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Learn the View Mode and Shot Mode controls for Monkey Billiards in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Discover Nine Ball rules and strategies to defeat COM opponents.

This section covers the controls and strategies for Monkey Billiards in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania.

View Mode Controls:

• Analog Stick: Moves your aim of the ball.
• C Stick: Controls the camera movement.
• START: Brings up the pause menu.
• L Button: No apparent uses.
• R Button: No apparent uses.
• Z Button: No apparent uses.
• B Button: Returns player to the previous camera view.
• A Button: Once you choose an angle, it will change the game over to SHOT MODE.
• Y Button: Changes view between 2D and 3D.
• X Button: Displays the ball numbers.

Shot Mode Controls:

• Analog Stick: Changes the shot point of the ball (puts spin on the ball if held during shot).
• C Stick: No apparent uses.
• START: Brings up the pause menu.
• L Button: No apparent uses.
• R Button: No apparent uses.
• Z Button: No apparent uses.
• B Button: Return to view mode.
• A Button: This is used to shoot.
• Y Button: Changes the strength of your shot.
• X Button: Displays the ball numbers.

Nine Ball Rules:

• Whoever pockets the 9 ball first is the winner of the rack.
• You must always hit the lowest ball first.
• After hitting the lowest ball, if it or another ball goes in, then you can shoot again. Another way to foul is to not hit the low ball first.
• Putting the cue ball in a hole is a foul, and the next shot automatically is your opponents.
• The game is usually a best of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.

Options:

• Choose Mini-Games, which bring up a choice of Monkey Bowling, Monkey Golf and Monkey Billiards.
• This brings up the choice of VS. Mode (single match, up to two players), and Tournament Mode.
• VS. Mode brings up a choice of one/two player.
• If one player, choose your monkey, then your COM opponent. Then you can change game settings, and start the game. You can set the number of sets (1-99), and COM level (1-5). If two players, both players choose monkeys, then change settings/game start. The game settings allow players to set the number of sets (1-99).
• Tournament Mode brings up player choice of monkey. Then change setting/game start menu. Settings can toggle number of sets (1-99), and COM level (1-5).

Computer Monkey Abilities (One Player Mode Only):

• AiAi: Good at pocketing balls (accurate shooter, well-rounded player).
• MeeMee: Good at using walls (excels at bank shots, will use when it can).
• Baby: Good at hitting the 9 ball (always tries to hit 9 ball in).
• GonGon: Good at making power shots (will always use full power to shoot).

Strategies:

• Try to hit the low ball into the nine ball to win the game quickly if the opportunity presents itself. This can turn a game around quickly and may make your opponent upset, leading to mistakes.
• If there's no viable shot at the low ball, blast the ball as hard as you can. This can often lead to the ball flying around, going in, or knocking another ball in, prolonging your turn.
• If you think you have no real chance of making a shot, hit the ball to make contact with the low ball, and use spin to put the ball far from the low ball. This takes practice but is a very useful technique.