29w ago - Sega of America Associate Brand Manager Aaron Webber has announced today that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz DLC is coming to PS Vita with a video posted below.

To quote: Hey everyone, Aaron here from SEGA. If you, like me, are a gamer with fond memories of Super Monkey Ball (Did anyone else play hours of Monkey Target?), and if you're a PS Vita owner, you'll be thrilled to learn that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz is out now!

If you're new to the SMB scene, the game is a skill-based platformer at heart with over 100 unique levels, but is also packed with multiplayer mini-games that take advantage of the PS Vita features.

For the first time ever in a Monkey Ball game, we've also included a custom level creator that uses the PS Vita camera! And yes, Monkey Target, SMB's most beloved mini-game (and perhaps most hilarious drinking game) is back in all its glory.

Fans will recognize all the tried and true elements of SMB that you've come to love, along with multiple difficulty settings: easy, medium, hard, and oh-my-god-this-is-amazingly-ridiculous.





Well, we actually just call the last one "advanced," but it's so difficult it's sure to give you hours of challenge. I'd actually bet...

48w ago - Sega Associate Community Manager Julian Mehlfeld has shared a new video today spotlighting Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz which is coming to PS Vita on October 23, 2012.

To quote: We're pretty excited about the upcoming exclusive PS Vita release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz on October 23 - the game is coming along nicely!

We have a lot of familiar Monkey Ball features returning along with some fan favorites, as well as some new tech and new goodies to take full advantage of PS Vita.

Super Monkey Ball has always been built on the premise of accessibility and challenging gameplay - easy to pick up, difficult to master.

We've made the transition for new players a lot easier, with a gentler difficulty curve in the beginning that helps you master the tough challenges that will eventually come your way.

And don't worry, we've got some punch in there for the veteran Monkey Ball fans looking for a challenge, from more varied levels with new routes and shortcuts, a higher degree of challenges, and the ever- popular minigames!

While the full game is built on personal challenges, the minigames have always been about multiplayer with your friends. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz enables both...