This release sees an addition I've been hoping for for a while, and that's Wi-Fi Multiplayer! Now, you can face up to three other opponents across any of the 115 included levels. Super Monkey Ball 2 can be played in three modes, including: Practice, Single Player and Multiplayer, with the option to play through a short tutorial if you're completely new to the franchise. The game consists of 115 colour-splattered levels, spread out over 5 different worlds. Signified by a red dot, this meter actually depicts how level your iPhone is, and when and how much you need to tilt it to ensure you have it flat. Tilt based, you control character movement by physically tilting your iPhone back and forth, and what I particularly liked about this version is they've refined the 'Tilt Monitor' in the bottom left corner. Just as before, you can play as one of four characters, including: Aiai, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby. This week, Sega released its mobile sequel, Super Monkey Ball 2, and I have to say - it has come a long way. They were very sensitive it start off with, and this led to bad reviews simply aimed at the fact of un-playability. Because they were tilt-based, Sega quickly learned they had to implement options to allow the user to adjust sensitivity. It's second major flaw though was its controls. Sega issued an update, and that seemed to fix things. We never really found out if this was an issue with iPhone OS 2.0 (new at the time), or the app itself. The main issue was due that due to the games size, it crashed. Great 3D graphics, tilt controlled gameplay and a large range of levels to play through - But it didn't come without it's problems. Racking up a staggering 300,000 downloads in the space of a month, and priced at $9.99, it's estimated the game brought in roughly $3 Million, for Sega. Originally showcased at Apple's March 15th media event, the title hit the App Store back in August 2008, and to many, showed off the iPhone's first 'real' 3D based gaming experience. Super Monkey Ball is undoubtedly one of Sega's most loved franchises.
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