintendo’s Super Monkey Ball, I think I’ve discovered the definitive party game for the Gamecube.
Super Monkey Ball’s electrifying “party mode” features three incredible multi-player games.
Monkey Racing plays like a wild “kart” game, with momentum playing a huge role.
Monkey Fight lets you punch other players with oversized boxing gloves to knock them off an elevated platform.
Monkey Target is the best of all, with airborne monkeys gliding onto distant targets scattered in an ocean of islands.
All three games are easy to play, addictive, and fun, but wait – there’s more!
There are three additional games you can unlock as well: Monkey Bowling, Monkey Billiards, and Monkey Golf. This leads to my one, major complaint.
In order to open these mini-games, you have to earn points in the tedious one-player mode, and that really sucks!
This single-player mode plays like those old marble games where you tilt a board on both axis to navigate a maze. You have to traverse some very perilous platforms without falling off.
The first few stages aren’t so bad, but the advanced levels are like walking a tightrope! Opening the mini-games soon becomes a major chore, and you’ll be looking up and down for a cheat code.
Other than that major flaw, Super Monkey Ball is a fine package that will keep you and your friends occupied for hours on end.
Yeah! Super Monkey Ball is awesome. I agree, it’s the perfect party game. I broke out my copy a few days ago.
If you need save data for the mini games, let me know and I can hook you up. Merry Christmas by the way.
My girlfriend really enjoys this game, however I can’t seem to get into it.