Customer Reviews

Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This game has a main game like other Monkey Ball titles but this time you can control the monkey with your stylus instead of the d-pad. I think the stylus sucks completely on this game and I hate HAVING to use it. Yes you MUST use the stylus for all the mini games and for some main game levels (I am impartial to the use of the stylus on Metroid Prime Hunters as well so if you use it there you might like it here). Unfortunately more than 50% of the levels are ripped from Super Monkey Ball 1 or 2 so there aren't many new levels at all which kind of defeats the purpose. The main game is also easy (mostly because I have played 50% or so of the levels). The d-pad isn't as smooth as a joystick so I prefer the home console versions. The download play kind of sucks because only 3 of the party games can be played and none of the main game can be played in VS style (even for multi card play). Monkey Fight has a camera that is annoying so you can't see the entire stage. Stylus controls only work well for Air Hockey and Golf and would work well for Monkey War -IF I WERE RIGHT-HANDED. Unfortunately, there is no way for let-handed people to play monkey war unless they learn to control their right hand. This is the greatest flaw of this game. Don't buy this for the main game if you have played Super Monkey Ball because it is a waste. Buy this game for the mini games because they are almost completely changed. However, as great as the mini games are there are many missing features like on golf you used to be able to measure the distance to any point in the stage that you were aiming at. Now it just tells you how far the shortest distance is to the hole (which isn't always the best way to get there). This flaw and many other little flaws along with the Monkey Wars flaw makes me give this only 3 stars.

Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll is an obsessively fun game where you control a little monkey in a ball, and you have to roll him all around obsacle courses to reach the goal-with a time limit! I loved Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2 for the Gamecube, and was addicted to Monkey Ball Jr. for the GameBoy Advance, so I found 'Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll' to be a neat addition to my DS library.

There are, however, some drawbacks. This version of Monkey Ball does not have the small map on the screen like previous Monkey Ball games, and I found this a downside. Also, on Monkey Race, in the party game section, you cannot use the D-pad to move. Once you get the hang of using the stylus, though, it gets pretty easy.

All in all, this game was fun and quite easy. I would reccomend it for all ages.

I often at times have played a game that seemed very challenging, but at to often other times, it just really isn't as fun at all. That has been the case with so many games for the Nintendo DS. Although there have been so many notible games like Super Mario 64 DS, Meteos and and Pokemon Trozei, there are just some rendered games for the Nintendo DS that really haven't lived up to the hype. For Super Monkey Ball as a franchise, has really grown fairly well with all the different kinds of obstacles and manuver you have to undergo, it can be quite challenging as it was for the Nintendo Gamecube. But can the monkey keep rolling for the Nintendo DS.

Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll for the Nintendo DS isn't really anything new for people who've played earlier rendiditions of Super Monkey Ball before, but the game is simple. You have to guide your monkey to the goal post within a certain amount of time. There are nearly 100 different mazes and courses that can just be so frustrating, you can just keep rying, and lose track. The controls on the Nintendo DS edition are a bit more frustrating, and difficult to keep tabs of. The game isn't all bad, there are some great mini-games for you to uncover and unlock, although similar and returning games like monkey bowling, tabletop hockey, and so many others to play as well.

All in all Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll isn't one of the most best games that made it onto the Nintendo DS, but it definitely isn't one of the worst either. If you haven't played it on the Gamecube, you might want to give this a try.

Graphics: B

Sound: C+

Control: C

Fun & Enjoyment: C+

Overall: C 1/2+

I bought this game for one of my twin daughters that are 9. They both love it and the fun part is they can both paly it thru the wireless feature and race against each other. I even like to do it.
Great price and great fun.

My husband bought this for our 8 year old daughter a few months ago. She loves it (at 8, she does get occasionally frustrated with the more challenging levels). When she needed help she would ask her dad and 12 year old sister. The three of them are now addicted. They all three play it and no one minds when the younger one happens to need help with this game. A big hit at our house.

Sega's Super Monkey Ball series has always been one of those kind of franchises that offer simplistic fun, but what's made the series so memorable has always been it's unique charm and presentation. The series makes it's debut on the DS with Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll; and while it offers much of what fans would expect from the series, there's nothing here you haven't seen before, and haven't seen done better either. Featuring 100 stages and the tried but true rolling monkey in a ball gameplay, Touch & Roll also offers some touch screen controls (hence the title) for the main game mode that are incredibly awkward to say the least. The various mini-games, which there aren't nearly enough of, are where the real fun of Touch & Roll is to be had, but there's nothing here that you can't find on any of the console versions of the series, or even the older GBA title, which is actually better than this DS edition. That being said, Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll is definitely worth checking out for DS owners or fans of the franchise craving some portable monkey action, but don't expect anything relatively new here.

I really liked this game at first. There are 6 mini games, racing and air hockey are my favorite. When i first started playing it was a lot of fun. After a while i had trouble with a few of the levels. There are some levels that are impossible and i haven't beaten them after about a billion tries. I am stuck on those levels and i only play the mini games now.

As an adult gamer, I thought I'd try this game and see what it's about.

If you like driving or racing games, this is for you.

It reminds me of Pac n Roll DS where the pac man rolls down lanes. This game is similar. You have to roll the ball with the monkey inside it down certain paths, collect bananas along the way and race against time to the goal. That's basically it for this game.

I can see where kids would enjoy this simple & cute game. The graphics are nice and in 3D. The stylus can be used in this game but the buttons are preferred for better control.

I am not into racing or driving games so in my opinion, I gave this 2 stars.

This game is not for everybody, but what it does, it does well. The premise is simple--use the D-pad or the stylus to roll your monkey character around the screen, collecting bananas and trying not to fall off the edge of the platform. This is ALL the game is, so if you're used to games that have an arcing storyline, this isn't really going to be your thing. It's just a bit of arcade fun.

This isn't to say it's not challenging. Instead of moving your character around, you're moving the platform around to direct their rolling, kind of like those marble maze table games. Since the neither the D-pad or the touch screen are all that sensitive, you will often roll off the edge before you've had a chance to change direction. It will take a lot of practice to master the skill, and I couldn't personally find any motivation to do so.

If you or your kid like to pick up your DS to kill ten minutes before you go do something else, this is a good game to do it with. Chances are it won't hold your attention for longer than that, though. It's a cute game (sickeningly so, actually), and it's well-made, but I just couldn't get enthusiastic about it.

I recently purchased this game for my 6 year old son. It is now his favorite DS title. Monkey Ball contains an entire collection of fun action games.

Pros:
- Contains a collection of fun action games on one "disk"
- Easy to use for younger children - no reading required
- Fun with no violence
- It seems to be challenging
- Kids up to college age borrow the game and have fun with it

Cons:
- Repetitive music could drive parents crazy during long car rides (-;