Vita - Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz - 10/23 - $30 - A New SMB For A New Platform

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz will be rolling onto PS Vita and the mischievous monkeys AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby are geared up for some good old fashioned, stuck-in-a-ball style of fun! Aided by the power of time travel you will need to manage your monkey’s momentum as they navigate narrow ledges, moving platforms and loads of other challenging obstacles.

Game Features:

• Over 100 stages spread across five exhilarating worlds made of Jungle, Clay, Wood, Metal and Cardboard.
• 8 mini-games including fan-favourite Monkey Target, Monkey Bingo, Number Ball and more
• Tilt and touch or use the dual sticks to guide your monkeys through the game.
• Create your own stages using PS Vita’s camera feature and share with friends.
• Wi-Fi enabled online multiplayer mode.
• Using the GPS function, compare your standings locally or against players from around the world.

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Front Camera
Take pictures in the Stage Edit Mode and create your own levels!

Rear Camera
Utilized in Pixie Hunt party game to capture the desired colors and collect maxim points. (also use in edit mode)

Motion Sensor
Control your character’s movement!

Touchscreen
Used throughout the game and makes things like menus more intuitive

Rear Touch Pad
Tap the Rear Touch Pad to help guild your character in Monkey Rodeo.

GPS
Online rankings sorted based on location.*Available only on 3G/WiFi systems.

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We’re pretty excited about the upcoming exclusive PS Vita release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz on October 23 – the game is coming along nicely! We have a lot of familiar Monkey Ball features returning along with some fan favorites, as well as some new tech and new goodies to take full advantage of PS Vita.

Super Monkey Ball has always been built on the premise of accessibility and challenging gameplay – easy to pick up, difficult to master. We’ve made the transition for new players a lot easier, with a gentler difficulty curve in the beginning that helps you master the tough challenges that will eventually come your way. And don’t worry, we’ve got some punch in there for the veteran Monkey Ball fans looking for a challenge, from more varied levels with new routes and shortcuts, a higher degree of challenges, and the ever- popular minigames!

While the full game is built on personal challenges, the minigames have always been about multiplayer with your friends. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz enables both local multiplayer and online multiplayer over Wifi — a first for the series! We’re bringing back all the minigame hits too, from Monkey Bowling, to my personal favorite: Monkey Target. There are eight total modes to play and compete in, all of which leverage PS Vita’s unique hardware strengths.

We’re making sure that Banana Splitz uses Vita’s built-in tech for controls across the minigames and main game modes. You can use full tilt control to navigate the entire game or opt to play with the analog sticks – it’s entirely up to you. My favorite feature of the game is the level generator that uses PS Vita’s camera. You can take a photo of anything in real life, then craft a level generated from the photo. In another twist, you can shake your PS Vita to set the difficulty level. The harder you shake, the more difficult the level becomes! Or shake it lightly for an easier time, the choice is in your hands. Creating and playing custom levels is a lot of fun.

There’s ton to do in the game and we hope you enjoy our newest trailer (above) that shows off many of the features I’ve outlined here. What do you think of the game? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

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