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A waste of time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game ever. it's so stupid. If you had a 3 year old son or brother or sister even they would pass it without breaking a sweat. Rather buy Tony hawk 4, mario advance 3, denki blocks or even snoopy tennis for GBC. I hope that this review will be helpfull. Remember DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!

not so great at all

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am sorry but, this is a horible gamefor this series. It has bassicly no mini games, low graphics, horrible levals, NO PLOT OR STORY AT ALL!!!!, and the levalsstink, if you want to play super monkey ball get super monkey ball deluxe!!!!!!!! it rocks!

Cool Minigame, bad main game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game pretty much stunk and the only reason I gave it 2 stars is because of the cool "monkey fight" minigame. The other mini games were okay. However, the main game was terrible. It was extremely frustrating and stupid.

Super Monkeyball for Gameboy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really don't like the game because it is difficult to play.

Slight control issues.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Other than that, once you get used to the control and anticipate turns and gaps in the floor it is pretty fun. Take this on your next plane trip to pass the time. The mini games are what round this out. The monkey golf one is really cool. And Monkey Fight is so frantic and fun you'll laugh your @$$ off just because you're having so much fun (sort of like how Mario Kart did for me all those years back). So far I've played this game more than I have any other GBA game that I own.

Basically it's marble madness in 3D. Instead of a trackball or analog stick you have the D-pad. Not the best control for something like this, but the game is playable and that's all I ask when it comes to gameplay. Rather than you moving the ball around you tilt the floor to get the monkey-in-a-ball to move. This can be disorienting to those expecting to have a stable floor to move around on but a tiltable floor lends challenge to the gameplay in my opinion. The camera can get frustrating, but the stages are simple enough so that you can anticipate/memorize what's behind the camera. No action buttons used except in the menu screens and mini games. And even then it's not too complicated.

Those looking for a challenging game that you can get into right away and that doesn't require a couple hours reading a strategy guide will find this game very enjoyable. This is arcade puzzle action. Not a RTS or a MMORPG.

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The Best Monkey Related Arcade Game Ever!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Super Monkey Ball Jr. Even the title makes a person wonder what could a Monkey Ball be? Well, its quite simple: Its a monkey in a ball. So what would be fun about a monkey in a ball rolling around to get bannanas before the time runs out? And how would you make a mini game about a monkey ball? Well, the answers to these questions are simple too. You are one of 4 monkeys, AiAi, MeeMee, Baby, or GonGon. There are 10 Begining Stages, 20 Advanced Stages, and 30 Expert Stages. As you start to play the main game, the words Ready appear. Tension rises as the game yells Go and you are off! You must get to the goal before the time runs out. But what would be the fun in that if they didn't have bannanas? You don't have to get all of the yellow fruit, but if you do and you make it to the goal in time, the reward is double the points. That is pretty much the main game, and as most games progress and get harder, this one gets more challenging, fun, and exciting! With Extra Levels in each mode, and Mega levels, the main game will keep you playing over and over. But why is it called the Main Game? Well, of course, you have to have mini games! There are 4 mini games, but one is for 2 players only. The other three are for up to 4 players. They are Monkey Fight, Monkey Bowling, and Monkey Golf. The mini game for 2 players is called Monkey Duel. These have nothing to do with the main game. The Bowling and Golf are like an ordinary game of Bowling and Golf, only the Golf ball and Bowling balls are the Monkey Balls. The Monkey Fight is a battle on 3 different stages between however many monkeys are playing. Or if there is only one person playing the game, his or her monkey ball can play against 3 computer controlled monkeys. I own this game and i can not put it down! Some THQ games are boring, but this one isn't! Here is my opinion.

Pros:

Great Music! Even though there are a few songs only, it is actually good!

Great Graphics! The Monkeys in the balls are kind of blury, but everything else is fantastic!

Cool stages! Every stage is challenging and fun! I still have a hard time staying on the platform on the first level!

Mini games are awsome! If you are bored of playing the main game and want a break, you can play the mini games!

There are some Cons though.

Cons:

ONLY 3 MINI GAMES! They could have gotten away with 4 or 5 mini games instead of just 3 single player!

THE MEGA STAGES ARE WAY TOO HARD! With dark music and a room that seems to be filled with lava, the mega stages are way hard!

Everything else is great! I gave it 5 stars! I do have some advice! If you like to use codes on your games, there is only one you can use on this one! It is Enable all. But if you use the Nice Try Mode code or the Super Blocky Mode code, it will mess up your graphics, that's all! Why would someone want to mess up your graphics so you would have to start all over to get them back to normal? Its a sick world out there! Anyway, i think this game is the best Monkey arcade game out there on the Game Boy Advance! BUY IT NOW!!!

I have a question for the makers of the Super Monkey Ball Jr. Game. (Where is Super Monkey Ball Jr. 2)? Please make one!

Pretty Good!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is good. I have always wanted this game since I saw it in K.B. toys.But I have to tell the truth I wasn't expecting this. I love the fact that we get to play in the credits. I think that is pretty cool, cause in some games you just watch it and it gets kind of boring.Anyway, I think the gameplay is okay. Sometimes difficult, but okay. Now, the graphics, I think the graphics are awesome, expecially for gameboy advance. I would expect these kind of graphics for the game cube version.What I really like best about this game is that we get to play minigames. Of course we have to unlock them first by winning a game mode. My favorite minigame is monkey fight. Anyway, this game is obviously about by getting to the goal in every obsticle before time runs out. Most of the obsticles are very challenging but I like challenging games cause you will feel good if you pass them. So buy this game if you want to.

The Most Fun Game I've Played on my Gameboy Advance SP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Super Monkey Ball Jr. is the best game I've ever played. It took me a few tries to unlock Monkey Bowling, Monkey Golf, and Monkey Fight. When you unlock all the mini games, it gets to be a lot of fun because that's when the action really starts. My favorite mini game is Monkey Fight because it's kind of like boxing. In Monkey Fight, there is a big boxing glove to help you knock other fighters off the ring. Monkey bowling is also lots of fun because you try to knock the pins down. I would give this game five stars.

Fun, but too difficult for younger kids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My 6 1/2 year old son saw an ad for GameBoy Advance games, and insisted on Super Monkey Ball Jr. After purchasing it, we found the game much too difficult for him, and pretty darned hard for me (and I'm a major games player). We had to return this game and go with something a little easier for him to play. Even so, this game is still an enjoyable game, but you need a whole lot of patience.
Also, another problem I had with this game is that there is no good way to save your game progress. You can "save and quit", returning to the same spot you stopped, but if you mess up and want to reload your saved game, it's impossible. If you get to Level 14 and lose all your lives, you have to start again at Level 1, since you cannot load a previously saved game. I found this very frustrating, since so many other GBA games give you "save game slots", so that my son can have his saved game and I have my own.
All in all, I would say that if you have a lot of time and a LOT of patience, you might find this game fun.

good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Fun game. The graphics are pretty good. There's only a couple complaints that I have. Some levels are almost impossble to beat! You can't jump or anything and on some levels, there's a gap on the floor. I tried going back as far as I could and shot forward, trying to gain speed to get over the gap. It didn't work. And I'm not too bad at video games either. There just might be some way to get over that gap that I just don't know yet. Even though the Main Game is the funnest thing on the game in my opinion, there still is other things that you can do. If you get a certain number of points on the Main Game, then you can un-lock other mini-games: Monkey Golf, Monkey Bowling, and Monkey Fighting. This game is still worth the price, though.

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