Monkey Ball... the franchise sucks.
Did you play the first two? or are you making the judgment off the DS, 3DS versions or Adventure?
I played the first or the second on the arcade, can't remember exactly. It's nice, but nothing special to me. But when I saw Banana Blitz on Wii I was really disappointed: very difficult, boring and it sucked! And after hearing MeeMee's voice in SEGA Superstars Tennis I knew definitely, that this franchise sucks even more :mrgreen:
I've never seen Monkey Ball Step & Roll, but according to reviews it's not that good and it even sold bad. Even the 3DS game sold bad till now. So that let me guess that Monkey Ball isn't loved at all by the great mass of casual gamers.
What I don't like is that SEGA treatens the game as if it would be a very beloved SEGA franchise. The Wii launches and SEGA brings a MB, the 3DS launches and SEGA brings a MB, WP7 launches and SEGA brings a MB. It's christmas and SEGA sends a christmas card with AiAi on it, as if it would be a great representative of SEGA games. The last sales showed that Monkey Ball isn't that hit game SEGA wants it to be.
I think howewer it fits good for mobile phones and when I'll try out it on WP7 in the future maybe I change my opinion about the game. But till that, I don't like the franchise much.