Super Monkey Ball 2

 GameCube
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2002
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 87
  3. Negative: 6 out of 87
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  1. GDsReviews
    May 27, 2022
    4
    This game is significantly better than original Super Monkey Ball by being able to start with 99 lives at max, a story mode where you don’t have to worry about losing lives, and far better and expanded party game roster that greatly improves on the party games in the original.

    Unfortunately, it takes an insane amount of grinding to unlock all the party games and especially 99 lives at    This game is significantly better than original Super Monkey Ball by being able to start with 99 lives at max, a story mode where you don’t have to worry about losing lives, and far better and expanded party game roster that greatly improves on the party games in the original.

    Unfortunately, it takes an insane amount of grinding to unlock all the party games and especially 99 lives at max for the start, still has a grating soundtrack, and remains brutally hard. Point blank, this game is only fun in multiplayer party games against your friends.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Best GameCube Game of 2002
11
#11 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002
33
#33 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2002

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Cincinnati Enquirer
    90
    Easily the game's greatest strength is its simplicity — there's no need to "monkey around" with complicated controls or even crack open the manual for that matter.
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  2. Gamestyle
    90
    The levels are so much more diverse, so much more rich, solid, 3 dimensional even, than in the first - the levels just move so much more.
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  3. GMR Magazine
    80
    The extra game modes add quite a bit to the simple concept. [Feb 2003, p.96]
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