Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble2024

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

2024 Sega77Good

Playtime

ShortTypically 8 hours

Playable on

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

Available on

Nintendo eShop
$49.99

Game modes

Single player
Local co-op
2–4 players
Local multiplayer
2–4 players
Online co-op
2–4 players
Online multiplayer
2–16 players

Details

Launch: June 25, 2024
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher: Sega
Themes: Action
Party
Genres: Platform
Adventure
Arcade

Overview

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble - Launch Trailer

Join AiAi and friends in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, where you and up to 16 players can compete online across multiple game modes as you aim to become Top Banana! You can also work together with your favorite bunch in 4 player cooperative mode, or slip into a wonderfully crafted story in the all-new Adventure Mode experience!

Screenshot for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

Press77

Good

Metacritic77from 60 reviews
OpenCritic77from 37 reviews

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is a brilliant return to form with the best stages and controls the series has seen in over 20 years.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble aptly demonstrates that the franchise still has something to offer in 2024 beyond nostalgia. With an eclectic mix of platforming levels and party games, Banana Rumble holds little back, offering a robust package that effectively announces the series’ true return.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is a perfect option for fans of the Sega saga or for those who wants to test their skills, always taking into account that it has taken a step back when talking about multiplayer.

The best Monkey Ball game in over a decade is not much of a compliment, as while the adventure mode is almost up to par with the originals the multiplayer most certainly is not.

If all you're looking for in a new Super Monkey Ball game is a selection of new single-player levels to tackle, then you're in luck, because Banana Rumble boasts some of the best stages we've seen in recent memory. The additional 'Spin Dash' ability makes traversal a lot more fun, and the physics feel as close to 'classic' Monkey Ball as the franchise...