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Two new features are heading to Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania in the form of Reverse Mode and Dark Banana Mode.

In Reverse Mode, players will find that the starting point and Goal have been swapped. A selection of ten stages will be included here. The mode can be unlocked for free just by playing through the game normally.

Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps part 2

SEGA has just gone live with the second part of the Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps two-episode cartoon. The web series was made to tie in with the upcoming launch of Sonic Colors: Ultimate. Fans are also introduced to the new Jade Wisp, and it welcomes the return of Sonic, Tails and the notorious Dr. Eggman from the Sonic Colors universe.

Here’s a brief rundown of today’s episode:

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania mini games

It’s been a busy time for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania at Gamescom 2021, and in celebration of the show, SEGA has now provided first-look gameplay at all twelve mini games. Each of the core six members in the monkey gang – AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, Doctor, and YanYan – will be playable here.

The full list of mini games is as follows:

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Morgana from Persona 5 is coming to Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, SEGA announced during Gamescom: Opening Night Live today. The cunning and courageous member of the Phantom Thieves will be made available as post-launch DLC on November 2. It’ll set you back $4.99.

Players can use Morgana in every main game mode. In place of bananas, chests will show up in stages.

Here’s a new trailer showing a first look at the character in action:

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania will reveal another character at Gamescom: Opening Night Live, host Geoff Keighley has confirmed.

Some interesting SEGA crossovers have been confirmed in recent weeks. They include Sonic and Tails, Beat from Jet Set Radio, and Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza.

Gamescom: Opening Night Live will take place on August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM in the UK / 8 PM in Europe. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will be appearing during the show. 

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Sonic Colors: Ultimate

SEGA has prepared a new batch of screenshots (and art) for Sonic Colors: Ultimate, which largely highlight the game’s various Wisps.

Here’s a rundown of the different Wisps:

As a way of promoting Sonic Colors: Ultimate, SEGA created a brief animated series known as Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps. The first part has now come online.

Here’s the official description:

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Kazuma Kiryu

Kazuma Kiryu from the Yakuza series will be playable in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, SEGA has announced. He joins Beat from Jet Set Radio and Sonic and Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Here’s a trailer for Kazuma Kiryu:

For quite some time, we hadn’t seen SEGA do much with Sonic as he was known during the Genesis days. But the character was represented in Sonic Generations before starring in Sonic Mania, which featured remixed zones as well as a few brand new ones.

Thankfully, classic Sonic is still being considered for SEGA’s future. Series producer Takash Iizuka told Retro Gamer in a recent interview:

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Sonic Tails

Sonic and Tails were previously leaked for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania through the game’s website. SEGA now made the news official today, and we have a new trailer as well.

Here’s a look at Sonic and Tails in action:


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