Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002)

Developer: Amusement Vision
Publisher: Sega
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 45 player ratings
Where to get it: Website

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How it feels

Deceptively simple ball-rolling puzzle mayhem that shifts from cheerful party game to genuinely tricky skill challenge.

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About

The objective of Super Monkey Ball 2 is to guide a monkey trapped inside a plastic ball through a maze to the goal. There are three variations, story mode, challenge mode, and practice mode. In story mode you have an unlimited number of tries to complete a stage, and after clearing 10 stages a movie clip is shown followed by a new world of 10 stages. In challenge mode, you have a limited number of monkeys and a time limit to complete numerous levels of increasing difficulty. In practice mode, you can play any stage already completed in the other two modes. In addition to the main game options, numerous party games are also included. These are monkey race, monkey fight, monkey target, monkey billiards, monkey bowling, monkey golf, monkey boat, monkey shot, monkey dogfight, monkey soccer, monkey baseball, and monkey tennis. The party games can be played by one to four players.

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