Comments on: Super Monkey Ball for iPhone – Review

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:46:13 +0000

can someone elaborate on the special levels which can only be unlocked by eating all the bananas? do i have to get all the bananas on each level (say of 1-10) in one life or in in one game (meaning no continuations). ????? i am not very clear on this…

By: hannah

hannah — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:44:00 +0000

I can not get past level 7!!! Somebody help

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:00:50 +0000

I’m not quite halfway done and I’ve got two gripes with the game… one is the controls which are very sensitive. It’s not just the tilt sensitivity but also how when the monkey turns the entire view rotates which means you’ve got to get really good at rotating your tilt at the fairly arbitrary rotation speed of the game – otherwise you end up accelerating your monkey in the wrong direction. The other is the way it devours batteries… best have your charger handy if you’re going to play this game.

If the game was a console or PC title I’d give it a pretty crappy score because of the serious flaws… but as one of the first games on a new system (and at only $9.99) it’s not that horrible a deal.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:15:14 +0000

after i beat level 9 on the first world it just goes to random levels after, how can i get to level ten?

By: fran

fran — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:41 +0000

how can i slow my monkey down and corners without fallin gof the sides in level 7 world 1 easy!
i had a million attemps and still no luck

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:51:13 +0000

@Christopher

You have to get all the bananas on every track in one attempt to get the crown. Once you have the crowns on every level in a category (“Easy” or “Hard”) the bonus level will open up.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:48:30 +0000

I beat all ten of the easy and hard levels in the first world (after much strss and hardship) but the extra level in both difficulties stil isn’t unlocked. When I look at the rankings some of the levels have a little crown on them and some don’t… what do i have to do to unlock the extra levels?

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:14:36 +0000

@heather

After you beat the first ten levels go back and do the HARD levels. They are different than the EASY levels.

Good luck!

By: heather

heather — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:30:30 +0000

ok so this is kinda stupid but i really need to know before i go crazy lol. after i beat the 1st 10 levels, i enter my name…then what do i do to go on to the next 10 levels?? and does it save for anyone after you beat a level?

By: Will

Will — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:37:30 +0000

Which game should I buy, this or crash? Please help me

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:50:43 +0000

I love this game. It is a great challenge even if highly frustrating as can be at times. Well designed with one major flaw, you can’t return to a game if you tab out, which is a major fail on Sega’s part. It is not an SDK issue because Crash Nitro allows for this option, so no reason for SMB to not have it.

I have to disagree with you on the progression, it definitely gets more difficult, but it progresses nicely so that it doesn’t seem to be the case perhaps. Having cleared all 100 initial levels and 2 of the 10 extra levels, there is no question that it gets harder because as you move to the later maps the earlier ones are easier to go back and get all the bananas for unlocking the extras. And there are a couple of maps in the last couple zones that are just horrible. But the whole game is a blast and well worth the $10.

By: vende

vende — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:31:53 +0000

level seven is so damn hard

By: Dan Arnold

Dan Arnold — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:18:45 +0000

@Michael

Oh wow, I feel stupid now.. But really, that’s pretty poor UI design in my opinion. The iPhone SDK DOES have provisions for a keyboard to pop up, you know…

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:21:51 +0000

@Dan

Just tap on the letter again and it will move to the next one.

By: Dan Arnold

Dan Arnold — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:59:05 +0000

How do I enter my name when I beat 10 levels? I can enter the first letter but I can’t see how to enter another letter. I just end up quitting the game and re-opening it. Thankfully it saves the fact that I beat those levels and lets me continue.

By: Rick O'Neil

Rick O'Neil — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:55:43 +0000

I’m stuck on level 7

It’s defiantly a game of delicacy and patients… I have neither.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:28:55 +0000

@Drew

The Easy and Hard levels are different. If you’ve beaten the 10 easy levels, go and beat the 10 hard levels, then you’ll move on to the next environment.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:18:56 +0000

I’ve found it to be incredibly challenging as well but, in a good way. The controls are very touchy but after playing it all weekend I’ve found myself getting better and better at the game and even enjoying it more.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:15:14 +0000

Okay, so I’ve got a stupid question…how do I advance to the next level? I’ve played through all 10 on the first level, but I don’t know what else to do…