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Sega announces Super Monkey Ball Adventures
If there's one thing this current generation taught us, it is that putting monkeys in hamster balls is a great idea. Sega today announced another title in their Super Monkey Ball franchise, Super Monkey Ball Adventures, set for release Q3 2006 for the PSP, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo GameCube. This time out, in addition to 50 new 'classic' puzzle stylings, there will also be a story-driven platformer element to the game - our favorite simian protagonists will have to reform five feuding feral families, or "Monkey Ball Kingdoms." Sega also promises to bring 3 classic party games (our picks: Monkey Fight, Monkey Target, and Monkey Bowling) and 3 new ones (Monkey Kombat? Hey, we can dream). Super Monkey Ball Adventures is currently being developed by Traveller's Tales (Lego Star Wars). All previous Monkey Ball games - even the N-Gage one - had been developed by Amusement Vision. We're not sure why Sega decided to shift houses, but the screenshots released do look pretty. [Thanks, JamesO]
Super Monkey Ball to go bananas on the DS
When Super Monkey Ball came out as a launch title for the GameCube, it was a breath of fresh air for everyone who grew up loving Marble Madness. It was the perfect combination of puzzle game (hundreds of levels) and party game (the first edition had eight well-crafted games, including the infamous Monkey Target). Monkey Ball has since arrived on every home console, the GameBoy Advance, and even the N-Gage. And now Nintendo DS fans will get their chance to roll a monkey trapped in a ball off a cliff. In the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, Sega has announced that Super Monkey Ball will is bound for the Nintendo DS. (Update) A very kind Joystiq reader by the name of Ombre has given us a scan of the Famitsu article, so click here and enjoy. Thanks, Ombre.
