Monkey Shot (Banana Mania)

For the original version, see Monkey Shot.

Monkey Shot
Game Start
Number of Players	1-4
COMs	No
World(s) Featured	Jungle Island Under the Ocean Space Colony
Seen In:	Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Monkey Shot is a Party Game in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. As the name implies, it is a shooter game, for 1 player.

Gameplay

The player takes control of a reticle, which can be moved around to aim at and shoot enemies. Points are scored for each hit, and landing consecutive hits results in an increasing bonus to the number of points earned per shot. In addition to having to shoot enemies, the player will also have to shoot down missiles that are fired by enemies, as getting hit will result in the player losing a hit point, and the game will end if the player runs out. Items will spawn at certain intervals, which can be obtained by shooting them. UFOs also appear at a set time depending on the stage, and can be shot multiple times for many points, but move around in a pattern that may make them difficult to hit. The player can hold the aim assist button to slowly lock on to nearby enemies, but this is inefficient compared to aiming manually.

The player can have up to 6 bullets loaded at once, and can reload with additional ammo at any time. The game will also auto-reload, if enabled, when the player runs out of shots, assuming they have enough ammo remaining, although the auto-reload is slower than a manual reload. The total amount of ammo left is shown in the top left, beneath the score, and number of hit points. If the player runs out of ammo, they must mash the shoot button to replenish 50 bullets.

At the end of each stage is a boss. The player must defeat the boss to clear the stage.

Controls

Nintendo Switch and Xbox One & Series X/S version:

• Control stick - Aim reticle
• A button - Shoot a bullet/restore ammo
• B button - Reload
• R button - Aim assist/shoot a bullet (after aiming)

PlayStation 4 and 5 version:

• Control stick - Aim reticle
• X button - Shoot a bullet/restore ammo
• Circle button - Reload
• R button - Aim assist/shoot a bullet (after aiming)

Windows version:

• W, S, A and D Keys - Aim reticle
• Vertical Right Square Bracket Key - Shoot a bullet/restore ammo
• J Key - Reload
• Key - Aim assist/shoot a bullet (after aiming)

Stages

Stage	Difficulty	Description
Jungle Wars	★☆☆	Fly through the jungle in this easy stage. Learn the basics of Monkey Shot here!
Ocean Attack	★★☆	An undersea stage for intermediate players. Watch out for the school of fish that launches missiles!
Planet Monkeys	★★★	An out of this world stage for advanced players! Will you shine like a star, or be turned into space dust?

Items

• Big Gun - Temporarily increases the size of the reticle, increasing the area in which enemies can be shot.
• x2 Bonus - Temporarily doubles the amount of points earned.
• Automatic - Reloads the gun with 18 bullets instead of 6, one time.
• Stopwatch - Temporarily freezes all opponents.
• Bullet Plus - Increases the number of bullets in the ammo reserve by 30.
• Banana Bunch - Replenishes 1 hit point for the player. Appears every 10 consecutive hits, or every 30 consecutive hits during boss fights.

Settings

• Auto Reload - Toggles the auto-reload feature.

Missions

Note: All Party Game missions award 300 Banana Points.

Name	Description
Path of the Gunslinger	Play Monkey Shot
Eyes on the Score	Clear all stages with a total score of 45000 or above (Ranking Challenge only)
Stage Complete	Beat every stage in Monkey Shot
Ready to Roll	Reload your gun (excluding Auto Reload)
No Hiding That	Get a Big Gun
Double Points	Get a x2 Bonus
Go Wild	Get an Automatic
Frozen in Time	Get a Stopwatch
Reload Magic	Get a Bullet Plus
Banana Harvest	Get a Banana Bunch
Perfect Game	Clear a stage without letting any enemies escape
Hitman	Beat a stage with accuracy of 70% or above
Jungle Wars Conquered	Clear Jungle Wars
Ocean Attack Conquered	Clear Ocean Attack
Planet Monkeys Conquered	Clear Planet Monkeys
Missile Intercepted	Shoot down an incoming missile
No Damage Breakthrough	Make it to the boss without getting hit
Consecutive Demolition	Shoot down 10 enemies in a row
Combo Hit	Land 25 shots in a row

Trivia

• The description of the mission "Eyes on the score" implies that the player will play on all stages, when only the Ocean Attack stage appears in Ranking Challenge.
  • Incidentally, this fact results in this mission being considerably harder than the relatively easy Ranking Challenge missions from other Party Games.
• All the 3 original musics used in Super Monkey Ball 2 was not used in Banana Mania. The new song used is an original composition.