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It's fair to say that many of the great things that made Monkey ball what it was are definetly missing from here. But in saying that, there are also plenty of great new features that justify buying this game.
Firstly, remember the stupid, childish and annoying story with Super Monkey Ball 2? No? Good. You don't want to. Fortuneatly with this one they've pretty much scrapped any sort of plot besides a little cutscene here and there. Believe me, this is a good thing.
Single player is, as always, hard as hell! For a game with such a childish look, this is probably the hardest wii game out there right now. As you get to around world 6-7 you'll really be feeling it and like me, you'll probably be getting VERY frustrated. But it's so addictive that you keep having "Just one more try".
Single player is nice, but multi-player is where this game truly shines. There are around 50 mini-games this time round. That's right, 50! Some of them are....Bad. Some are okay. But most of them are pure gold. Even the jigsaw puzzle mini-game is pretty fun! Classics like Monkey Bowling and Monkey Target return in top form too.
Unfortuneatly, besides the "story" mode there really isn't much else to do on your own. Which makes the game suffer quite a lot.
The wii controls feel quite awkward to begin with. And when the edges begin to dissappear from the stages things get very hard. But an hour of playing and they'll feel just right.
----Pros----
- 50 fun mini-games
- Very challenging
- Well made level design
----Cons----
- No multi-player tilting
- Particularly short
- Most annoying menu EVER.