Like the previous games in the Super Monkey Ball series, players must guide the ball using the Wii Remote to the goal in one minute without losing a life.[2][3] Players are given four lives to begin with.[3] There are six worlds, with the addition of one secret world which can be accessed by completing the other six worlds. Players can use the Wii Balance Board and shift their bodies to control the monkey ball. The new control scheme was an effort by developer Yasuhito Baba "to find a new way for players to experience Super Monkey Ball in order to increase the 'party feel' of the title". The game features 21 minigames which provide different scenarios for players to overcome.[2] The minigames were developed for players to play with three Wii Remotes and one player with the Wii Balance Board; they were designed so that players battle against each other in asymmetric multiplayer.[4]