Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania review — More fun than a … you know

First off, spoiler alert, I’m giving Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania a 5/5. This may seem silly to some of you. Yes, this is in many ways a simple game. You have a monkey. They’re in a ball. And you have to tilt that ball toward the goal.

This is also a remaster. Well, sort of. Banana Mania contains all of the levels and minigames from the first three Super Monkey Ball games. But many of them have seen changes (don’t worry, you can unlock the original versions too). The format is also different here. Before, you had to beat the campaign before running out of lives. Like with many modern games, the lives concept is gone here now. If you die, you can keep trying.