Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

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Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble
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Developer(s) Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher(s) Sega
Director(s) Daisuke Takahata
Producer(s) Nobuhiro Suzuki
Designer(s) Tomoki Hatanaka
Programmer(s) Yōichi Ishikawa
Artist(s) Michio Abe
Composer(s) Yuri Fukuda
Series Super Monkey Ball
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
ReleaseJune 25, 2024
Genre(s) Platform, party
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble [a] is a 2024 platform party video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and released by Sega for Nintendo Switch on June 25, 2024.

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Gameplay

Similar to previous games, Banana Rumble consists of controlling one of several playable characters on hazardous stages via tilting the stage, in order to reach the goal within the time limit without falling off the stage.

A new move, the Spin Dash, allows the player to gain a burst of speed to perform shortcuts, but the move has a cooldown upon use. Multiplayer is supported locally and online with four players, a feature returning from Super Monkey Ball , and in a battle mode where 16 players engage into minigames, both locally and online.

Features

The game features 200 new stages, 18 characters, 11 of which are new characters, and 6 of which are paid DLC, and a multiplayer battle mode which features an assortment of items. Characters can also be customized, with accessories which can be unlocked through gameplay and paid DLC. The villain of the second console game, Dr. Bad-Boon, also makes an appearance as a playable character. [1]

Development

The game and its release date was announced during a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on February 21, 2024. [2] [3] Yukio Oda—a long-time level designer for the franchise—stated that the new Spin Dash move was meant to help "broaden" the possibilities for players, and explained that “even after looking back over 20 years, there are many levels that I think are very original. I think that the originality of the first Super Monkey Ball is the DNA of the series, so I made Banana Rumble keeping all of this in mind while also trying to adapt it to the changing times and the needs of the players." [4]

Sega has continued to provide post-launch support for the game. The Sega Pass, which was available at launch and included with Digital Deluxe editions, contained six playable characters (the classic versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles “Tails” Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Beat from the Jet Set Radio series, and Axel from the Crazy Taxi series) that released through Fall 2024. [5] On September 17, 2024, Version 1.2.0 released, which contained a new Battle Mode, Gem Heist. It also saw a collaboration with Dole, the first such collaboration in the series since Super Monkey Ball 2 , which released over 20 years prior. [6] On November 26, 2024, Version 2.0 released, featuring new rules and stages for Adventure Mode (including a first-person mode), new Battle Modes, quality of life improvements, as well as adding Godzilla and Hatsune Miku as playable DLC characters. [7]

Critical Reception

According to review aggregator website Metacritic, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble received "generally favorable" reviews.

Notes

  1. ↑ Known in Japan as Sūpā Monkī Bōru Banana Ranburu (Japanese: スーパーモンキーボール バナナランブル)
  2. ↑ Based on 54 reviews, 38 (70%) of which were positive, 14 (26%) were "mixed", and 2 were unscored.

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