Super Monkey Ball Jr.

Nintendo exclusivePort

The goal of the game is to maneuver a monkey trapped in a ball by tilting the labyrinth and reaching the goal at the end of the maze.

Released: 19 November 2002
Platforms: Game Boy Advance N-Gage
Genres: Arcade Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: THQ
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Comedy Kids
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: PEGI 3 CLASS_IND L ESRB E
Languages: English

About

Super Monkey Ball Jr. is a platform video game developed by Realism and Creations and published by Sega for the Game Boy Advance. It is one of the few games on the system to make use of its 3D graphics capabilities. It reuses levels from other games in the Super Monkey Ball series. It was the last game to be developed by Creations before their acquisition by Acclaim Entertainment.

Keywords

gravity
minigames
physics-based platformer
time management
bonus stage
monkey
countdown timer
minigame collection
polygonal 3d
floating island
cheat code
konami code

Media

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Gameplay

Like many other games of Super Monkey Ball series, the player has the option to choose AiAi, MeeMee, Baby or GonGon. In multiplayer, two to four people can pick the same character.

As with previous entries, the objective of Super Monkey Ball Jr. is to control a monkey to reach the goal before time is over. New to this game, the player has the option to speed up or slow down the tilt by pressing the A or B Buttons respectively.

Reception

Super Monkey Ball Jr. received "generally favorable" reviews, with an average score of 82 out of 100, according to review aggregator website Metacritic, but the game was criticized for a lack of analog movement. IGN gave the game a 9/10, praising its high replayability and gameplay. GameSpot gave the game an 8/10, lauding the gameplay and its appeal to those who do not like puzzle games. Game Informer were also positive, describing it as "amazingly ambitious and well done" and having an "overall high quality" to its level, though noted that the controls "were a tad off".

In 2023, IGN named Super Monkey Ball Jr. the 25th best Game Boy Advance game of all time.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Game Boy Advance	19 November 2002	North America · Europe 4 April 2003
N-Gage	6 October 2003	North America · Europe 7 October 2003 · Australia 31 March 2004