72
Step & Roll is a happy effort that proves more enjoyable when you ignore the Balance Board, in the single player mode at least. There's enough new stuff in here to keep long-time fans amused, with the multiplayer and mini-game modes being the standout features, as ever. A chimp off the old block.
78
A fun ball-rolling design with a nice stack of challenges and a hit-or-miss pile of mini-games.
60
Fun as always, the new Super Monkey Ball is too similar to previous games and it shows no significant developments. Playing the Balance Board is more difficult than playing with the Wiimote, something very inadequate. Familiar and challenging game.
0
this game is pure ****. i spent one hour on a single level because the controls just straight up do not work at all. for the love of god do not play this game, just play smb 1, 2, and deluxe
6
The difference in difficulty between the 6 main worlds and the extra seventh world is so exagerated it is laughable, we pass from challenging but still very doable even first try, to **** rage game difficulty, and I would have been fine with it if it wasn't that for 100% the game you need to do the whole seventh world within 4 lives, yeah that is borderline impossible, that made me lose interess into collecting the other things to achive 100%, also the game is weirdly short, you can finish it in barely a few hours and half of those hours are for world 7.
9
You don't even need a balance board for this game. You can just play with a wii remote. I recommend you do that, the balance board is really hard to control. It's a fun and charming game that you should play if you like Super Monkey Ball. Also, it has one of the best video game soundtracks ever! Even if you don't want the game, you should listen to the music.
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll
Wii
Released On:
Feb 9, 2010
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
User score
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6.6
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78
A fun ball-rolling design with a nice stack of challenges and a hit-or-miss pile of mini-games.
70
Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll might be marketed as a game to play using the Wii Balance Board, but it's a much better game when played using standard Wii Remote controls.
User score
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6.6
47% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
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Nov 3, 2020
10
This game is easily the most underrated game in the Super Monkey Ball series.
Feb 22, 2021
9
You don't even need a balance board for this game. You can just play with a wii remote. I recommend you do that, the balance board is really hard to control. It's a fun and charming game that you should play if you like Super Monkey Ball. Also, it has one of the best video game soundtracks ever! Even if you don't want the game, you should listen to the music.
60
Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll tries to do something different, but instead strips the game of its challenge and throws in some unimaginative mini-games.
60
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll is a decent addition to the Monkey Ball franchise, but it simply sets the bar too high in the difficulty stakes to have long-lasting appeal.
58
Fans of the Monkey Ball series are sure to classify Step & Roll as a regressive leap, and newcomers won’t find much to appreciate, either. The balance board controls are simply too imprecise and illogical to play the foundation of a game wholly dependent upon precision.
50
It's very difficult to give a sense to Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. It's boring, with a very bad game design and without originality, otherwise the label of the series. The introduction of the Balance Board fails to give a breath of fresh air, succumbing in its implementation.
40
The original Super Monkey Ball wasn't designed with a balance board in mind, any more than monkeys are meant to wear waistcoats, and the end result is just as odd and incongruous. It might well be time to stop grinding that organ.
Jul 27, 2016
9
This game is almost as good as banana blitz but the game does lack a bit but overall I love playing this game cause it is almost like the gamecube games.
Sep 16, 2017
7
While this new gimmick sounds good but the execution is okay. The gameplay is fun but using the Wii Balance Board constantly is bad, just make a regular Super Monkey Ball game but add some original addition that doesn't effect the controls.
Nov 15, 2025
6
The difference in difficulty between the 6 main worlds and the extra seventh world is so exagerated it is laughable, we pass from challenging but still very doable even first try, to **** rage game difficulty, and I would have been fine with it if it wasn't that for 100% the game you need to do the whole seventh world within 4 lives, yeah that is borderline impossible, that made me lose interess into collecting the other things to achive 100%, also the game is weirdly short, you can finish it in barely a few hours and half of those hours are for world 7.
Oct 24, 2013
6
While it's not nearly as good as the first three monkey ball games it 's a lot better then Banana Blitz. The boss battles were removed, the minigames have been reduced to 20 and a lot more are fun then before. Overall its just decent.
Nov 26, 2025
0
this game is pure ****. i spent one hour on a single level because the controls just straight up do not work at all. for the love of god do not play this game, just play smb 1, 2, and deluxe
SummaryThe loveable characters from the original Super Monkey Ball, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby, are back with all new mind-blowing puzzles and party games specifically designed to fully utilize the Wii Balance Board and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll adds a dynamic level of interactive gameplay with the use of the ... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
