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Video fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was fun for my kids for a little while, but they quickly grew bored with it.

Awsome game, for a game about monkeys

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was so cool it nearly gave me a heart attack... literaly! The mad man none as Specter who puts on blinking red, yellow, and blue helmets with sirens. The blue sirens mean they don't hear or see anything. The yellow sirens is when they hears something. And the red sirens is when they see you or if your chasing them. So Specter put the helmets on them and formed a monkey army to destroy Spike and Jake. And you can get thounsands of Gatcha Gagets and I'm not telling you what they are. And Gatcha coins and Specter Coins. YOU HAVE TO PLAY THIS GAME!!! Also play these games Ape escape 2 & Ape escape 3.

Ape Escape is great!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is great.If you want a game that is fun, challenging, but not so challenging that you cant play it, Ape Escape is the best.

Toward the end you try to save Spike's best friend Jake who has been captured and turned evil by the evil mastermind Spector. He has plotted to change history so he can take over the world.

Collect specter coins to unlock cool minigames to play, one time I played the first minigane for a whole hour.Some monkeys including Spector hide and are hard to find, while others are out in the open. You dont see Spector until you are closer to the end.

The Profeser gives you gadgets to help you play. Natily helps the Profeser, but is kind of snoty to you.Make sure you buy a memery card for this one. Now it is time to save man kind as we know it!!!!!

monkys

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

the main problem with the game is that its just too hard and dificult
it will take a time to finish it 100% and catch all the monkeys
but the graphics are are very good and its pretty funny and fun game

It was good in the late 90's, its still good now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The source of the Ape Escape series, the game that started it all. And pretty much the best of the lot.

We know the story, a Professor builds helmets for the monkey's at a park to increase their IQ's but the first monkey to try a helmet on not only grows smater, the evil in his heart surfaces and so the maddness begins.
The monkey, Specter, then uses the helmets to control all the other monkeys and begins his first step on world domination. They break into the Professor's lab and use his latest invention to travel through time and space and rewrite history so monkeys rule. Though on the same day the young 10 year old friends of the Professor, Spike and Jake come over to see the invention but are sent into the past along with Specter's followers. Jake's lost for the time being and so its up to Spike through the help of the Proffesor and his helper Natalie to catch all the apes and save the earth.
Armed with gadgets from the Prof., Spike will travel through time catching the monkeys and exploring many historic views along the way from the dawn of time, to the ice age, midevil times, it goes on!

The game came out in 1999 so of course the graphics are a little dated and the voice acting wasn't the best, but the game was just to much fun to nock off points for that. The game's difficulty ranges from normal to hard from time to time, and you have plenty of replay value with catching those little guys and getting 100%
One thing I also thought was cool was the control set up they chose, it actually makes for some pretty cool game play control.
For 10 bucks or less, I recomend this.

WORST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 17
Date: February 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is definitely the worst game I have ever played, and believe me, I've played hundreds!! This game is soooooo boring and I don't understand it at all!!!! The graphics are blocky and the music is sooo annoying!! I set this game aside as soon as I played it for five minutes!!!! This game is NOT worth the money! If you want a good game, I'd recomend "Final Fantasy X" expecially, or "Harvest Moon."

Too much fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was bored one day, and was watching my mother-in-law play Ape Escape 2. Looked like it was fun, and less stressful than some of my other games that I like tend to be, and borrowed her copy of the first Ape Escape.

It starts out simple enough. You catch a few slow monkeys and learn your gadgets thru tutorials. But then it gets difficult. My 3 year old daughter loves to sit on the bed with spare control in hand and help catch monkeys. The graphics are nice and the storyline is fun. The gadgets are cool too.

Only one complaint, and that is that the camera angle loves to change when you are at the most challenging parts. Anytime you need to use your flying thingy and it's for going somewhere difficult, the camera changes and you can't see where your destination is. It gets a bit annoying after you die a few times, but I did eventually get past the frustration and finished the game. This game is great for young kids and adults alike.

MONKEYS !!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What can be more fun than running around chasing monkeys? the are plenty of levels and gadgets to play with. The only downside is that the paddle boat is impossible to control in my opinion. Each monkey has its own charateristics and weapons. just trying to run up and snag the monkey doesn't always work. special gadgets must be used first. Pretty much run around the world getting rid of monkeys using gadgets. The game is pretty explanatory but is loads of platform fun. also includes minigames that can kill some time with friends.

Just one more ape...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ape Escape consists of more than 20 3D levels based on a variety of time zones. To clear a level, Spike (played by you) must capture a set number of monkeys. After filling that quota, you must access the next level. Reaching the monkeys will require you to jump, sneak, swim, climb and fly through a variety of situations. To help you on your way, you are given a net and a lightsaber type stun club. Throughout the course of the game, Spike will collect six additional gadgets. In addition to providing the means of completing future levels, returning to previous levels with new gadgets will allow Spike to capture any monkeys he left behind. In addition to monkeys, each level has tokens to collect. Collecting enough tokens will open minigames. This game gets addicting pretty fast.

Really Cute!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my four-year old and he liked it. I guess the idea of catching monkeys really appealed to him. I tried it and I liked it. The game is fun and challenging. Only, it is a bit fast paced when catching the little fur-balls. Fun for all!!

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