4.5/5 ★ – DarrensTrashBag's review of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble.

We are back to having Monkey Ball games be good again. While the first 100 levels can be a bit easy, the next 100 are what I expect from this series. I would easily place this game on the same level as the first two. The only issues I faces were some framerate problems and that the boost pads sometimes don't even give you a full boost. The environments are great and the story is your basic Monkey Ball story but the cutscenes are at least fully animated. The dash mechanic is fantastic and feels good to use to cut across levels. I completed all of the levels but I did not do the individual challenges, which I like because it gives a lot of replay value. The physics cannot top the first two but they are getting closer. I am very pleased with this new one and I look forward to future installments. This game is better than 2. 86/100