Super Monkey Ball to be updated

[mattmccarty]

SEGA's Super Monkey Ball, currently the top-selling game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is getting an update in the very near future that will adjust the control sensitivity and possibly add a calibration screen so you can "center" the controls. IGN Wireless dinged Super Monkey Ball heavily for its controls, as it was too easy to over-steer and send the monkey bouncing off the stages. Plus, to make the monkey move forward, you had to tilt the screen too far away from your face. According to SEGA representatives at E3 this week, these concerns are currently being addresses.

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This should make the game playable now. I feel better about my $10 purchase after hearing this news. I hope the controls are like that of De Blob.

 

[Niiro13]

What about the ability to save???

Hopefully that gets addressed too.

 

[plumbingandtech]

good news! thanks for posting.

 

[nick9191]

Nicely nicely.

I can never manage to get past the fifth or so levels as I keep falling off (yes I do suck at games).

 

[Sky Blue]

I hope they add a resume feature ... it sucks when you go back to the home screen and lose your progress.

 

[Rojo]

Cool! Now I'll actually want to play again, and not feel like I wasted $10. The controls were seriously making me crazy. I would literally have the phone completely still, and my monkey would suddenly turn and spin wildly, and fly off the platforms. This should fix things, hopefully....

 

[PMB]

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This should make the game playable now. I feel better about my $10 purchase after hearing this news. I hope the controls are like that of De Blob.

haha, De Blob rocks! i just finished that game, and it is soooooo worth the $10 (unlike smb....)

 

[porkchopbone]

I was planning on buying SMB tonight when I got home from work, should I still purchase it or wait for the update? Thanks.

 

[mattmccarty]

You can go ahead and buy the game if you like, you will get the update for free.

Or you could buy Dizzy Bee $2.99 and De Blob $6.99 for the same price and have more fun!

 

[dalvin200]

What about the ability to save???

Hopefully that gets addressed too.

here's hoping.. that would be my number 1 fix.. ...

 

[awesomator]

you already CAN save in super monkey ball after every ten levels.

And you cant make the controls better because if its completly vertical you cant see the screen if your going backwards and if its flat yo cant see the screen because now its facing away from you.


Just practice, practice, practice

after awhile of playing the controls will feel MUCH better.