Ape Escape 3 | PlayStation 2 | PS2

About the Game

Specter is back once again in the third main game in the Ape Escape series. With the help of a human scientist named Doctor Tomoki, Specter has turned the monkeys loose on TV. Even the previous heroes of the series - Jimmy, Spike, and the professor - are all caught up in the insidious TV shows. Kei and Yumi take the lead as the new heroes.

Story & Setting

Their quest is to capture all 400 monkeys.

Gameplay & Core Systems

You control either Kei or Yumi. The gameplay involves using various methods and weapons to catch them all. The game has many levels with different themes, such as a Haunted Castle, a Racing level, Jungle settings, TV studios and other settings. You can slow the animals down with various objects such as a stun club or a slingback shooter, and then you can capture them with a net. You can morph into various characters, like a knight and perform a powerful attack or a gun fighter and shoot em up or a ninja and run along walls.

Standout Features

• Yumi: Kei and Yumi take the lead as the new heroes.
• The gameplay involves using various methods and weapons to catch them all.
• You can slow the animals down with various objects such as a stun club or a slingback shooter, and then you can capture them with a net.
• New to the series are the morphing abilities, eight in all.
• You can morph into various characters, like a knight and perform a powerful attack or a gun fighter and shoot em up or a ninja and run along walls.
• You can also vehicles such as a race car to knock down the monkeys.
• Other features are the familiar Monkeypedia and the unlockable Mesal Gear Solid mini-game (a Metal Gear Solid spoof).
• Haunted Castle: The game has many levels with different themes, such as a Haunted Castle, a Racing level, Jungle settings, TV studios and other settings.

Presentation & Atmosphere

The game has many levels with different themes, such as a Haunted Castle, a Racing level, Jungle settings, TV studios and other settings.

Display support includes Widescreen (16 x 9). Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.