Ape Escape (PS)

Sounds simple enough. Theres a monkey sqwaking at you. You've got a net in your hand . The monkey doesnt like the net . But we want him in the net , yes thats right its a simple pursuit game. But wait why did everybody overlook it? Hmmm could it be the fac that it was made by Sony? nope couldnt be. The fact that it had a revolutionary control technique that never took off? No not that either. Hmm it couldnt possibly be the way in which the character is a small kid with spiky hair trying to catch monkeys with a net could it? Surely this simple preface to the game didnt deter players did it? Unfortuantly that seems to be the case . They see a child like character ...  Read the complete review

Ape Escape is a 3D platform game from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is a very big game with many levels and sub levels, This game will only work with an analog controller, As it uses the two control sticks as well as all the other buttons on the controller' The game starts with an intro which sets out the game, So I wont give to much away. You play Spike the hero of he game, And you must travel back in time to catch monkey's. These monkey's have escaped in time to wreck our past. Prehistoric era, Cainozoic era, Primitive age, Ice age and recent past are the times you go back to with three levels in each, Each level is big with loads ...  Read the complete review

Ever wondered what those new sticks are on the Playstation Controller are for? Well meet Ape Escape. A 3D-platform game of the highest quality, and all will be revealed. The idea of Ape Escape is to rescue A LOT of monkeys for 25 MASSIVE Levels. I stress - massive, it really is big. A Huge fun 3D worlds set in various times in Jungles, Arctic (yes lots of ice to slip on) and beaches. In this case the evil monkey is called Specter and our hero is called Spike. A Big disadvantage of this game is it has to use a Dual shock controller. So if you haven’t got one, look for the pack which contains both the game AND the new controller. As a side ...  Read the complete review

Ape Escape is one of those games that’s sometimes gets overlooked because it seems to be a kids’ game, but in fact it is one of the most innovative titles in recent years. You play a boy named Spike and have to round up hoards of rampaging monkeys, in a typically over-the-top platformer plot. At the start you only have a club and a net, but later more gadgets become available, including the propeller, the magic punch, the water-net, the monkey radar, the dash hoop, the slingshot and the remote-controlled car. Each of these gadgets can be controlled using the right analogue stick, while you move Spike with the left stick. In some sections this ...  Read the complete review

Ever since Mario64, platformers on PlayStation usually don't do it for me. However, Ape Escape is right up there with the best of them. The backstory: Specter, a monkey in a circus, comes across the Professor's Peak Point helmet. Donning this helmet, Specter becomes, well, one bad, smart monkey. With his band of helmetted monkey troopers, Specter goes back in time to change history allowing apes to rule. As Spike, your job is to chase the apes back through time and capture them with your Time Net, one of 9 gadgets in the game. Gameplay: At first, Ape Escape feels like familiar ground. A lush 3D space where you're expected to run, walk, ...  Read the complete review