Super Monkey Ball 2

Super Monkey Ball 2
File:Super Monkey Ball 2 Coverart.png North American cover art
Developer(s)	Amusement Vision
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Toshihiro Nagoshi
Composer(s)	Hidenori Shoji Haruyoshi Tomita
Series	Super Monkey Ball
Platforms	Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Super Monkey Ball 2 is the second installment in the Super Monkey Ball series developed by Amusement Vision which was released on the Nintendo GameCube. It is the first installment to have a story-line and to be released solely on a home console.

Gameplay

The primary objective of the game is to roll across platforms and obstacles to reach an arch-shaped goal that marks the end of the level, therefore take the player to the next "stage". Each stage is designed uniquely designed to provide a challenge to players as the player progress through the game.

The stages contain platforms such as slopes, half-pipes, moving platforms, etc. Since its predecessor, original game (2001), The game introduces new gimmicks such as conveyor belts, teleportation doors, switches which control the speed of a stage, moving platforms, and more.

There are two ways to fail a level: losing your balance and falling off of the stage or running out of time. In most stages, there is a 60-second time limit. Super Monkey Ball 2 has three different gameplay modes: Story Mode (with a storyline and successive levels) and Challenge Mode (Story Mode's stages with progressive difficulty. Within Challenge mode up multiplayer is an option for up to four players at a time. A Practice Mode is available to stages that have been reached within Challenge or Story Mode.

Reception

Super Monkey Ball 2 was released to generally favorable reviews from critics. On release, Famitsu magazine scored the GameCube version of the game a 31 out of 40. Metacritic gave the video game a Metascore of 87.

• E3 2002 Game Critics Awards: Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
• This game is a GameCube Player's Choice game.

Medical applications

Super Monkey Ball 2 is one of three video games that are associated with improved performance in laparoscopic surgery.