Summary
Super Monkey Ball 3D[a] is a platform party game, part of the Super Monkey Ball game series. It was developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. Players can either use the Circle Pad or the internal gyroscope of the Nintendo 3DS to navigate AiAi and the others so they can collect as many bananas as possible within the time limit as in previous games in the series.[4]
| Super Monkey Ball 3D | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Jun Tokuhara |
| Producer(s) | Yasuhito Baba Jun Orihara |
| Composer(s) | Hideki Naganuma Keiichi Sugiyama Yutaka Akiyama Chiho Kobayashi |
| Series | Super Monkey Ball |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform, party |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay edit
Super Monkey Ball 3D supports three full-featured gameplay modes: traditional Super Monkey Ball puzzles, "Monkey Race" in which players race each other in frantic car battles, and "Monkey Fight" in which players fight each other in manic brawls.[5] The latter two modes, Monkey Race and Monkey Fight, can be played via wireless connection with up to four players locally.
It was originally released on March 3, 2011 in Japan. It was later released as a launch title on March 25, March 27 and March 31 of the same year in Europe, North America and Australia, respectively.[6] Sega has also released the game as the downloadable title for the Nintendo eShop in Europe and North America on April 3, 2014.
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 55/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 4/10[12] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[14] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[10] |
| GamesRadar+ |   [15] |
| IGN | 7.5/10[8] |
| Nintendo Life |   [9] |
| Nintendo World Report | 3/10[13] |
| Pocket Gamer |  [16] |
| VideoGamer.com | 5/10[11] |
Super Monkey Ball 3D received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[7] Audrey Drake of IGN gave the game 7.5/10, praising the gameplay and story, but she criticized Monkey Race for being a "rip-off of Mario Kart with clunky controls", and Monkey Fight for "being a rip-off of Super Smash Bros. with clunky controls".[17] Chris Schilling of Eurogamer gave the game a 4/10.[18] Review aggregator Metacritic gave the game 55/100 based on 57 reviews.[19]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "スーパーモンキーボール 3D". Nintendo. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS)". NintendoLife. 20 March 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS)". GameSpy. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Super Monkey Ball 3D's Monkey Ball Mode". andriasang.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ "Super Monkey Ball 3DS – Trailer! Screens! Official Info!". Sega. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "GAME calling those that have preordered 3DS, informing them of 11 launch tiles". GoNintendo.com. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b "Super Monkey Ball 3D for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Dillard, Corbie (20 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Drake, Audrey (25 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review". IGN. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Watters, Chris (25 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Gera, Emily (5 April 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Schilling, Chris (25 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Ronaghan, Neal (28 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Turi, Tim (25 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D Review - The Same Old Monkey Business". Game Informer. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Antista, Chris (30 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Rose, Mike (30 March 2011). "Super Monkey Ball 3D". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Audrey, Drake (March 25, 2011), Super Monkey Ball 3D Review - IGN, retrieved 2021-02-07
- ^ Schilling, Chris (2011-03-25). "Super Monkey Ball 3D". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Super Monkey Ball 3D". Metacritic.
External links edit
- Official Super Monkey Ball 3D U.S. website
- Official Super Monkey Ball 3D Japanese website