Odd...no one else felt this way from the reviews I've read.

Yeah, I let my brother play it, and he wasn't having a problem. Maybe I just have carpal tunnel or something. My wrist just doesn't do what the game wants, and it's even worse if I recline in my chair (because then the natural position of my arm is inclined more requiring even more wrist bending).

I just wish they would have included control options. A two handed scheme would have been so awesome. It would be like holding the level in your hands. In fact, two hands is what I'm doing now, only instead of out low in front of me, I have the wii-mote right in front of my face and my arms are in a tent like position in front of me. It's weird but it mostly works for now (might not as the levels get more difficult).

How do you hold your controller when playing? I hold mine like I hold my mouse (with my index finger over the A button, and holding the sides of the remote with my fingertips). I found this is much more comfortable, and I didn't have any problems with accurate rolling (at least as accurate as a stick).

I too had this problem with Monkey Ball. It was virtually impossible to get to the default "no-tilt" level. In the main game, I kept trying to move my remote left and right and forgetting that that didn't work.

The mini games were hit and miss, but sadly more miss than hit. We spent about 25 minutes just trying to figure out how Monkey Bowling functioned, and I'm still not sure we ever truly got it. I was physically UNABLE to throw a ball that didn't have spin. I would hold it perfectly level and it would give me FULL spin. I'm still convinced that I must be doing something wrong, because nothing seems to work the way I think it does. Monkey Target was fun, but it seems like they stripped a lot out of it. I really enjoyed Monkey Darts, though. That was a good time.

All in all, quite disappointed with the game.

I too have had this problem. What is funny, is Sega could have easily let us hold the controller like Excite Truck, and it would have worked perfectly and felt completely natural. Then use either the D-pad, A Button, or the 1 and 2 button for jump. NO PROBLEM. I have no idea why Sega didn't do this.

The mini games really are hit and miss. Some are great fun though.

HITS:

Monkey Wars
Monkey Race
Darts
Monkey Hurdles

MISSES:

The stupid games with Tank Controls
Boxing

The game has the problems I thought it would have, and not other problems.

The main game might get better when you play it more.

Wow, my experience was exactly like this! Holding the remote strangely, dying 10 times on level 8, and thinking the music rocks as well. I was really bummed out about the control scheme SO MUCH that I almost want to return it, but I haven't tried the minigames yet.

What is Gamestops policy for game returns? Because I may return it for Rayman if I can get full credit for the exchange.

I want a GREAT multiplayer game to share the Wii experience with, but so far it seems I am going to have to wait for Wario Ware for that. Or Mario Party.

Geez, does only Nintendo get things right?

I'm going to play some more tonight. If you can find a way to hold the controller it's actually not bad. That's the trick though. If anyone has any other suggestions for holding it, post here (maybe even take a picture if it's weird enough).

I think it would make more sense as a hand held game, I had a lot of fun with the Kirby Tilt and Tumble game on Game Boy Color. It seems like it would be a lot harder to get the feel of watching the level on the screen while tilting it in your hands, rather than tilting the screen in your hands.

i just played this game. i'll have to totally disagree with the problems. yes, holding the controller with one hand proved a problem, one that took one level to figure out. i simply held the remote between both hands and just moved it as i needed.

having never played any of the monkeyballs before i have to say this was really fun game. though it does make me want a sonic. =)

Jake, Monkey Ball is great fun, especially if you've never played it before. But having played the Cube versions, I can't help but feel this one is inferior. Excite truck style controls would have been so perfect. I can't help lament their absence. Even you admit to controlling it with two hands (while they clearly intended for people to play it one handed).

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We spent about 25 minutes just trying to figure out how Monkey Bowling functioned, and I'm still not sure we ever truly got it. I was physically UNABLE to throw a ball that didn't have spin. I would hold it perfectly level and it would give me FULL spin. I'm still convinced that I must be doing something wrong, because nothing seems to work the way I think it does. Monkey Target was fun, but it seems like they stripped a lot out of it. I really enjoyed Monkey Darts, though. That was a good time.

All in all, quite disappointed with the game.

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I solved the problem by getting rid of the game and buying guitar hero ii instead. Which was lucky because I burned the tips of all my fingers on my right hand yesterday and I coukd't hold the wii-mote. My fingers were burned pinky to thumb, most to least, today just my ring and pinky still hurt pretty bad when something touches them,

I'm only using the index finger on my right hand to type right now (and my whole left hand). Which accounts for my sub par spelling and punctuation. This is really annoying. Plus I have no internet at home (at work now) because my landlord decided to have some trees cut down and the cutters dropped something on the cabke line. Won't be fixed until saturday.