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An awesome game, and fun party games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 25
Date: December 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Super Monkey Ball Jr. is an awesome game, and a nearly falwless port to the Game boy Advance. The main game is still in tact, and it plays perfectly. Like its Gamecube brother, it is hard, but unbeivably addictive. Also included in the game are four party games. They are:
MONKEY RACE
MONKEY FIGHT
MONKEY BOWLING
MONKEY TARGET
Since the Gamecube version usually only used one button to play each of these games, the port is flawless. These can also be played using the system link, which will lead to hours of fun. It is a little disappointing that only 4 party games got ported, considering Super Monkey Ball 2 had 12. Graphics for the entire game are pretty good, but a little more detail would have been nice. Anyway, this is a great game for any player. Definetely pick it up if you liked the Gamecube versions, or want a fun multiplayer game for the Game Boy Advance.

As insanely fun as it's console counterpart

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The original Super Monkey Ball was one of the Gamecube's great launch titles and was an insanely fun game that proved Sega could still make great games. Super Monkey Ball Jr. manages to retain just about all the great qualities of it's console counterpart and graphically pushes the GBA to it's limits. The premise of the game is to roll a monkey in a sphere to the goal before time expires or by preventing your monkey from falling off the narrow, twisting path. While this sounds easy and boring, the game is neither and is instead a blast to play. The controls on the analog pad can be a bit touchy (honestly the controls on the Gamecube with the analog sticks were better and more precise), but eventually you can get used to it and you'll experience the pure fun that is Super Monkey Ball. All in all, with the wave of GBA games of late, Super Monkey Ball Jr. is one of the best, and one of the most enjoyable games to come along in a while.

Best gameboy game I've ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I saw this at the store I grabbed it right away. When I looked at the back, It looked like the graphics were awesome, and they were! Even for a gameboy game, the graphics were pretty good. But I was bummed when they didn't put in MONKEY BILLIARDS. Best of all is that it hooks up to gamecube if you have Monkey Ball 1 or 2. It is great and simple to play, but hard to get past maybe the 10th level on beginner. So, all in all this is an awesome game and I think it rocks.There is a main game where you have to roll over to the goal, a mini game mode with the following games: MONKEY DUEL, MONKEY FIGHT, MONKEY BOWLING, and MONKEY GOLF.

stunning!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Does this live up to the fun of the gamecube version?Well,I honestly don't no for I have not played the gamecube version.But if it doesn't the gamecube version would have to be like an entirerly new definition of fun!This game is visually stunning,and offers great challenge and replay value!The main game starts easy with beginners mode,then works up to advance mode and the incredible hard expert and master's mode!While the later stages are so extremly hard the extras make up for it!each time you earn 2500 play points you can pick one of 3 mini games to unlock!The mini games are monkey fight,monkey bowling,and monkey golf!After those are unlocked you can get extra continues and an extra golf course!So when the difficulty gets on your nerves you can play one of these always fun mini games!Overall this is one of gameboy's best!

Monkeys's Balls back for a 3rd round how could you go wrong?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 18
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well Well Well, the ultmate party game series, sleeper hit of 2001, CRAZY fun sequal (both of which i beat), mad fun, necesety, all of these phrases can be used to describe Super Monkey Ball (or monkey's balls). The first edition was by far the sleeper hit of 2001 and the cube launch. My Xbox owning friend said it looks good, you should check it out so, along with Rougue Leader, it was my starting cube game on that faitful november day. I was insantly hooked! It was fun, addictive and...SIMPLE. When i beat the game and unlocked all the features I craved for more. Sega responded in June, the same Xbox owning friend who had conviced me to buy #1 called me up and told me that "EGM has a screenshot of monkeyball 2. ... I couldn't wait, i instantly book marked the page with the release date and reserved it at EB. Hell, i passed up Mario Sunshine (which i dont like anYWAY) for it. It was great!!! I beat it and was happy. now Sega brings it to handheld... I cant wait! buy it, it will be good.

Super Monkeyball JR , By Craig Shakespeare.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What a brilliant game. I thought super monkeyball on the gamecube could not have been improved but I was wrong. This is the best multiplayer game, EVER on the game boy advance and it will be hard to beat in the years of gaming to come. Just buy a link cable and take this round ya' mates house and start playing the most frantic handheld game of 2002/2003. You will enjoy hours of gaming pleasure thanks to Nintendo. If you have not got a gamecube get the next best thing, a game boy advance. Contact amazon now and submit your star rating!!!

Warning: May be addictive when mixed with GameBoy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THQ really seemed to be focused on one aspect of gameplay when they made Super Monkey Ball, Jr: FUN. This game is unbelievably addictive! If you have a GBA, you need Monkey Ball.

Here's how it works: You pilot a ball (with a monkey trapped inside, hence the name) around a table by using the D-pad to tilt the table at different angles, allowing the ball to roll through the various obstacles on the course to the goal. Sound simple? Well, it is! That's what makes this game so great - it is easy to catch on to.

In my opinion, the best part of Monkey Ball is the fine-tuned difficulty curve. The levels get progressively harder at a very smooth rate, from the ridiculously easy Beginner stages to the insanely difficult Master stages. Monkey Ball offers great gameplay for seasoned gamers and novices alike. Plus, there are several different minigames available if you want to take a break from the normal gameplay. Perhaps the most fun I had playing this game was challenging three of my friends to a four-player bowling match.

As for graphics and sound:

Graphics: The graphics, while nothing to get excited about, do showcase the GBA's 3D capabilities nicely. The game is entirely polygonal.

Sound: While the tunes in Monkey Ball are well suited to the light-hearted feel of the game, they are quite repetitive. I found myself leaving the volume off most of the time.

This game plays like a dream - no GBA owner should be without it.

it's pretty cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you liked monkey ball for gamecube you should get this it's good for kids and all ages and it's over all a good game.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Super Monkey Ball Jr Is A Really Great Game.The Goal Of The Game Is To Roll Your Monkey Around In A Sphere While Trying Not To Fall Off The Stage.I Really Like The Fact That One Of The Gamecube's Best Lanch Titles Has Made It's Way Over To The Game Boy Advance.I've Heard Lots Of People Say That This Is A Puzzle Game But It's Not.This Is An Action Game.But Even If You Don't Like Action Games This Is The Kind Of Game That You Want In Your Game Boy Advance Collection.

Love it, love it, love it!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely LOVE this game! It is probably my favorite gameboy game. I own Super Monkey Ball 1, and Super Monkey Ball 2 for the gamecube. They are a lot of fun! When I saw this game for the gameboy advance, I just had to get it! It is easily as much fun as the ones for the gamecube, but it does take a little patience to get used to not having the same type of controller (a joystick) that the gamecube has. Once you get over that hurdle, you will LOVE this game! I don't recommend it for "small" children, as the ball can be kind of hard to control; however, if you have older children or a younger child that doesn't get frustrated easily, than this is a must-have addition to your gameboy game inventory!

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