13
Jul
2008
Super Monkey Ball Update
4:29 AM | Comments (2)

Been playing Super Monkey Ball on the iPod these last two nights and wanted to share some information and tips about the game I've learned so far:
  • You unlock the worlds by completing the Easy and Hard versions of each world. This is probably obvious but I wondered what was behind the question marked selections. After you complete Easy, Hard will show up.
  • Be sure to start out with your device pretty level, but at a slight angle towards you. This makes sure you don't go shooting off when the level starts, and gives you a good starting position for fine control of the ball.
  • The accelerometer is very sensitive, so you don't need to move it much. If you screw up and try to correct, you'll probably over-correct and make it worse and you're screwed, but try anyway and you might get lucky.
  • Sometimes the game will crash upon launching. I've found turning the device OFF (not sleep) and back on will fix the problem.
  • As far as I can tell, there's no way to save a current game. You have to play all 10 rounds of the Easy or Hard levels to move on to the next stage. Anyone know how to save your spot?
Give me feedback: How has your SMB experience been? Have anymore tips to share? Are there any other must-check-out games you'd recommend?

Comments (2)

I haven't actually paid for any apps yet. You think this is a must have? Am I a loser cause I didn't already buy it? haha

campo on July 13, 2008 1:24 PM

Haha, you may be. It's a really fun, addictive game. I bought it because I was blown away by it at the WWDC keynote, and it resembles one of my favorite games on Linux, Neverball.

Kevin Cupp on July 13, 2008 3:04 PM

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