For a series that focuses so heavily on balance, it’s fitting that the franchise has turned to the Nintendo’s Balance Board. Now more than ever, players will have seamless control over the rolling balls as they navigate the tricky courses and compete in crazy party games. You will feel just like a monkey confined in a translucent sphere!
The Super Monkey Ball series has always delivered both a strong single-player experience and an enjoyable multiplayer component, and Step & Roll is no different. Not only are there numerous mini-games like usual, but the entire single-player adventure can be traversed cooperatively.
So far, only a handful of mini-games have been showed off to public, but there will be several more in the final product. Amongst them is a kart-esque circuit race (complete with projectile pickups); the return of Monkey Bowling; Red Light/Green Light, the monkeys’ take on the classic elementary school game; and an tower of seesaws you must guide your monkey through without falling to the ground.
Although Step & Roll is being touted as a family game, don’t forget that practically every prior game has had challenging courses to an almost ruthless degree. While it is true that Sega wants Step & Roll to be accessible to all, they have far from forgotten the fanbase who just loves to punish themselves into mastering each stage and collecting as many bananas as possible. As the single-player quest progresses, expect the game to turn down-right devious. For the purists out there (or people who are too lazy to stand up), the traditional analog controls and the motion controls of 2006‘s Banana Blitz are also incorporated via the Wiimote and Nunchuck.
Now, be honest: do you even use your Balance Board anymore? Sega is giving us a game that promises to take full advantage of the neglected accessory, in perhaps the most logical way. Like seriously, the Balance Board was just made for acrobatic monkeys in balls! Catch Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll rolling into stores this coming.
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