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Ewwwwww (...)!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ugh, I HATE this game. I don't find it that fun to roll around as a stupid monkey in a ball and collect bananas or race or anything. The first time (and second time) I played this game, I knew I hated it. I took it back immediatly. I don't suggest you buy this. I'd rather play Pikmin and I don't extremely like that that much either. But it's fifty times better than this (...). I rate it 1 star.

This game is NOT FUN for 1 person!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I won't waste much of my own time writing about this game other than to say that IT IS NOT A ONE PERSON GAME. You should play this game with at least two people to get any enjoyment out of it.

Boring and Simple

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game was a dissapointment. Single player is temporarily addictive, but incredibly repeptetive. Multi-player games were interesting, for the first half hour. Cute characters did not make up for the repetition. If you want to try this game, rent it. I did, and was glad when it was time to take it back. You can only go around tracks so many times before your hands cramp up...

LISTEN TO ME! DO NOT BUY!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 37
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

as fun and cute as the 4 little monkeys may make it seem it is not worth it! i got gamecube with a budle of 3 games which wre great. i baught SUPERMONKEYBALL as my forth game with money i had to weedle out of my parents. i couldn't decide on weather to get SUPERMONKEY BALL or THPS3. me being the idiot i am kinda wanted SUPERMOKEY BALL and fliped a coin and ended up getting supermonkey ball. i warning u the game is terrible. I got home excited to play it. i put it in and started with beginner mode. the first level took 7 seconds(no kidding i timed it) the other 9 levels only took me 6 minutes to beat. I BEAT THE GAME IN 6 minutes and 7 seconds! its not fun. the graphics are good but the music is annoying and the game is not fun. it may be a party game but it is only for kids under 8 i think. and the toys r us that i baught it from won't even allow me 2 exchange it for THPS3. so now i'm stuck with this game and my parents are mad at me and will never lend me money AGAIN!!!

DANGER! DON'T BUY!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I THINK THIS SUPER MONKEY BALL IS ONE OF THE MOST STUPID GAMES IN THE HISTORY OF STUPID GAMES! ALTHOUGH I LIKE SOME OF IT! ON THE EXPERT LEVELS SOME OF THEM ARE SO HARD AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU GET THROUGH THEM! SEGA HAS GONE WILD HERE! I THINK SEGA SHOULD SEE THIS REVIEW AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER! THE SECOND MONKEYBALL IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER! ON THE MINI GAME MONKEY BILLIARDS IS KINDA BORING BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 9 BALL! IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GAME LIKE THIS I HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION! DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING THIS GAME AND BUY THE SECOND ONE! I THINK THIS GAME SHOULD NO LONGER EXIST!!!!!!! HERE IS MY LAST WORDS TO SEGA!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Here IS MY LAST WORDS TO YOU!

DON'T BUY THIS GAME!

This game is ok

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: December 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is ok. I would rent it first. you probably won't like it. If you do like it, BUY IT! Other wise DONT BUY IT

Freaky Monkeys!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Okay,like i said about pikmin"it's fun and challenging for the young and old"but THIS?okay,i think gamcube just made one of the kiddest games ever!The name(i mean,super monkey ball?what the stinky kinda name is that?)and the"cute"little monkeys...dumb enough to make me puke! I am not saying gc games are bad(which they are NOT)this is just to psycho! What will someone come up with next,mega bunny hop?

Dont waste your money buying it!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: June 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just rented this game an hour ago and I already beat it. Of course there are mini games, but they shouldv'e made the game a lot longer. This is denfinitely a game to rent, because if you buy it, you'll only be wishing you didn't.

monky butts

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is just flat out borrriinnggg. It's just not any fun!

Not highly recommended

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 15
Date: January 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a little disappointed with Monkey Ball. It's a cute game but I wouldn't instinctively put it on your list of must-haves as I did after reading all the great reviews.

I'm a father of three young children (2,5,9) and an avid PC Gamer. I decided to initiate my family to video games with the purchase of a Gamecube this Christmas. I chose the Gamecube because I believe that it will come with more "family friendly" games. My philosophy is that a video game system should be used to bring people together for some recreation. After all, it is typically located in the Family Room. So I bought the system and 4 controllers. The only game I purchased was Monkey Ball.

Don't get me wrong, it's a decent game, but I don't believe it contains the value for what you pay. Here are the major things that bother me about it.

1. 1/3 of the program is automatically locked up until you gain enough points in normal mode to unlock it (the Mini games). Beginner level in normal mode gets hard fast, we have yet to earn a point so I have no idea how long it will take to gain access to the rest of the product. I think that this is simply bad design. I prefer to have immediate access to these games especially since they are completely unrelated to the activities in Normal mode. I could understand it if these were special levels or extras that related to Normal mode, but they aren't. This design is only appropriate for those who want their children to play video games all day long.

2. For a family game, it's creepy to see your cute little monkey in the ball fall off the edge of a platform suspended miles in the air. As your entrapped monkey falls or teeters on the edge of the platform, he/she yells and waves his/her arms. If you're not afraid of heights, this game will make you afraid of them. Nintendo went to great lengths to boost the realism and all the games occur miles in the sky and trust me, you won't want to be the cause of the demise of these cute little creatures. I guess, this is a little alternative psychology to try harder.

3. We spend all our time in the Mini games, Monkey race and Monkey fight. These are what everyone talks about. Monkey race is similar to Mario Kart but again, I was disappointed by the terrible selection of courses to choose from. If this is a major reason to buy the game, save your money until Mario Kart comes out. There just isn't enough variety to keep you interested for long.

If I could do it again, I would pass on Monkey Ball. I think the best part of Monkey Ball is Monkey Race and Mario Kart will blow this part of the game away.

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