![]() Whether that be clearing the mountain of in-game missions or trying to duke it out on the online leaderboards – it’s just a beefy game.Īnd that’s before you even get into the party games. Story mode, challenge modes, practice modes, ranking challenge – it’s honestly a bit overwhelming and, although the story mode took me just five hours to clear, that is a mere fraction of the time I can see people spending on some of these other modes. And of course, Classic mode, which includes 23 stages from the original games in their unaltered, super-difficult form.Īll of these were fun to play – Dark Banana mode being a personal favorite – and they add quite a bit of extra stuff to do on top of the already massive collection of base stuff. Golden Banana mode, which REQUIRES you to pick up all the bananas to clear a stage. 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 ![]() The outdated life system, for example, has been removed and they even added the option to outright skip stages.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. Super Monkey Ball Banana Digital Deluxe Edition includes: Classic Character Pack, Golden Banana Mode, SEGA Legends Pack, Classic Soundtrack and Customization Pack.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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