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by **GamerDad** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:02 pm

Cary Woodham's Super Monkey Ball Adventure (GC) article - http://www.gamerdad.com/detail.cfm?itemID=3331

by **Jeff Bogumil** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:32 pm

Is it me, or is Sega's standard of quality continuing to slip?

*Sigh*

Nice review, Cary.

Jeff

by **SiW** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:36 pm

Different developers. Hardly ever a good idea for something like this, IMO.

by **Klonoa** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:24 pm

Sometimes different developers can work. Heck, Capcom made some awesome Zelda games for the Game Boy a while back. Traveler's Tales had a lot of good ideas with this game, I just don't think they thought all the way through about what makes a Monkey Ball game fun.

Now Sonic Riders, THAT was a horrible game and it was made in house by Sega! --Cary

by **Dave Long** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:27 pm

I think this was probably done by their B-team. These guys are definitely making much bigger bank on the LEGO Star Wars games and I'm sure their best and brightest are working on those games and not Super Monkey Ball Adventure.

by **SiW** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:52 pm

I'm actually really surprised at how good Lego Star Wars is, because - no disrespect to Travellers Tales - most of their games over the years have been mediocre licenses with frustrating difficulty as a cheap way to prolong game length.

by **GamerDad** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:02 pm

Dave Long wrote:I think this was probably done by their B-team. These guys are definitely making much bigger bank on the LEGO Star Wars games and I'm sure their best and brightest are working on those games and not Super Monkey Ball Adventure.

I thought Traveler's Tales wasn't working on LEGO Star Wars II (Episodes 4-6)?

by **txa1265** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:14 pm

GamerDad wrote:
Dave Long wrote:I think this was probably done by their B-team. These guys are definitely making much bigger bank on the LEGO Star Wars games and I'm sure their best and brightest are working on those games and not Super Monkey Ball Adventure.

I thought Traveler's Tales wasn't working on LEGO Star Wars II (Episodes 4-6)?

Not true - they are doing the console & PC & PSP stuff and Amaze is handling the GBA & DS.

Mike

by **Jeff Bogumil** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:28 pm

SiW wrote:Different developers. Hardly ever a good idea for something like this, IMO.

That helps explain it. Still, I've gotta point fingers at the publisher. They having the final say and all that.

Jeff

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