Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is a "modern HD remaster" of Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. This bundle was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is an arcade developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, released 5 October 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is an arcade game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and released in 2021. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Roll through wondrous worlds with AiAi and friends as you race to stop monkey mad scientist Dr. Bad-Boon from blowing up Jungle Island! Join the all-star monkey team of AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, YanYan and Doctor as you bounce, tilt, and roll your way across hundreds of delightfully crafted levels and mazes. It’s monkey business for the gang - play solo or with friends as you take down Dr. Bad-Boon and steal back your beloved bananas!
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, kids and party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Super Monkey Ball series
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is the 37th of 45 entries we hold in the Super Monkey Ball series. It arrived 11 months after Sonic Forces + Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Double Pack. The next entry was Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - Digital Deluxe Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 79 is 8 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Monkey Ball Jr. at 90.
How it was received
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 5 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania launched on 5 October 2021, within three weeks of Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Far Cry 6. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Far Cry 6.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania — frequently asked questions
When did Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania come out?
Does Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania have multiplayer?
If you like this
