Once Story Mode is completed, the loading screen for Challenge Mode is changed to a white background behind the characters instead of the Zootopia stage.MeeMee and Baby's icon in Party Games such as Monkey Fight and Monkey Bounce are replaced with one of GonGon's, once grinning and one in awe.Cutscenes can be skipped by pressing X.However, this must be confirmed compared to complete Story Mode 100 percent with each character.
Future AiAi is likely required to be transferred from PSP data to be unlocked.Monkitropolis features a skytram and Kongri-la features an elevator from the land and tubes in the underground. Moonhaven features elevators and a cannon to get to the Flying Automaton. Instead of skipping winches via loading screen, in this version you must go around the winch 10 times to unlock certain areas in Jungle Island and Zootopia.Bowls and Gravity Wells have a cleaner and better texture compared to the PSP and GameCube versions.This version is the only one to have certain characters grinning or having any expressions in their faces besides smiling in various Story Mode cutscenes and Party Games.Stages Main article: Super Monkey Ball Adventure/Stages Characters Main article: Super Monkey Ball Adventure/Characters Version Differences PlayStation 2 The player plays with cards collected throughout Story Mode to play various modes with others.
The player can play as several NPCs from Story Mode as well as various difficulty levels by buying them from Paipai in each world.įuture AiAi is available as a playable character only on the PS2 and PSP versions, and must be unlocked on the PS2 version by transferring data from the PSP.Įxclusive to the PSP version, it features an online party game called Monkey Trumps. These include Monkey Race, Monkey Fight, Monkey Target, Monkey Bounce, Monkey Cannon and Monkey Tag. There are six party games which can all be played with up to four players. There is also a fourth difficulty level called Exclusive which is only available in the PSP version of the game. All floors are used from various locations from Story Mode. Advanced must be unlocked by completing Beginner and Expert must be unlocked by completing Advanced. There are three difficulties - Beginner, Advanced and Expert. The worlds are much simpler and recycle music from previous games, but still follows the traditional Monkey Ball formula. Throughout, they also need to complete some traditional Monkey Ball levels to unlock certain areas.Ĭhallenge Mode returns but now has much more difficult levels. AiAi and friends must travel through four different worlds by completing missions and exploring the area around them to bring happiness back to the kingdoms of Jungle Island, Moonhaven, Zootopia, Monkitropolis, and Kongri-la.