Monkey Wars 5/5

okay joking aside, I think this game is neat. Although I prefer SMB1 and SMB2, this game's on the DS which makes it automatically better than Jr.

no story mode in this one which is a shame but gameplay wise it feels pretty good thanks to the great frame rate. due to this the d pad is much manageable this time around (don't play with the touch screen unless you hate fun). the main game is handled weird though, you unlock worlds in batches as you go on, which is not nearly as cool as going through levels in any order you want. a majority of SMB1 and 2's level are here though as well as a few exclusive levels to this game so the Super Monkey Ball goodness is still here. that said the requirements for the last two worlds are dumb and stupid and I unlocked them anyway what is wrong with me

the four minigames from the console games as well as the two new ones are excellent. Monkey Race is fun, Monkey Fight is just as good, Monkey Bowling is still average, Monkey Golf is back to minigolf (as it should be), Monkey Hockey is surprisingly fun, and Monkey Wars is based and has the best music track in the game SEGA please bring Monkey Wars back and remix this theme I am desperate

oh yeah the music's cool. it's not as cool as the GameCube games and arcade original but a lot of music did end up getting remixed for Banana Blitz so that has to say something. btw 2D sprites and 3D backgrounds/worlds is one of my aesthetics and I'm glad they went this route. monkey designs are a mix between the originals and the redesigns and I think they look pretty clean here (MeeMee does have those soulless eyes though).

anyway I'd say Touch & Roll is worth checking out, especially since it has Monkey Wars. please do so if you can.

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Reviewed on Jan 25, 2022


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