The most fun you can have fully dressed (Super Monkey Ball (GC))

Member Name: mythuk

Product:	Super Monkey Ball (GC)
Date:	03/08/02 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Fun, Addictive, Genius

Disadvantages: Limited?, Not the nicest graphics

Simple. Addictive. Fun. 3 Words that sum up Super Monkey Ball on the GameCube. It may not be the prettiest game on the block, but it's one of the best games I?ve ever played.

Essentially there are 2 parts to Monkey Ball, the Main Game and the Party Games. The Main Game consists of almost 100 levels split into 3 categories, Beginner, Advanced and Expert. The aim of the game is to guide your monkey through a maze to the finish line within the time limit. It sounds simple, but it certainly isn't. There are many tracks to master and once you've done those there are hidden tracks to unlock.

The gradual play of the Main Games contributes to a points total. The more points you acclimate the more mini games you unlock. There are six in total, Monkey Race, Monkey Fight, Monkey Bowling, Monkey Target, Monkey Billiards and Monkey Golf. Each one superbly entertaining, particularly when playing with friends.

To conclude I'd say Monkey Ball has a superb blend of single player action and multiplayer fun. The simplest idea has been transformed by Sega into an excellent video game.

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