<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
storyline	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
exclusively	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2s	I-Application
stages	O
were	O
remade	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
continues	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
's	O
core	O
Marble	O
Madness-esque	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
addition	O
is	O
switches	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
that	O
fast-forward	O
,	O
rewind	O
,	O
play	O
and	O
stop	O
platforms	O
while	O
rolled	O
over	O
onto	O
them	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
sequel	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
a	O
single-player	O
Story	O
Mode	O
grouping	O
levels	O
by	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Bad-Boon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
evil	O
scientist	O
who	O
steals	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
bananas	O
from	O
Monkey	O
Island	O
,	O
putting	O
four	O
protagonists	O
,	O
AiAi	O
,	O
MeeMee	O
,	O
GonGon	O
,	O
and	O
Baby	O
into	O
action	O
to	O
chase	O
him	O
through	O
booby-trapped	O
stages	O
he	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenge	O
mode	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
the	O
main	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
12	O
multiplayer	O
mini-games	O
,	O
six	O
of	O
them	O
reprisals	O
from	O
the	O
predecessor	B-Application
with	O
more	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
and	O
level	O
types	O
:	O
Monkey	O
Race	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Fight	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Target	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Billiards	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Bowling	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Monkey	O
Golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	O
Golf	B-Application
rejects	O
the	O
mini-gold	O
courses	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
larger	O
environments	O
standard	O
of	O
regular	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
with	O
terrain	O
and	O
wind	O
affecting	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
trajectory	O
of	O
a	O
shot	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
drive	O
and	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	O
Bowling	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
Special	O
Mode	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
typical	O
game	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
six	O
mini-games	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Tennis	B-Device
,	O
Monkey	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
Monkey	O
Soccer	B-Application
,	O
Monkey	O
Boat	O
Race	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Shot	O
and	O
Monkey	O
Dogfight	O
,	O
are	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
replicas	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
–	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Virtua	O
Cop	O
(	O
1994	O
–	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
–	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monkey	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
the	O
rolling	O
monkey	O
ball	O
is	O
pitched	O
to	O
the	O
batter	O
onto	O
ramps	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
bases	O
and	O
the	O
home	O
plate	O
and	O
lead	O
into	O
the	O
outfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
August	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
declared	O
it	O
2002	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Party	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Orlando	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
favorably	O
discussed	O
the	O
levels	O
 '	O
increased	O
interactivity	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
switches	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
models	O
built	O
with	O
otherwise	O
simple	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reported	O
a	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
Monkey	O
Bowling	B-Application
alone	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tennis	B-Device
was	O
his	O
most	O
favorite	O
of	O
them	O
for	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
potential	O
long	O
replay	O
value	O
from	O
the	O
two-versus-two	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
favorably	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
Monkey	O
Bassball	O
too	O
basic	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
lengthy	O
sessions	O
,	O
disliked	O
Monkey	O
Soccer	B-Application
's	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
high	O
difficulty	O
in	O
playing	O
the	O
otherwise	O
fun	O
Monkey	O
Target	O
and	O
Monkey	O
Boat	O
Race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orlando	O
positively	O
found	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Monkey	O
Race	O
more	O
competitive	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
,	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
higher	O
number	O
of	O
opponents	O
and	O
less	O
complicated	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
formation	O
flying	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Monkey	O
Target	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Special	O
Mode	O
in	O
Monkey	O
Bowling	B-Application
for	O
adding	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
Monkey	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
although	O
was	O
confused	O
by	O
the	O
wind	O
and	O
power	O
shot	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
appreciated	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
particle	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sparks	O
when	O
a	O
ball	O
hits	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
Volcanic	O
Magma	O
's	O
flying	O
embers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
760,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$22	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
80th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
series	O
released	O
between	O
those	O
dates	O
reached	O
1.1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
budget	O
re-release	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2002	O
study	O
recognized	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
associated	O
with	O
improved	O
performance	O
in	O
laparoscopic	O
surgery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
study	O
,	O
performed	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
with	O
300	O
participants	O
,	O
found	O
that	O
surgeons	O
who	O
played	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
minutes	O
prior	O
to	O
operating	O
performed	O
better	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
surgery	O
simulation	O
than	O
surgeons	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
these	O
findings	O
,	O
Dr.	O
James	O
Rosser	O
created	O
a	O
gaming	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
physician	O
's	O
lounge	O
at	O
Florida	O
Hospital	O
Celebration	O
Health	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
want	O
all	O
the	O
surgeons	O
to	O
warm-up	O
and	O
make	O
sure	O
they	O
give	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
a	O
chance.	O
"	O
</s>
