This is a huge dissapointment for fans of the original games.

Not only that they failed to recreate the physics of the original games, but this game is literally just monkey ball deluxe but with a weird fresh coat of paint, a female voice actress (that doesn't sound as enthusiastic as the male one), and they butchered Monkey Target to the point that it literally can't be beaten.

I would rather stick to the dolphin port of Monkey Ball Deluxe as that's the best way to play the game. The PS2/Xbox versions are alright, but this is a Disc Hack of SMB2 which is already perfect. Never playing this game again.

Reviewed on Aug 15, 2023


2 Comments


8 months ago

while I don't agree with a lot of the changes and decisions in this game, I still think there's enough here for the casual players to get themselves into Super Monkey Ball then the originals

that said ruining the Monkey Target controls is an unforgivable and SEGA will pay for never bothering to update this game

8 months ago

This game is alright for newer players especially since they're able to cheese through stages with the jump function if there's struggling.