<s>
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Splitz	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
AQL	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
directing	O
a	O
monkey	O
encased	O
in	O
a	O
sphere	O
through	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
to	O
a	O
gate	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
perform	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
completely	O
original	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Bounce	O
,	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
Peggle	B-Application
pachinko	O
clone	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
instead	O
and	O
subsequent	O
entries	O
thus	O
far	O
being	O
remakes	O
of	O
past	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
prior	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
guiding	O
a	O
monkey	O
encased	O
by	O
sphere	O
through	O
a	O
maze-like	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
is	O
completed	O
by	O
directing	O
the	O
monkey	O
through	O
an	O
end-goal	O
gate	O
before	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
joystick	O
or	O
tilt-based	B-Algorithm
motion	I-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
over	O
100	O
pre-made	O
levels	O
,	O
user-generated	O
mazes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Creation	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
real-life	O
photo	O
's	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
camera	O
are	O
roughly	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
for	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Love	O
Maze	B-Application
"	O
involves	O
controlling	O
two	O
monkeys	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
joysticks	O
,	O
and	O
moving	O
them	O
through	O
separate	O
halves	O
of	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
concurrently	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Kuri	B-Application
Kuri	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Monkey	O
Bowling	B-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
different	O
shaped	O
lanes	O
and	O
obstacles	O
to	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
any	O
Vita	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
made	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
 '	O
criticisms	O
revolved	O
around	O
the	O
premise	O
and	O
trajectory	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
general	O
;	O
the	O
initial	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
games	O
were	O
well-received	O
due	O
to	O
in	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
simple	O
premise	O
,	O
subsequent	O
game	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
it	O
made	O
it	O
lose	O
its	O
simple	O
charm	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
entries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Banana	O
Blitz	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
now	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
lacked	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tilt-based	B-Algorithm
motion	I-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
input	I-Algorithm
for	O
directing	O
the	O
monkey	O
,	O
other	O
reviewers	O
panned	O
the	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
for	O
being	O
imprecise	O
compared	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
joysticks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
mini-games	O
,	O
"	O
Love	O
Maze	B-Application
"	O
was	O
singled	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
stand-out	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
no	O
future	O
traditional	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Bounce	O
,	O
played	O
entirely	O
differently	O
from	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
instead	O
playing	O
more	O
like	O
Peggle	B-Application
and	O
Pachinko	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
subsequent	O
entries	O
are	O
being	O
remasters	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
