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The Ball Isn't Rolling

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 22 / 25
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I often at times have played a game that seemed very challenging, but at to often other times, it just really isn't as fun at all. That has been the case with so many games for the Nintendo DS. Although there have been so many notible games like Super Mario 64 DS, Meteos and and Pokemon Trozei, there are just some rendered games for the Nintendo DS that really haven't lived up to the hype. For Super Monkey Ball as a franchise, has really grown fairly well with all the different kinds of obstacles and manuver you have to undergo, it can be quite challenging as it was for the Nintendo Gamecube. But can the monkey keep rolling for the Nintendo DS.

Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll for the Nintendo DS isn't really anything new for people who've played earlier rendiditions of Super Monkey Ball before, but the game is simple. You have to guide your monkey to the goal post within a certain amount of time. There are nearly 100 different mazes and courses that can just be so frustrating, you can just keep rying, and lose track. The controls on the Nintendo DS edition are a bit more frustrating, and difficult to keep tabs of. The game isn't all bad, there are some great mini-games for you to uncover and unlock, although similar and returning games like monkey bowling, tabletop hockey, and so many others to play as well.

All in all Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll isn't one of the most best games that made it onto the Nintendo DS, but it definitely isn't one of the worst either. If you haven't played it on the Gamecube, you might want to give this a try.

Graphics: B

Sound: C+

Control: C

Fun & Enjoyment: C+

Overall: C 1/2+

A Fun Addition to the DS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll is an obsessively fun game where you control a little monkey in a ball, and you have to roll him all around obsacle courses to reach the goal-with a time limit! I loved Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2 for the Gamecube, and was addicted to Monkey Ball Jr. for the GameBoy Advance, so I found 'Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll' to be a neat addition to my DS library.

There are, however, some drawbacks. This version of Monkey Ball does not have the small map on the screen like previous Monkey Ball games, and I found this a downside. Also, on Monkey Race, in the party game section, you cannot use the D-pad to move. Once you get the hang of using the stylus, though, it gets pretty easy.

All in all, this game was fun and quite easy. I would reccomend it for all ages.

A little problem with the new mini game Monkey Wars

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: July 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has a main game like other Monkey Ball titles but this time you can control the monkey with your stylus instead of the d-pad. I think the stylus sucks completely on this game and I hate HAVING to use it. Yes you MUST use the stylus for all the mini games and for some main game levels (I am impartial to the use of the stylus on Metroid Prime Hunters as well so if you use it there you might like it here). Unfortunately more than 50% of the levels are ripped from Super Monkey Ball 1 or 2 so there aren't many new levels at all which kind of defeats the purpose. The main game is also easy (mostly because I have played 50% or so of the levels). The d-pad isn't as smooth as a joystick so I prefer the home console versions. The download play kind of sucks because only 3 of the party games can be played and none of the main game can be played in VS style (even for multi card play). Monkey Fight has a camera that is annoying so you can't see the entire stage. Stylus controls only work well for Air Hockey and Golf and would work well for Monkey War -IF I WERE RIGHT-HANDED. Unfortunately, there is no way for let-handed people to play monkey war unless they learn to control their right hand. This is the greatest flaw of this game. Don't buy this for the main game if you have played Super Monkey Ball because it is a waste. Buy this game for the mini games because they are almost completely changed. However, as great as the mini games are there are many missing features like on golf you used to be able to measure the distance to any point in the stage that you were aiming at. Now it just tells you how far the shortest distance is to the hole (which isn't always the best way to get there). This flaw and many other little flaws along with the Monkey Wars flaw makes me give this only 3 stars.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for one of my twin daughters that are 9. They both love it and the fun part is they can both paly it thru the wireless feature and race against each other. I even like to do it.
Great price and great fun.

Super Monkey Ball

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this game at first. There are 6 mini games, racing and air hockey are my favorite. When i first started playing it was a lot of fun. After a while i had trouble with a few of the levels. There are some levels that are impossible and i haven't beaten them after about a billion tries. I am stuck on those levels and i only play the mini games now.

The same ol' monkey

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: March 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Super Monkey Ball series on consoles started back in 2001 when the Nintendo GameCube launched. It became a popular series due to its simple concept and addictive gameplay. After a few titles and even more success with the series, SEGA decided to bring all of the monkey-rolling action to the Nintendo DS. Unfortunately, Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll isn't the best of the series but it's a fun game that fans will really enjoy on-the-go.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Super Monkey Ball, the game is played entirely using analog control to tilt the in-game level and send a monkey, trapped inside of a ball, across a goal line. The concept is similar to the classic Marble Madness, only the control is put on the level instead of the ball itself. Of course, the levels are usually construed in extremely awkward and difficult ways, offering quite a unique and interesting, not to mention addictive challenge.

With 100 levels total, there's quite a workload in Super Monkey Ball's Mission Mode. Each level gets progressively harder, offering new challenges and altered terrain to roll your monkey over. Where an early level will have barriers and walls protecting you from rolling off of the map, later levels will have ramps and pits and all sorts of challenging obstacles. One of the levels that I had the hardest time with wasn't actually large or drawn-out at all, it was constructed like a roulette table. The trick was to roll your monkey into the hole in the roulette wheel before the wheel struck your ball and sent you flying off-screen. Of course, I died about 10 times before finally accomplishing this.

Though there are 100 levels, a good percentage of them don't take very long to complete and the game itself could be completed in a couple of hours if you're an experienced Monkey Ball player. Thankfully, SEGA included some mini-games to spice the package up. Monkey Golf was my personal favorite, allowing you to play mini-golf on all sorts of twisted levels. Monkey Hockey was a fun air hockey-based game, but I thought it was far too difficult to use the stylus and control your paddle.

Visually, Touch & Roll is pretty basic. The levels contain a few specific color schemes and the backgrounds are so stark that I didn't really notice them. The music is pretty cute, but overall, none of the production values really stood out. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that I didn't care much about what Monkey Ball looked or sounded like because the gameplay and control concept is so original on its own. Touch & Roll is a good package for Monkey Ball fans or newbies like myself, but it's nothing too fancy. It's basically just the same thing you've enjoyed for years in a handheld format (a first, unless you owned a N-Gage or played the GBA), but there's nothing wrong with that.

most popular DS game at our house

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My husband bought this for our 8 year old daughter a few months ago. She loves it (at 8, she does get occasionally frustrated with the more challenging levels). When she needed help she would ask her dad and 12 year old sister. The three of them are now addicted. They all three play it and no one minds when the younger one happens to need help with this game. A big hit at our house.

slightly dissapointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: July 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a giant super monkey ball fan and this one might be the worst. The stages are 3-D and the monkeys are 2-D....blech. The party games are awesome, but the story mode is impossible, the controls are pretty skectchy, but maybe be enjoyable for some younger and beginner gamers.

Graphics A-
party games A
game play C
fun B
Controls c-
overall around a B-

it's good.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've been a fan of monkey ball for a little bit now. True, I've never played it on nintendo before, only x-box, but I thought this was a good edition to the franchise. There are 100 levels, i guess half of which are truly new. I was never exactly an expert on the xbox version, but there were a good amount of really challenging levels here. My main complaint is the amount. Weren't there like 3 times the amount in previous versions? As for controls, the stylus is fine. I got used to it in about 5 minutes, and i see no reason everyone can't get used to it. The d-pad works too, but the stylus is better for most of the levels. there are a few levels, however that are probably meant for the dpad, as they require precision of direction over manouverability. It's actually pretty clever how they did that. As for minigames, I've been pissed that monkey target is missing, but I didn't realize you can unlock minigames. if it's not an unlockable, then I'd say that's a big flaw. i mean, that's what my friends and I play, target and boxing. what else is there? seriously. overall it's a solid edition to monkey ball in my opinion. i had fun with it. just wish it were longer.

Not as much fun as other monkey ball games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I Bought this game thinking that it would be as good as the other versions of this game. i ended up being pretty disappointed. the story mode on this game is extremly short and once you beat that, the only reason to play this game is for the mini games. 2 of the minigames, out of the 6, are actually fun (Golf, Air hockey,). if you like to play repetitive mini games, then buy this game. otherwise don't.

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