This game shows off just what the DS can do. Don't be fooled by other reviews, I loved the controls!
User Rating: 9.3 | Super Monkey Ball DS DS
This is the first time I have ever played a Mokey Ball game, and I love it! The best part of the game, in my opinion, is the touch-screen control. I love using the stylus to tilt the levels to get the monkey moving. Despite all the other reviews that said the controls were "unresponsive", I got the hang of them pretty quickly. You can control the movements with subtle, small movements, and you have to keep moving to make sure you get to the goal. The ability to use the stylus that way makes the game incredibly fun to play, but if you can't use the stylus, you can also use the d-pad. The one player campaign has great levels, some very easy, and some hard. You'll definitely have to know where you are going and how you are going to get there. If you don't come to a level prepared, you might not pass it. To help players out, there is a practice mode, in which you can practice all of the stages of the levels that you have unlocked so far. This helps out when you are in the actual mission. You won't get to a level, only to not know how to pass it and have to start over from the beginning.
The graphics are incredible for the DS. I love the backgrounds for the levels, and the mokey looks adorable. The levels all seem to have the same floor patterns, though. That is the only flaw, but it doesn't at all detract from the game.
The music is catchy, but it repeats throught an entire level of 10 stages. I think the music is the worst part of the game.
The minigames can be a blast. I love the racing game, and how you use the stylus to move your monkey throught the course. I also like the objects you can throw at your competitors. Bowling and golf can be fun too, but the others didn't impress me. Over all I love this game, and I don't see why so many people can't master the touch-screen controls. If people just had more patience, and tried to make small movements, they could really enjoy this game.
