The best Super Monkey Ball in years, precise, generous and exhilarating. The new jump mechanic enriches the formula, and the beefy multiplayer makes it a safe bet for fans of skill and scoring.
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Platformer4 players3+
Description
A return to form for Sega's roll-'em-up, out on Switch in 2024. You guide a monkey trapped in a ball by tilting suspended mazes to reach the exit before time runs out. Over two hundred stages, a new jump that opens up lines and a multiplayer mode for up to sixteen compose a skill formula as exhilarating as it is demanding.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Tilting the stage remains one of gaming's purest ideas, and the new jump enriches it without betraying it. It opens up fresh lines and rewards boldness, while preserving the pinpoint rigor that gives the series its savor.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The fun is instant: tilting the world to roll your monkey delivers an exhilarating sensation within the first seconds. The short stages, brisk pace and joy of racing for the exit create an immediate fun, colorful and perfectly readable.
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾5 GB📅25/06/2024
Published by Sega
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The bosses are a welcome change from pure skill courses, asking you to aim and charge rather than merely roll accurately. Colorful and without the slightest aggression, they stay perfectly readable for the youngest while offering a real challenge of precision.
Better with friends
The multiplayer mode for up to sixteen players is a party in its own right: races, banana battles and minigames where everyone's skill shines. This competitive, good-natured dimension marvelously rounds out the solo and extends the fun on game nights.
Is Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2024, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is the series' best entry in years, a dazzling return to form for this icon of skill gaming. Its 200-plus stages, new jump and up-to-sixteen multiplayer make it a pleasure as exhilarating as it is accessible, ideal for the family. As score and pure-skill games win hearts again, it's a joyful, safe bet. On Switch, its short courses replay perfectly, alone to progress or in a group for laughs.
