Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD

Steam Deck Playable

SEGA · Action · Dec 10, 2019

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

58%
Mixed
400 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 400 player reviews · updated 8 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 292 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
A game that traditionally was beloved for its unique puzzles, co-op party games, and cutesy art style is now a frankenstein mess of once a great concept.
17 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I streamed some gameplay and my friends couldn't stand watching it.
16 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Thirdly, the soundtrack is awesome and improves the experience too much.
16 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The level design itself was much more simple due to the new Wii controller to make things easier to adjust to, keeping the level design, but making things harder by replacing certain elements like pinball-esc rails with thin platforms.
12 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
- Steam added "remote play together" mode, which has turned most couch co-op games into multiplayer games!
9 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
A game that traditionally was beloved for its unique puzzles, co-op party games, and cutesy art style is now a frankenstein mess of once a great concept.
5 of 292 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics17 reviews
Gameplay16 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Co-op5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty24 reviews
63%
Story and characters20 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
58%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.