I've never played Super Monkey Ball, so I don't know how close this comes to the original. I liked the gradual feeling of the controls, which let me manipulate the ball's speed with a fair amount of precision. I was really disoriented by the rotating camera, though, and kept being confused by the way it seemed to suddenly whip around. Art, music, and sound was great, and the level design included a lot of interesting mechanics. Cool game!