The bad news is that SEGA has seen fit to introduce a second control system, one which has not only constrained the imaginations and creative scope of the level designers by forcing them to consider a new set of variables, but which is rubbish. The good news, then, is that the remote-based control system has been maintained and refined for Step & Roll. The jump move introduced in Banana Blitz, which never felt quite right, has been taken out, along with the tedious old boss battles. This control system doesn't have quite the same degree of precision as those in the old Monkey Balls, but it's responsive and fun. Angling it to tilt the gameworld feels natural and intuitive. Fail to reach the goal before the time is up, or fall off the edge of the course, and you must start again from the beginning. There are bananas to collect along the way, and picking up 20 of these earns you an extra life. So how does Step & Roll compare? Well, once again the single-player game sees you guiding a monkey in a ball around a series of increasingly difficult courses. But he was unimpressed by the introduction of a jump move and boss battles, and driven to the point of self-harm by mini-games. As explained in his review, Kristan found the remote worked well for controlling Aiai in the single-player game. Some achievement considering the previous Wii outing, Banana Blitz, was a bit 6/10. This new instalment in the Super Monkey Ball series is the worst yet. And yet he keeps on dancing, while a giant blue hedgehog with a razor-sharp grip turns the handle on the organ. His fur is matted and patchy, his eyes glazed and soulless. His trademark quiff is trapped beneath a brocade pillbox hat. Instead of a t-shirt he sports a stained velvet waistcoat. I see a nightmarish vision of Aiai, dancing. So how come I see it in my head at night?īecause what I see isn't endless ramps and big bananas and sweeping blue skies. In others it's moderately entertaining, but it never reaches the heights of the classic Monkey Balls - the ones which were all about precision control, fiendish level design and funky mini-games. Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll is not much good at all. When you close your eyes at night and all you can see is falling blocks or twinkling jewels, you know you're on to a winner. You can tell a videogame is good when you find yourself playing it in bed.
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