Ape Escape is a series of video games made by Sony Computer Entertainment, starting with Ape Escape for PlayStation in 1999.The series are widely known for their use of ape-related humor, its unique gameplay, its wide variety of pop culture references, and for being the first to use the Sony Dualshock Controller.
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Games
- Ape Escape (PlayStation)
- Ape Escape 2001 (PS2) (Japan only)
- Ape Escape 2 (PS2)
- Ape Escape: On the Loose (PSP) (A port of Ape Escape)
- Ape Escape 3 (PS2)
- Ape Escape Million Monkeys (PS2) (Japan only)
Spin-offs
- Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (PS2)
- Ape Escape Academy, also known as Ape Academy (PSP)
- Ape Escape Academy 2 (PSP)
- EyeToy: Monkey Mania (PS2)
- Ape Escape Racing (PSP)
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Gameplay
The Ape Escape series is notable from its radical departure from the tried-and-true control method in most other games. It was the first game for the PlayStation which required the use of the Dual Analog controller; the left stick moves the character while the right operates whatever Gotcha Gadget the player has in his/her possession. Again, unlike many games which use 
to jump, both the R1 and R2 buttons are used, while the 'shape' buttons are used to cycle through the available items in the inventory. In the PSP spin-offs, a more conventional control scheme must be used, due to the PSP's lack of a right analog stick.
Mini-games
In AE1, 2 & 3, you can unlock three mini-games that you can play at the hub. These can be accessed by clearing the necessary amount of stages and/or having the necessary amount of coins.In Ape Escape and Ape Escape: On the Loose, you had to collect a certain amount of Specter Tokens to unlock a mini-game. Collect ten Specter Tokens- Ski-Kidz Racing (Later changed to snow-boarding in the remake.)
Collect twenty Specter Tokens- Specter Boxing (Changed to ping-pong in the remake.)
Collect forty Specter Tokens- Galaxy Monkey In Ape Escape 2, you could obtain these three mini-games by betting ten coins in the Gotcha Box,but here the stage-clearing was much more vital, yet it didn't mean it'd be based on your percentage on your record. Beat Ninja Hideout and Yellow Monkey- Dance,Monkey,Dance!
Beat Enter the Monkey- Monkey Soccer
Beat The Lost Valley and Red Monkey- Wickedly Hard Monkey Climber In Ape Escape 3, due to the fact that coins were far more abundant than Ape Escape 2 and the fact that you could hold coins past 999, the prices went up for the mini-games as well. Another thing is that this time it was based on your percentage, so clearing stages, beating time attacks, or purchasing things from the shops would get you faster to making the mini games become available to purchase. The mini-game Mesal Gear Solid seems fuller and more of a game of its own rather than just a simple unlockable. This game has a plot and more traditional gameplay of the AE series, and could be the start of more fuller mini-games based off of a series already established, like Metal Gear Solid. Get a total of 25-50% completion-Super Monkey Throw Stadium Worth 1500 Gotcha Coins
Defeat Specter once-Mesal Gear Solid Worth 573 Gotcha Coins
Get a total of 75%,purchasable at 80%- Ultim-ape Fighter! Worth 1500 Gotcha Coins
Characters
Humans
- Spike/Kakeru (protagonist in Ape Escape, On The Loose and Million Monkeys)
- Hikaru / Jimmy (Protagonist in Ape Escape 2)
- Satoru and Sayaka / Kei and Yumi (protagonists in Ape Escape 3)
- Natsumi / Natalie (Katie in early UK versions)
- Hakase/Professor
- Casi
- Aki
- Haruka / Helga (Kakeru's crush)
- Dr. Tomuki / Dr. Tomoki
- Hiroki / Jake (Buzz in early UK versions)
Monkeys/Pipo Monkeys
- Specter (villain)
- Piposaru (apes which you catch or sometimes play as)
- Dark Specter (Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed and Ape Escape Million Monkeys) - Specter's more evil counterpart
- Freaky Monkey Five - Blue Monkey, Yellow Monkey, Pink Monkey, White Monkey, and Red Monkey
Pipotrons
- Pipotron Blue
- Pipotron Yellow
- Pipotron Red
- Pipotron J (Recently Alive, but Gone)
- Pipotron G (Crushed by falling ceiling)
- Pipotron Meta (Terminated for failure)
- Pipotron Kuratsuku (Terminated for failure)
Worlds
The only 'world' that exists in most games is Earth,which is what Spike, Jimmy, Kei,or Yumi fight for between Specter in order to save the human race. However,in Pumped and Primed,the Virtual World was introduced. This world looks very much like Earth, but here, the characters can't get physically injured. There is also Virtual Space,where Pipotron J resides. The anime and the game: Ape Escape Million Monkeys proves that the Ape Escape characters originate from Tokyo, Japan.
Cameo appearances
Other media
- Ape Escape (TV series)
- Ape Escape Cartoons (upcoming animated shorts created by American studio Frederator Studios)
- Manga (Corocoro comics)
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| Main series | Ape Escape · 2 · 3 · Million Monkeys |
| Spin-offs | Pumped & Primed · Academy · Academy 2 · EyeToy: Monkey Mania · Racing |
