Next month sees the return of Sega's Super Monkey Ball series. The latest game is a high-definition remake of the 2006 Wii title Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz and features updated graphics, optimised control schemes, brand new mini-games, and online leaderboards.
That's not all, though. The Blur Blur – otherwise known as Sonic the Hedgehog – will also be joining AiAi and friends. Although Sega hasn't officially announced Sonic as a playable character just yet, the "trophy and achievement" tracking website Exophase.com recently shared the Xbox version's achievement list, which reveals the inclusion of Sonic:
One achievement "Way Past Cool" requires you to clear a stage as Sonic and the other "Monkey Business" rewards you if you change the costumes of all the characters except Sonic. AiAi and Sonic have previously crossed paths in a number of Sega titles over the years.
Will you be playing as Sonic in Banana Blitz HD? Leave a comment below.
[source nintendoenthusiast.com]
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Okay, I did not expect this.
Nice to see this series make a proper return even if it's just a remaster
Darn, now i really need to get it soon instead of waiting.
I'm always curious what's going on through people's heads when they just browse websites like "exophase.com" and discover these strange reveals.
Huh, Neat. That's all I can say.
I like this I hope it's true. More Sonic goodness in other Sega games is a good treat.
I'm sorry what
Now that's a reference I can get behind.
Interesting, I really hope this game can turn out better than its Wii version with traditional controls.
Not a bad idea at all including the blue blur!!
It doesn't matter. The game is bad. Give us the original. Who understands SEGA? they keep on bringing out the wrongs Sonic is no icon anymore. The hedgehog died a long time ago. SEGA has lost all connections to the fans, sadly
I really want 1 & 2 HD collection. But this might be a good way to introduce my children to the franchise.
That's pretty cool, all things considered. Never played this one, but I have played the first two and those were amazing. Not sure why they weren't remastered instead.
Sonic is going to give that monkey such a spanking when he shows him how a hedgehog handles his balls.
@Obito_Sigma A lot of time on a lot of hands.
Whoa
This is cool!
The blurblur
I am so excited I think I'm going to expl-
@sportvater "Sonic is no icon anymore" Sure... that's why Mania was a hit, Team Sonic Racing was decent, has a live action film coming, had a episode in a recent cartoon centered around him, and has another crossover game with Mario coming...
Won't lie he might be the best icon he used to be, but he is still a popular icon... and people still buy his games even if they are bad or broken
besides I think this is a good idea to have SEGA have it's characters appear in their other series like this as unlockable playable characters, or kinda like the new Zelda remake has other Nintendo characters cameo in it
If only they could have crossed paths again in a Racing Transformed sequel...
TSR was fun, but the other Sega worlds and characters should come back for the next racing game. Maybe with Puyo, Valkyria, and Yakuza characters joining in too? Pretty please, Sega!
OK, that's a very cool bonus. And one of those elusive obvious things that it's kinda amazing it hasn't happened before to be honest.
This actually sounds pretty cool! I have never played a Super Monkey Ball game but the concept has always appealed to me, I may give this game a shot.
I loved the original 2 games but the original Banana Blitz left me kind of underwhelmed. Maybe I just played the first 2 to death as well as the target minigame with my friends until we could master it. Then along came banana blitz and it was just like... "you know what, this game is really boring".
I'm waiting for the reviews before making up my mind, and even then I'd wait for it to drop in price. It would be nice to complete it.
@matdub How have you not been reported yet? Not that I would... I'll wait for someone else...
@matdub @Obito_Sigma
They get paid to. To find anything Nintendo-related. I could do that. If I got paid for it. Instead of not getting paid. LIKE NOW! AUGH!
I don't get the negativism. I'm not a Sonic fan, but it's a Sega game, and the crossover is fine. What's the harm?
Considering I already play as Sonic in many different games, I will probably stick with AiAi mainly. Especially considering I don't use him much.
As a sonic fan I feel tempted...
This game is going to be -a lot- of fun. I never got my hands on the Wii version (maybe for the best), but I'm surely looking forward to picking it up on Switch!
It would be fun if they made Sonic move like he did in Sonic Adventure, rather than being trapped in a ball.
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