The levels are gorgeous and the character models are also very well done. Visually, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania on PS5 looks great almost all the way. While a few of the levels are still questionable design wise, this is an accessible release and one that will keep you busy for a longtime not just for the main Super Monkey Ball levels, but also the party games that have a lot of depth and options. It just feels like regular rumble even in the native PS5 version of Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania.Īs a newcomer to Super Monkey Ball, it is great to see the developers do so much to make this release and the franchise accessible while including original stage options and the difficulty for veteran players. The one disappointment is the lack of proper haptic feedback. The activity cards save even more time when you want to just quickly jump into the story or something else in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. These are great additions considering most developers refuse to add support for optional motion controls outside Nintendo platforms. On PS5, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania has support for the gyroscope in the PS5 DualSense controller (as an option) and the PS5’s activity cards to jump into specific activities from the console dashboard. This is a nice addition to the game and great for capturing some really annoying and great moments from the varied levels.
Photo mode lets you add frames, effects, change expressions, and more. In terms of additions for the main game, you can turn on helper mode to double the time limit, add a slower speed option, and use photo mode from the menu in-game. I didn’t use this until much later to see how it was implemented, but this should be a toggle like the helper mode for accessibility and not something locked behind points with the largest points requirement to unlock. The only questionable unlock is the jump feature. If you look at the points shop initially, it may seem daunting, but the game throws points at you with party games and as you complete levels and fulfill objectives. These can be used to buy cosmetics, photo mode additions, special characters for use in the main game, and new game modes or special modes for the main game.
In addition to the story mode, there are challenge and practice modes for Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2, and the special modes you’ve unlocked.Īs you complete levels in the main game or party games, you unlock points. You can also use your in-game points currency to mark a level as cleared if you’re too frustrated. Despite enjoying most of these levels as my first time getting through them, there were a few that took me about 20 attempts to clear. The levels get progressively harder with some very big difficulty spikes at random. The core gameplay in the main mode is still you tilting the level to navigate your character in a ball to the stage goal. It felt great and I kept replaying levels to complete the various missions before jumping into the many party games. I thought I’d just check it out for a few minutes to see how the game felt before diving in properly later, but I ended up putting in a few hours right from the get go. I had high expectations for not just the main game levels, but also the various new features and party games available.ĭespite having owned Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD on Nintendo Switch for a while, I hadn’t played more than a few minutes and finally saw what makes Super Monkey Ball special when I started playing the PS5 version of Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania a few weeks ago. When Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania from Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio was revealed earlier in the year, I was excited to finally experience Super Monkey Ball after being constantly told how great the first two games are. The Overcooked games in particular have become my go to party games on all platforms in addition to Nintendo Switch games like Clubhouse Games and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In recent years, a lot of great party games have been released on consoles and PC.
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