Dark Banana mode, which tasks you with completing a selection of stages while AVOIDING bananas instead of picking them up. There’s Reverse mode, which has you playing a selection of stages in reverse. It is by far the most content-packed Monkey Ball title and includes not only the stages from 1, 2, and Deluxe, but numerous other game modes. I should note though that using this mode does disable leaderboard scoring, but that’s to be expected. Of course, you can just ignore these additions and play it like a traditional Monkey Ball game as I did, but props to the devs for the options – it’s a great way to get more newcomers on board with this amazing series. There’s also a jump button and a new “helper mode” which doubles the stage time, gives you arrows pointing out the proper path to take, and allows you to slow time.
The outdated life system, for example, has been removed and they even added the option to outright skip stages. Stages I remember being super difficult long ago are still just as difficult here, but the remake also makes a number of changes to increase accessibility without compromising too much of the challenge. The original games were some of the best 3D platformers I ever played and it was a lot of fun giving them another shot in Banana Mania.ĭifficulty-wise, the game is still one of the hardest platformers I have played. Giant speed tunnels, crazy moving platforms, plenty of verticality – the levels are all over the place and it never gets repetitive, even if there’s the occasional stinker or two thrown in there. A simple setup, but one brought to its absolute limit with the game’s over-the-top level design. You tilt the stage to move your monkey ball around and get it into the goal. Starting with the base gameplay though – there’s… not much to say here if you’re already familiar with it. It is remade in the same engine as the recent Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD and contains a plethora of new features and content. For those unaware, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remake of the first three console Monkey Ball games: Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.
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