[Review] Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble
Posted on 7 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: June 25, 2024
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher: SEGA
Considering it’s been twelve years since the last original Super Monkey Ball game released, I half-expected that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble might try and and take some big risks, maybe try and swing for the fences with some crazy new single-player modes or some sort of other significant mechanical shakeup. Instead of reinventing the wheel – or indeed, the ball – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble is more focused on just being a really well-crafted Super Monkey Ball game, one that seems to understand the importance of executing its few core gameplay modes as tightly as possible while cutting out most of the extraneous distractions from other games in the series. With a robust and challenging single-player Adventure Mode, a smattering of simple yet well-designed Battle Mode activities, and robust multiplayer support across the whole package, Banana Rumble is exactly what I had hoped it would be: an a-peel-ing blast from start to finish.
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble reveals Beat DLC from Jet Set Radio
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
SEGA today introduced the latest piece of DLC for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, which is Beat DLC from Jet Set Radio.
Similar to the previous DLC we’ve seen for the game, Beat will be featured in the game’s SEGA Pass DLC. He’ll be fully playable across all game modes. Players can glide, grind, and roll with Beat as he joins the monkey gang’s search for the Legendary Banana.
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble reveals Axel Crazy Taxi DLC
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Axel from Crazy Taxi will be offered as DLC for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, SEGA just revealed.
Axel can be used in both Adventure Mode and Battle Mode, and has unique stats to help him on the courses. Additionally, all in-game bananas will switch to coins in homage to the franchise – it’s for this character only.
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Sonic x Shadow Generations won’t have a Chao Garden, but Sonic Team open to bringing it back
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following fan speculation that Sonic x Shadow Generations could be bringing back the Chao Garden, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that it won’t be in the game.
Chao Gardens are largely known from their appearance in the Sonic Adventure series. Players can essentially raise Chao as digital pets. Fans have been clamoring for the gameplay feature to return, but we haven’t seen much of it in recent years.
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Sonic Team boss says Shadow “doesn’t really need a gun”
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
If there’s one thing you may remember about the 2005 game Shadow the Hedgehog, it’s that the character used a gun. However, since then, SEGA has moved away from that.
Shadow is now getting his own campaign again as part of Sonic x Shadow Generations. This time around though, he won’t be wielding a gun at all – and it’s something Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka doesn’t feel is truly necessary.
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Sonic Team up for more Sonic remasters
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Sonic series has already been remastered a couple of times with Sonic Colors and the upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations, but it seems that SEGA may not stop there.
Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka recently spoke about what could come next in an interview with IGN. He noted that
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SEGA / Atlus June 2024 Switch eShop sale: lowest price ever for Sonic Frontiers, more
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Switch owners can take advantage of the latest SEGA / Atlus sale on the eShop for June 2024, which includes the lowest price ever for Sonic Frontiers. A bunch of other titles are also discounted.
The full lineup is as follows:
Sonic x Shadow Generations has new hub world, hidden Chao, more
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
SEGA has shared another round of details for Sonic x Shadow Generations, revealing that the game has a new hub world, hidden Chao to rescue in every level, and more.
As a reminder, the game includes the original title plus a brand new Shadow the Hedgehog campaign. Here’s what to expect:
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Sonic x Shadow Generations release date set for October
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
June 6: While we’re still waiting on the official announcement from SEGA, the release date for Sonic x Shadow Generations appears to be imminent. New leaks point to the game launching on October 25, 2024. On the record, it’s due out on Switch later in 2024.
Well-known leaker billbil-kun put out the claim on social media. That was followed up with another leak from MysteryLupin, who not only posted the boxart – see above – but also a new set of screenshots. The packaging image seems to reveal that copies include Gerald Robotnik’s journal covering Shadow’s creation and a Sonic Adventure legacy skin.
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble SEGA Pass: Sonic Team revealed
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble is getting Sonic DLC with its SEGA Pass, it’s just been announced.
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy will all appear in the game. All four characters will be playable in Adventure Mode as well as Battle Mode. Worth noting, each character has unique stats. Additionally, all in-game pick-ups will switch from bananas to Gold Rings in further homage to the classic franchise – but only with these characters.
