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Thursday, 25th May 2006

Gamespot managed to get a hands-on play of Super Monkey Ball Adventure at E3 06.

"One quest we saw during the game demo required the hero monkey to gather a certain number of honeybees and return them to the resident bee -keeper. In order to collect bees, the player must roll over the bee hives which, along with flowers, act as bounce pads that can shoot your monkey ball high into the air and allow you to access areas you might not be able to reach otherwise. By completing these quests, you'll restore "joy" to the game world, and unlock new content to explore as well.

"Bouncing beehives isn't the only new mechanic in Adventures; the game will also feature a number of new powers that have yet to be seen in a Monkey Ball game. By transforming his magical ball into wood, your little monkey will be able to float on water. Should that wooden monkey ball catch fire, however, don't despair--flaming monkey balls have their uses as well. When encountering enemies in the game, you'll want to be able to give them a good smack--and the boxing glove power is the perfect tool for the job. There's also an invisiball, which camouflages you from enemies, and a hover ball that lets you float off of the ground (which is slightly different from the glide ball that let's you float across the sky). Our favorite was the sticky ball, which you earn late in the game; it's covered in suction cups and allows you to climb up hills and obstacles that would otherwise be insurmountable."

Read the rest over at Gamespot.