Super Monkey Ball Jr.

Super Monkey Ball Jr. is a puzzle game for the Game Boy Advance that is modeled after Amusement Vision's console game Super Monkey Ball. It is one of the few games on the GBA to make use of its 3D capabilities. The series is copyrighted by Amusement Vision Ltd. and Sega Corporation.

Gameplay

Basic Gameplay

The game is based on a very simple concept. You have a monkey in plastic ball. The monkey is in a labyrinth. Players use the digital pad to tilt the labyrinth. (which is somewhat difficult when compared to console version of the Monkey Ball series) The object is to get to the goal at the end of the maze before the allotted time expires and without falling off. The gameplay is most similar to Marble Madness.

Levels

There are 74 levels in the game. Ten are under the skill level of beginner, twenty classified as advanced, thirty as expert, five as master, and nine as extra. All stages of a skill level are played at once. In addition there are three extra stages that can be attempted after completing the skill level. Hazards in the levels include inclines, obstacles, and occasionally drops and moving objects. Some levels have alternate goals that allow the player to skip several levels. Some levels are bonus levels where the object is to collect bananas.

Worlds

• Grassland (Beginner 1-4, Advanced & Expert 1-5)
• Volcano (Beginner 6-10, Advanced & Expert 6-9) (Final world of Beginner)
• Desert (Advanced & Expert 11-15)
• Underwater (Advanced 16-20, Expert 16-19) (Final world in Advanced)
• Ice (Expert 21-25)
• Castle (Expert 26-30) (Final world in Expert)
• Magma (Master 1-5) (Only world in Master)
• Sky (Beginner 5, Advanced 10, Expert 10 & 20) (Bonus rounds only)
• Space (Beginner Extra 1-3, Advanced Extra 1-3, Expert Extra 1-3)

Collectibles

Players are given three lives per continue, and gain an additional life when a player collects 50 of the many bananas strewn about the stages. The more one plays the main game the more points are acquired. These allow the player to unlock minigames, the Master diffuclty, and extra continues.

Characters

Like Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll, andSuper Monkey Ball Adventure the player has the option to choose Aiai, Meemee, Baby, and Gongon. In multiplayer, two to four people can pick the same character.

Mini-Games

The game has several minigames that are both single and multiplayer. They can be played with multiple game paks and a system link, or used with one game pak and taking turns (when noted).

Monkey Duel

This is a two-player only version of regular mode, a race to the goal of the chosen level.

Monkey Fight

In this game the monkeys attach boxing gloves to their balls and try to knock each other off a floating platform. Powerups abound.

Monkey Bowling

An arcady game of aiming and timing tasks for bowling.

Monkey Golf

A simple game of minigolf replacing balls with monkeyballs.

Trivia

• If a player gets a perfect score in Monkey Bowling, the game crashes.Vorlage:Fact This glitch does not exist in the European verson.

External links

• IGN's review
• GameFAQs
• Sega