I love the first Super Monkey Ball is one of my 10th favourites on Nintendo Gamecube and I also enjoy the second one too. I haven't played other Super Monkey Ball games which came on DS, Wii and other platforms until I got a Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz for PSVita. This game features a 100 stages with 3 difficulty modes, 8 party games, Motion controls, create your own stages and online muiltiplayer.
You get to play as 4 classic characters like AiAi, Mee-Mee, Gongon and cute little baby monkey to complete the challenge on single player. You may also play as another 4 brand new characters on party mode like Yan-Yan, Doctor, Jam and Jet joins the party.
So what can I say about this game, It's pretty not that bad. There are some good and bad part of the game that I have experienced to enjoy the latest Monkey Ball games.
The gameplay is fairly okay when playing single player stages with left stick controls is a basic things to control the character easily while the gyrosensor control is hard to use. The touchpad controls is better on the front when playing a party game like Monkey bowling and Pixie hunt which worked pretty well while rear is completely useless for monkey Rodeo is difficult to control.
The graphics has a flaws with blurry background, terrible water animation and fine level design which needs a better job than that.
The Music is pretty catchy and good sound effects which makes the Music and sounds so decent.
The special features does have a 100 stages to complete the challenge and 8 party games with 2 muiltiplayer modes which has a 4 players offline and online. Creating the stages by using the PSVita camera and trophy support which is quite enough to have it.
Advantages
Creating the stages is quite interesting.
Decent music and sound.
There are some good party games that I like is Monkey Bowling, Pixie Hunt, Love maze, Monkey Target and Monkey Bingo.
Some good stages on single player.
Muiltiplayer can be fun to play.
Disadvantages
Gyrosensor controls and rear touchpad may be difficult to use.
Graphics needs more improvements.
Sometimes single player stages can be frustrating which makes the stages a bit too much challenge.
There few party games that I don't like is Monkey Rodeo, Number ball and Battle Billiards.
Final Verdict
Is this game will be disappoint us, lets find out.
Gameplay 6.5/10 - An okay controls schemes for basic use except the motion sensor being repetitive.
Graphics 5.9/10 - Graphics has a okay level design but animation and backgrounds needs a better job.
Music and Sounds 7.3/10 - Catchy music and good sound effects.
Special Features 7.9/10 - 100 stages, 8 party games, creating the stages and 2 Muilitiplayer modes is plenty enough to have.
Overall 6.5/10 - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz wasn't a bad game at all. It has a good stuff to enjoy the game and some of the bad stuff will going to frustraight us. It wasn't just good as the original Monkey Ball on Gamecube which has a better party games and better single player stages that I like the most. This game is better off renting it and decide whenever if you like it or not.
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