Super Monkey Ball updated to 1.01

SEGA has released an update to the popular Super Monkey Ball, which appears to address issues with control sensitivity. The update was expected to drop last month. No release notes were available online.

In cursory testing (by yours truly), it does appear the update improves player control. As promised, the "dead zone" where the ball stops moving altogether is larger, and movement overall has become less erratic. I noticed that when trying to slow down, the monkey ball is less likely to turn around, which makes it easier to navigate tight corners and control speed.

Also included is a new tutorial designed to help you get accustomed to the controls. Additionally, you can resume where you left off if you press the home button during a game.

Super Monkey Ball [App Store link] is a free update for existing users, and $9.99 for new users.

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damian

don't update! after update, you have to start the game from the beginning. i was at the last world, hard, and now i have to start over? wtf?

September 03 2008 at 8:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bento-san

Jeez, i mean, how can i possibly play this game? the animation is still lagging, there is no way to recover from an over-steer without falling out, and the sensitivity is still so high that i can't manage to make it past the 11-20 levels of world 1. maybe it's just me, but i'm pretty damn good at everything else i play...

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Thayne Miller

it's just you. It's not over sensitive, you just aren't using enough forward momentum. Make smaller movements to fight the oscillations. And practice. I got through the game no problem after 1 week of practice.

September 03 2008 at 9:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bradenbob

Hmm, I already have every gold crown... Oh well

September 02 2008 at 9:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

chriskeefe

After updating all Super Monkey Ball does is instantly crash when I open it. Great update, thanks a lot sega.

September 02 2008 at 5:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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alxp

I had this happen when I first downloaded the game. Completely powering off the phone and turning it on again fixed the problem, thank god.

September 02 2008 at 5:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

totoro

Odd. App Store on the iPhone claims "All Applications are Up To Date!" Grrrr.

September 02 2008 at 3:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Alex

I haven't gotten a single app update notification after 2.0.2 while iTunes works normally. Pretty sure its broken in the iPhone.

September 02 2008 at 4:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

gregj

well, the update is for sissies. I got through the whole game, without need for sleezy updates. Sissies.

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Nick K.

I second that.

I had to beat the entire game TWICE, because my save file was lost when I pwned it.

September 02 2008 at 4:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael

Oh nice, having to start over any time I hit home or got a call really killed this one for me. Great update.

September 02 2008 at 3:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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I had this six years ago http://media.gameboy.ign.com/media/480/480095/vids_1.html and it had great controls. This iPhone one looks almost as nice graphically. Does this version have the mini games (golf, bowling, etc) it had? Is the main game long (60+ challenges)?

September 02 2008 at 3:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Adam

In iTunes it states

"What's new in this version"
- Interactive tutorial
- Instructions added
- Game is suspended when the player presses the "Home" button

September 02 2008 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply