Great all-around party game, with highly addictive gameplay. I play this game everyday for like three hours!
It's quite straightforward: You are a monkey in a colored plastic ball, rolling from one point to another, while collecting bananas. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe can be from rolling straight into the goal, figuring out frustrating puzzles, or balancing on nearly wire thin platforms all while being timed by a 30 or 60 second timer. Nevertheless, it is still a great game.
Not only is there the main game with a single and multiplayer story and challenge mode, but there is a party game mode with everything from racing, to fighting, flying, and more.
Some of the sound effects and small graphics from Super Monkey Ball 2, such as the extra spinning sound the ball made, and the Dole tags on the bananas, have both been removed unfortunately.
It's an amazing game and I recommend it to puzzle game lovers, although it would always be a good idea to try it by renting it first and seeing if you like it.