Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii)

I originally played this game on Xbox and found it very hard to control so after I received it for a present I was a bit sceptical about it. However I tried it anyway and it became very addictive very quickly!! On the main game you are a monkey in a ball... you have to control the monkey using the main controller which is easier then it was on Xbox as you had to control via the analogue stick. You guide the monkey through various obstacles that get harder as you go along. And be careful not to fall off the edges as this is very easy to do and results in extreme frustration!! This is a single player game where there is 10 world to complete and at the end of each ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that I bought this game purely for the fifty 'party' games that are a supposed side-show to the game proper. I have played the main game probably less than ten times in the last six months - it's fun, the object being to guide your monkey along an obstacle course inside his little monkey ball - but it's not a patch on Mercury Meltdown Revolution, which has a similar (but by no means identical) gameplay. The party games are excellent, particularly if you regularly play multiplayer games with friends or family members. There are fifty of them ranging from the relatively sane to the downright daft, but you will need multiple remote controls and ...  Read the complete review

When researching Wii games looking for a new game to try a while back there was not a lot on offer. On the internet this game has recieved mixed reviews from users and specialist sites alike, and with the chioce I had I available to me then I decided to give it a try. I am glad I did too as it has become one of my most played games dispite not appealing(no pun...groan) to my normal tastes of action and shooting etc. The Game Concept: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At its routes this is a puzzle platformer in which you roll your monkey around different stages to get them to the finishing spot within a time limit and without falling off of the track. You do this by ...  Read the complete review

Well, I'd wished I'd read the review of this sooner before I decided to go ahead and buy the thing!! My purchase of this game was for £10 from eBay. After playing the Gamecube version of Super Monkey Ball I wanted to check out this updated version. As soon as I switched it on the aural assualt of arcade machine style music blasted out of the telly onto the unsuspecting me, after 10 seconds this gave me a headache. Stop? No you must be joking. Unfortunately the music went on...........and on.............and on. I tentatively went to select my character for the main game, the was six to choose from including originals Aiai and Gongon. It ...  Read the complete review

Super monkey ball's arrival on the wii was something which particularily interested me, after i played Super Monkey Ball 2 on the Gamecube. It appeared to me as a very fun and easy to play prospect. The range of party games in addition to the new innovative wii remotes seemed like a good combination. Whilst there are some positive features of this game, i will explain why this game fails short of its potential. The main game to be fair is quite good in terms of the number of missions and is generally enjoyable. The controls work well enough for this mode, as long as the sensor bar is configured correctly. The missions are slightly more tricky to complete ...  Read the complete review