Meh might be a hot take, but I liked having lives in Monkeyball. It gave it that classic sega arcade feel and made it feel like something was at stake.
I'm really glad I pre-ordered this game at GameStop. I kind of walked into it without knowing too much about it, but this is a game I'm looking forward to playing--whether on my channel or off it.
I don’t mind if it’s a bit easier. Never beat SMB2 because some of those stages felt like you had to get slapped/hit at a precise angle to fly into the goal.
Yeah, those are my exact thoughts. I played and beat banana mania but I could only beat like 2~3 of the last levels by using the slo-mo option as it required ridiculously precise movements.
Yeah I never liked some of those SMB2 levels that are like that, I find them super frustrating. It's not fun imo to bang your head against the wall trying to work out the exact timing / angle or to just give up and look up online how to beat it so you can move on and play the fun levels.
@@coreylouispropst ah that's right, I thought the comment was about if the adventure mode was with permanent conection, and couldn't be played offline. My bad
For me, Monkey Ball has always been about the main game, physics, and level design. So I for one welcome the changes made to flesh out the adventure mode more, and am very excited to see the speedrunning community develop.
Have to say though, wasn't fully aware this game was coming and when I looked on the eshop, via its pictures and description, I thought this was their version of a Fall Guys game, a battle royal style monkey ball game. Thankfully it seems to be a proper monkey ball game, will be buying soon.
Great review. Wanted to see one before buying. Personally I don't mind an 8 second wait to change levels. Then again, I come from the AOL days, where it took 2 minutes and listening to a robot being murdered just to get online 😂.
I’m going to assume that it got an 8 due to the lacking multiplayer, because it really sounds like the single player was incredibly well handled. I’ve always been in it for the main game so this doesn’t bother me too much.
Am I the only one that gets extreme motion sickness while watching gameplay of this game? I want to play this game but I guess I physically can't without getting sick :(
Searxhed for this comment. There is no doubt. No offence though. My English is only 20% of how good his is. But out of personal preference.. I dislike English with dutch accent. But I think that is just because my brain cant stop foccusing on the accent.
Yall say that but people on Xbox and Playstation not buying Monkey Ball like Nintendo fans are. Not even PC. SMTV only saw 600,000 increase from going multiplatform when the original Switch Version did a million in a month.
LOVE your Mario & Luigi Brothership profile pic! As the Switch owner I really like Super Monkey Banana Rumble is only on the Switch, but I believe it's coming for PS4/PS5 someday, fingers crossed for that! 🤞🏻
Thank you for the review! The game's subtitle somehow had me worried there wouldn't be enough single player content to get into but I'm glad this is far from the case. Definitely going to pick it up at some point!
I’m just gonna say right now I cannot wait for the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG character pack because then I can fly around in-game as tails and break some of the levels
I just bought this and played the racing mode and Idk why nintendo keeps doing this but it was super pixely and felt like 20 fps. I feel like the switch is just holding these games back that would be so much better if it were made on a console that could handle everything
Just like Super Monkey Ball, Sonic needs to go on a "long enough" hiatus so they can finally focus on effectively translating Sonic's pinball platforming physics into 3D CORRECTLY! Go back to basics, perfect & then build on those physics that made Sonic unique & timeless in the first place! FOOLS!!
I definitely agree about going back to the basics. But they don't need to go on a hiatus. They acquired many studios so they can pump out annually with polish after frontiers success. Probably the only time Sega has committed to change
Can't be the best SMB game in 20 years. The Wii isn't 20 years old yet. The Wii versions are the only ones worth playing. The GC ones are for fools who just want to click away on a controller mindlessly. The Wiimote was MADE for a game like this, as was the Balance Board. Only lazy gamerboys/incels who spend all day every day on their mother's couch disagree.
I've never played Super Monkey Ball games before, but now when the New amazing looking Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble game is coming tomorrow I've been excited for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble for a long time before it's launch in tomorrow! Is Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble worth it for the Switch what's controllers have a Joycon drift? I believe it's more worth it for Pro controller and about the Price only as €45 for the Switch game is a surprisilly cheap and the Best so 7/10 good game it is worth it. SEGA did what Nintendon't no Square Enix didin't! 🌌🌈🪩🐒🌀🍌
I grew up playing the original monkey ball games on the GameCube, monkey target was EVERYTHING.
Meh might be a hot take, but I liked having lives in Monkeyball. It gave it that classic sega arcade feel and made it feel like something was at stake.
How do you do multiplayer if you're turning the level, not the monkey?
I'm really glad I pre-ordered this game at GameStop. I kind of walked into it without knowing too much about it, but this is a game I'm looking forward to playing--whether on my channel or off it.
No monkey target?!? 😭😩😩😩
Maybe more party games will come as DLC.
@@NintendoLukas64 Likely. The Switch store shows there' a bunch of DLC on the way.
@@GloomisticI wouldn’t say it’s likely, it could all just be characters/cosmetics like the last game.
No monkey target?!?! wtf
there’s*
This game is the Golden Axe 2 of Crazy Taxis.
well this is good news
Ooohhh, banana 🍌
Wait, wrong franchise
DONK DONK DONKEY KONG 🐵👍
MOST OF THE LEVELS AREN'T DESIGNED AROUND THE BOOST. WHEW
Not true, some levels require it. But it's fun
@@dino-t243 Oh, good to know. Thanks for the correction!
@@someoneunknown6553 yeah they do cool jumps off of small walls that you can only get enough speed with the spin dash and stuff
@@dino-t243 It sounds like they aren't over-relying on it, which is definitely a good sign!
@@someoneunknown6553 definitely, I'm about 160 levels in and I've probably seen less than a dozen that require it
I'll buy this game on the Nintendo Switch on a sale/deal
Waiting we’re switching back to number ratings now? Interesting
I'm pretty sure they've been doing that for a few months now.
I don’t mind if it’s a bit easier. Never beat SMB2 because some of those stages felt like you had to get slapped/hit at a precise angle to fly into the goal.
Yeah, those are my exact thoughts. I played and beat banana mania but I could only beat like 2~3 of the last levels by using the slo-mo option as it required ridiculously precise movements.
Yeah I never liked some of those SMB2 levels that are like that, I find them super frustrating. It's not fun imo to bang your head against the wall trying to work out the exact timing / angle or to just give up and look up online how to beat it so you can move on and play the fun levels.
THE ADVENTURE MODE IS ONLINE?!?!?!
Of course not
@@mattpecas3852dude, did you listen to the review? He clearly said you can.
And that's exciting.
@@coreylouispropst ah that's right, I thought the comment was about if the adventure mode was with permanent conection, and couldn't be played offline. My bad
@@mattpecas3852 no problem! As I said, exciting news!
Cheers!
still reluctant to pick this game up...
i don't blame you considering monkey ball's track record. but this is a really good one
If you're a fan of the games I don't see how there's anything negative here.
You guys got rid of the “How do we like the game” rating system?
For me, Monkey Ball has always been about the main game, physics, and level design. So I for one welcome the changes made to flesh out the adventure mode more, and am very excited to see the speedrunning community develop.
Press down on the d pad to zoom out from your monkey. That should solve your fov problem
They gave it 8 bananas
my ONLY problem with the monkey ball games is how it's unreasonable to collect all of the bananas all the time.
I wanna get the goodies!
ill buy it when its on steam
Have to say though, wasn't fully aware this game was coming and when I looked on the eshop, via its pictures and description, I thought this was their version of a Fall Guys game, a battle royal style monkey ball game. Thankfully it seems to be a proper monkey ball game, will be buying soon.
Does this have OG Physics? Or physics/feel from mania? Thanks
I think they feel much improved, but others beg to differ
They built off Banana Mania, but the game 100% feels better
I'll wait until the PC port.
No Turn based multiplayer or challenge mode? No Monkey Target. Does Sega not realise why so many prefer the original 2 games over the rest..
Thank you for this comment I came to this video to see if they have monkey target. That's the only reason i played monkey ball
Great review. Wanted to see one before buying. Personally I don't mind an 8 second wait to change levels. Then again, I come from the AOL days, where it took 2 minutes and listening to a robot being murdered just to get online 😂.
I need a demo or something. This doesn’t feel like something i would like, at a glance
Trust me, more of a core game than anything else
You can try the original at your local arcade
BANANAS!
I’m going to assume that it got an 8 due to the lacking multiplayer, because it really sounds like the single player was incredibly well handled. I’ve always been in it for the main game so this doesn’t bother me too much.
11:00 That’s New. You Guys Never Rated Games By Numbers.
Am I the only one that gets extreme motion sickness while watching gameplay of this game? I want to play this game but I guess I physically can't without getting sick :(
See here look what you’ve done now
You have brought the wrath of Inka Dinka Doo on down
I remember playing Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz on the Nintendo Wii years ago during my childhood.
Joey didn't want to review it? lol
GameXplain went back to number scores?
A Dutch guy ?!
NintenDaan 👍🏼
Searxhed for this comment. There is no doubt. No offence though. My English is only 20% of how good his is. But out of personal preference.. I dislike English with dutch accent. But I think that is just because my brain cant stop foccusing on the accent.
Kinda sucks that this game is exclusive to the Switch. This game would do way better if it was multi-platform.
Yall say that but people on Xbox and Playstation not buying Monkey Ball like Nintendo fans are. Not even PC. SMTV only saw 600,000 increase from going multiplatform when the original Switch Version did a million in a month.
@@Cilverkid456 But still. SEGA could make a couple extra bucks by making this multi-platform.
It'll happen, they just want us to double dip
LOVE your Mario & Luigi Brothership profile pic! As the Switch owner I really like Super Monkey Banana Rumble is only on the Switch, but I believe it's coming for PS4/PS5 someday, fingers crossed for that! 🤞🏻
@@Leopez02 Thanks
Thank you for the review! The game's subtitle somehow had me worried there wouldn't be enough single player content to get into but I'm glad this is far from the case. Definitely going to pick it up at some point!
No monkey target? Hard pass.
Best Nintendo Switch game of all time !
WHERE ARE CONTENT CREATORS?!
honestly im not a fan of the new character designs but this game does look interesting
Monkey target is the only reason to play
No monkey target = no buy.
Let’s be honest, you wouldn’t like it, just like banana mania, though retro minigames could come in dlc along with more stages as well
I respect how you feel about that. I'm always going to think that Monkey Target 2 from Super Monkey Ball 2 is the greatest.
Monkey target isn’t that important imo. The main game is where it’s at. Though yeah, it’s a bummer it didn’t return.
Is this like the game hamster ball ????
This game looks really good 🤩
Is it just me or are the controls janky as hell?
Banana Rumble is nothing more than another case of putting all your eggs in one basket similar Kid Icarus: Uprising.
I’m just gonna say right now I cannot wait for the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG character pack because then I can fly around in-game as tails and break some of the levels
Is there any possibility this will come to PS5?
There are no mini games, so no it's not "the best in 20 years". The mini games were always the best part of the franchise.
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I just bought this and played the racing mode and Idk why nintendo keeps doing this but it was super pixely and felt like 20 fps. I feel like the switch is just holding these games back that would be so much better if it were made on a console that could handle everything
Game looks cool, but it's overpriced.
It dropped price to $34.99 on Amazon. Not nearly as cheap, but at least we know it's lowering down in price.
Just like Super Monkey Ball, Sonic needs to go on a "long enough" hiatus so they can finally focus on effectively translating Sonic's pinball platforming physics into 3D CORRECTLY! Go back to basics, perfect & then build on those physics that made Sonic unique & timeless in the first place! FOOLS!!
I definitely agree about going back to the basics. But they don't need to go on a hiatus. They acquired many studios so they can pump out annually with polish after frontiers success. Probably the only time Sega has committed to change
Can't be the best SMB game in 20 years. The Wii isn't 20 years old yet.
The Wii versions are the only ones worth playing. The GC ones are for fools who just want to click away on a controller mindlessly. The Wiimote was MADE for a game like this, as was the Balance Board. Only lazy gamerboys/incels who spend all day every day on their mother's couch disagree.
I've never played Super Monkey Ball games before, but now when the New amazing looking Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble game is coming tomorrow I've been excited for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble for a long time before it's launch in tomorrow! Is Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble worth it for the Switch what's controllers have a Joycon drift? I believe it's more worth it for Pro controller and about the Price only as €45 for the Switch game is a surprisilly cheap and the Best so 7/10 good game it is worth it. SEGA did what Nintendon't no Square Enix didin't! 🌌🌈🪩🐒🌀🍌