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Poorly designed and very slow to load

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 18
Date: March 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My 5yr. old son and I gave this game a try and quickly lost interest as the game repeatedly went to a "Loading..." screen with waits of more than 15 seconds. It was ridiculous how frequently we had to wait for a level or even just a menu. They actually show an ape sleeping while you wait for screens to load! So, that's what we did - put the game to bed.

Additionally, while moving the character around a level with the analog controller, it's impossible to change the line of sight with the arrows at the same time. You're forced to stop and look araund before proceeding to the next objective. Not sure if we're just not used to the controls, but it just added to the frustration.

Yeah we have a psp platformer. Shoot me now.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 17
Date: November 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Do not get me wrong. I am never more delighted than when I find a fun actionpacked, creative and intuitive platformer. Any mario game will do. Ape Escape could not be worse. Terrible graphics, terrible control, boring gameplay. Did the developers decide thay were going to be creative by developing a game that threw out all of the core mechanics of a great platformer?

Bottom Line: Skip this one. Is it fun? Not at all. Will I keep it? Nope. Is it for kids? Well, it has monkeys but that is about it.

Good Game, Crappy Port

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 15
Date: September 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was a good game for the Playstation and the controls relied on using two analog sticks. The PSP has only one analog stick. The makers of this game just slapped together a port and half-assed the controls. So it's really difficult to play the game and catch monkeys. Don't buy this game for the PSP, look for it for Playstation.

It sucks!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'll give you very valueable advice................DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Very boring,long loadtimes,bad grapics,and horrible gameplay

Disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: April 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I found the graphics for this game to be poor, the gameplay to be lousy, and the entire experience disappointing. It was a mistake to buy it.

5 star review

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 54
Date: May 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just boght it today and its a very good game its a good thing I bohgt it

boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It was horrible! The controlls were hard to use. It wasn't that fun. Don't buy it!

An exact clone of Ape Escape for the PS2.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I grabbed this when I bought my son's PSP, based on how much we enjoyed Ape Escape and Ape Escape 2 - but despite the different name, this game has the exact same levels as AE2, which was very disappointing. Throw in awkward controls and long load times, and it's not the best gaming experience.

Wow..can we say primitive?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My daughter is 13 with many game systems and loads upon loads of games. I put this in her stocking for Christmas and she spent an hour at it and then gave it to a neighbor. It was the most boring, primitive in graphics and action game I've seen in a long time. Pretty poor. It wasn't worth $20..not even $10. Bleh. I recommend SKATE for a great action-packed game for younger teenagers with no violence or anything bad to influence your child. Lots of fun. I'd skip this one ..no RUN right by it...

3 1/2 stars for an alright game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 19 / 19
Date: April 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchesed Ape Escape On the Loose, at first from reading the reviews I was unsure if I should get it or not. But being a huge fan of the first and second for the ps1 and ps2, I had to try it.
The game itself is infact a copy of the first game, but i have no problem with it really because now I can take it on the go.

Someone before me stated that the graphics are alittle dated, and yes, I will say I've seen some better stuff on the demo CD. But the graphics themselves are now along the lines of AE2, and now the characters look more anime like (a plus to me) and the expressions are more clear.

The voices are now much more clear, not the best acting, but it sounds like they are putting more effort into the voices. Though, the voice for Spike has been changed but for the better IMO. He sounds more younger and the voice fits him better. As for the others, I think they have the actors from the first game doing the characters.

The controls, are what I had the most difficutly with.
Those who played the ps1 and 2 versons of AE know the controls;
triangle, square, circle, and X are used to select weapons.
Left hand joy stick to move Spike. Right hand stick to operate weapons. Right shift buttons to jump (took me awhile to get used to). Left shift buttons to shift view or go into close range.
The PSP control as we know has a different control layout which in the process messes with the controls that we used to know.
Now;
Only triangle, square, and circle are the only buttons you can use weapons with, while the X button is now the jump button.
Because of the absence of the right joy stick, you have to use your weapons by tapping the button the weapon is set to (square, circle, triangle). The left shift has the same use as before, but the right shift is now used to crawl.

Mini Games are still in here (along with Spector Coins) but one thing I like is how the games are a little touched up

*spoilers*
Like in the first game you had Skikids 2, now you got Snowboard kids 2, feels like playing SSX with the AE characters.
And Monkey Boxing is a little more addictive. So far, thats all the games I've unlocked.
And to make things more interesting, theres and extra mini game for 40 coins.
*end spoilers*

So, to rap this up, Ape Escape On the Loose is just like the first with no changes to the levels, aside from improved graphics. If you don't mind alot of loading times ( yes there is alot of loading) and the new controls this is a good buy, but I will agree, not worth $40 dollars. If you don't want to blow your money, or you can't wait for the price to drop than stick with the PS1 verson.

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