If there's anything new going on in the videogame industry, you can always rely on Sega to barge its way past the indecisive hordes shouting, 'Me! Me! I'll have a go at that!'
Hence the company's announcement yesterday that it'll be bringing Super Monkey Ball to the Revolution console - complete with loads of party games that take full advantage of the crazy controller. The press release names just two: a ring tossing game and a version of arcade favourite Whack-A-Mole. 'Whack-A-Monkey?!' I cried (internally) when I skim-read that bit. Sadly not - the release clearly refers to 'smacking pesky moles'... A missed opportunity if ever there was one.
Anyway, those of you who work for large corporations with internet access policies more stringent than those adopted by Far Eastern communist states can read the most interesting paragraph of said release here:
"The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz have been innovatively designed to challenge gamers' skills like never before. For the first time in the Super Monkey Ball franchise, AiAi and his friends will have the ability to jump when players flick the Nintendo Revolution controller in an upward motion. The ability to jump has given game designers another dimension in which to expand the Super Monkey Ball gameplay experience and allows gamers a whole new way to interact with the franchise; this time in true three-dimensional fashion."
Vive la revolution!
