Software:Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

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Short description: 2024 video game

Super Monkey Ball
Banana Rumble
North American box art
Developer(s)Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Daisuke Takahata
Producer(s)Nobuhiro Suzuki
Designer(s)Tomoki Hatanaka
Programmer(s)Yōichi Ishikawa
Artist(s)Michio Abe
Composer(s)Yuri Fukuda
SeriesSuper Monkey Ball
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseJune 25, 2024
Genre(s)Platform, party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble[lower-alpha 1] is a 2024 platformer video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It was released on June 25, 2024, for the Nintendo Switch and received generally favorable reviews from professional critics.

Gameplay

Similar to previous games, Banana Rumble consists of controlling one of several playable characters on hazardous stages via tilting the stage, in order to reach the goal within the time limit without falling off the stage.

A new move, the Spin Dash, allows the player to gain a burst of speed to perform shortcuts, but the move has a cooldown upon use. Multiplayer is supported locally and online with four players, a feature returning from Super Monkey Ball, and in a battle mode where 16 players engage into minigames, both locally and online.

Features

The game features 200 new stages, 18 characters, 11 of which are new characters, and 6 of which are paid DLC, and a multiplayer battle mode which features an assortment of items. Characters can also be customized, with accessories which can be unlocked through gameplay and paid DLC. The villain of the second console game, Dr. Bad-Boon, also makes an appearance as a playable character.[1]

Development

The game and its release date was announced during a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on February 21, 2024.[2][3] Yukio Oda—a long-time level designer for the franchise—stated that the new Spin Dash move was meant to help "broaden" the possibilities for players, and explained that “even after looking back over 20 years, there are many levels that I think are very original. I think that the originality of the first Super Monkey Ball is the DNA of the series, so I made Banana Rumble keeping all of this in mind while also trying to adapt it to the changing times and the needs of the players."[4]

Sega has continued to provide post-launch support for the game. The Sega Pass, which was available at launch and included with Digital Deluxe editions, contained six playable characters (the classic versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Beat from the Jet Set Radio series, and Axel from the Crazy Taxi series) that released throughout the year.[5] On September 17, 2024, Version 1.2.0 released, which contained a new Battle Mode, Gem Heist. It also saw a collaboration with Dole, the first such collaboration in the series since Super Monkey Ball 2, which released over 20 years prior.[6] On November 26 the same year, Version 2.0 released, featuring new rules and stages for Adventure Mode (including a first-person mode), new Battle Modes, quality of life improvements, as well as adding Godzilla and Hatsune Miku as playable DLC characters.[7] A Crewmate from Among Us, Pac-Man, and Red from Angry Birds were later added in separate respective updates between January and April 2025.[8][9][10] Godzilla and Hatsune Miku were delisted and became unavailable for purchase on November 26, 2025, and Pac-Man was delisted on March 26, 2026.[11][12] Red from Angry Birds is set to be delisted on April 8, 2026.[13]

Critical reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic77/100[lower-alpha 2][14]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu30/40[17]
Game Informer8/10[18]
IGN8/10[19]
Nintendo Life7/10[20]
Nintendo World Report8.5/10[21]
Shacknews8/10[22]

According to review aggregator website Metacritic, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble received "generally favorable" reviews.[14] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 70% of critics.[15] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 30 out of 40.[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known in Japan as Sūpā Monkī Bōru Banana Ranburu (Japanese: スーパーモンキーボール バナナランブル)
  2. ↑ Based on 54 reviews, 38 (70%) of which were positive, 14 (26%) were "mixed", and 2 were unscored.

References

  1. ↑ "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble". https://bananarumble.com/index.html?lang=en. 
  2. ↑ Dinsdale, Ryan (February 21, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble Announced for Nintendo Switch". https://www.ign.com/articles/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-announced-for-nintendo-switch. 
  3. ↑ Janca, Ben (February 21, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble - The Big Roll Out Trailer". https://www.gamespot.com/videos/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-the-big-roll-out-trailer/2300-6463447/. 
  4. ↑ Welsh, Oli (June 25, 2024). "Yakuza's developers went back to their roots for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble" (in en-US). https://www.polygon.com/24185483/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-review-interview. 
  5. ↑ "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble's SEGA Pass DLC gets overview trailer" (in en-US). June 22, 2024. https://mynintendonews.com/2024/06/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumbles-sega-pass-dlc-gets-overview-trailer/. 
  6. ↑ "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble update out today (version 1.20), patch notes" (in en). September 17, 2024. https://nintendoeverything.com/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-update-out-today-version-1-20-patch-notes/. 
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (November 19, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble version 2.0 update launches November 26 alongside DLC characters Godzilla and Hatsune Miku" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-version-2-0-update-launches-november-26-alongside-dlc-characters-godzilla-and-hatsune-miku. 
  8. ↑ Doolan, Liam (January 31, 2025). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Update Adds Among Us DLC" (in en-US). Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/02/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-update-adds-among-us-dlc. 
  9. ↑ "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble version 2.20 update, DLC character PAC-MAN now available" (in en-US). 2025-03-26. https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-version-2-20-update-dlc-character-pac-man-now-available. 
  10. ↑ "Angry Birds' Red flies into SEGA®'s Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble™ in Exciting New DLC!" (in en-US). 2025-04-09. https://www.rovio.com/articles/angry-birds-red-flies-into-segas-super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-in-exciting-new-dlc/. 
  11. ↑ Doolan, Liam (November 23, 2025). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble DLC Is Getting Delisted A Year After Release". https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-dlc-is-getting-delisted-a-year-after-release. 
  12. ↑ スーパーモンキーボール【公式】 (March 18, 2026). "Pac-Man is available as a playable character in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble only until March 25, 2026 (in Japanese)" (in ja). Sega. https://x.com/SMB_JP/status/2034102997001900508. 
  13. ↑ スーパーモンキーボール【公式】 (March 18, 2026). "Red from Angry Birds can be obtained as a Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble playable character only until next week, April 8th (Wed)" (in ja). Sega. https://x.com/SMB_JP/status/2039175938588758354?s=20. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble/. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble". OpenCritic. https://opencritic.com/game/16476/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble. 
  16. ↑ Colantonio, Giovanni (June 24, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble review: Sega is on a roll with its latest hit". Digital Trends. https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-review/. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Romano, Sal (July 10, 2024). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1857". https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1857. 
  18. ↑ Shea, Brian (June 26, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Review". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/review/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble/a-ripe-return. 
  19. ↑ Plant, Logan (July 3, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-review. 
  20. ↑ Reynolds, Ollie (June 24, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Review". Nintendo Life. https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble. 
  21. ↑ Zawodniak, Melanie (June 24, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/67664/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-switch-review. 
  22. ↑ Mejia, Ozzie (June 24, 2024). "Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble review: Go bananas". https://www.shacknews.com/article/140344/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-review. 
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