Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz/Demo

Super Monkey Ball:Banana Splitz (Demo)
Title screen
Release Date	April 19th, 2012 (JP) October 17th, 2012 (EU & AU) October 23rd, 2012 (NA)
Platform(s)	PlayStation Vita
Publisher(s)	Sega
Genre	Platform, Party

A free demo for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz released on the PlayStation Store on April 19th, 2012 in Japan, on October 17th in Europe and Australia, and on October 23rd in North-America.

Compared to the release of the of full game, this demo released two months ahead of time in Japan, one week ahead in Europe and Australia, and on the same day in North-America.

Contents

This demo includes 6 stages taken from the main game, two party games, as well as access to Edit Mode. AiAi is the only character you get to play as. After completion of any activity, the game ends in a "Thank you!" screen before looping back to the title screen.

The "Thank you!" screen after completing an activity

Stages

The 6 stages are split between two difficulty levels, namely Beginner and Advanced. This leaves out the Normal difficulty level, which is between Beginner and Advanced in the full game.

Beginner

1. WIN002
2. Monkey Island 5
3. Simple Half-Pipe

Advanced

1. Invalid Bowl
2. Longest Fall
3. Bumper Vortex

Party Games

The two party games available are Monkey Bowling and Love Maze. In Monkey Bowling, you get to play a full round exclusively on Irregular Lane mode, while in Love Maze, you get to play through the first chapter of the story.

Differences

There are a few differences between the demo and the full release:

• The stages have no names yet.
• Simple Half-Pipe and Invalid Bowl, both Normal stages in the full release, being Beginner and Advanced stages respectively.
• The warp goal on Invalid Bowl is absent.