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Sega has announced that Beat from Jet Set Radio will be an unlockable character in the forthcoming Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania.
As per the announcement, Beat will be free and unlockable from launch on all platforms. He’ll join the regular Super Monkey Ball family including leader AiAi, MeeMee, Baby, Gongon, Doctor and YanYan. The deluxe version of the game will also include a few extra nods to Sega’s past. These include a Classic Character Pack that’ll make the monkeys look like their Gamecube versions. There’s even a Sega Legends pack that will literally allow you to play as a Game Gear, a Dreamcast or a Saturn.
The last time we saw Jet Set Radio (aside from HD re-releases) was 2002’s Jet Set Radio Future all the way back on the original Xbox. However, we might see something of a comeback in unofficial spiritual successor Bomb Rush Cyberfunk which is currently expected to launch in 2022.
In the meantime, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is set to release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 5. Check out the trailer heralding Beat from Jet Set Radio‘s arrival below.
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
- Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s): Arcade, Platformer
