68
The controls makes this game pretty difficult with the monkeys running around. Loading time takes about a minute in some cases. Graphics aren't that bad for a game just came out not to long ago with the PSP. The only thing I like about this game is the mini games they offer.
51
I just rented this game, and its the worst game I have played for the PSP. Just the overall gameplay itself is terrible, graphics are DECENT, but could improve.
1
Never never never buy this game ever.
80
This game is a typical Adventure game - which is my favorite genre. I was looking forward to getting this game because I am into games with a little bit of fighting like a Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank. This game isn't much of a fighting game, though. It is quite fun to play - but it is very childish in the way that you are a fourth-grade kid, not catching apes, but little monkeys with shorts and a hat on.
Load Times - Agrivating to see a monkey every 5 minutes in the game. It's cute at first, but gets annoying, after so many periods of loading, and the time it is overall.
Graphics - Very good for this type of game. Barely any flaws.
Sound - Again, very good.
Playability - If you are a child, you will love this game. But teens to adults may not be pleased. Fun if you beat it in one day, but boring if you are stuck at parts.
Overall - Pretty good.
29
I loved Ape Escape on the PS1, it was one of my favorite games. But come on, to put the exact same game with a different title is pretty lame, when I bought it, I thought it would be a mix of Ape Escape 1&2. The controls weren't as fluid as they could have been but I like how they at least improved upon the monkey AI. It was even a bit of a challenge to catch them this time around but the AI and the title are the only thibgs that were different in the whole game. I was realy dissapointed cause I was realy looking forward to this game.
68
This was my first PSP game and it was too addicting. It's mostly a remake of the original Ape Escape. I beat it in a week and caught all of the monkeys in 2-3 days.
Playability: It takes a while to get used to but after that, it's very easy.
Load times: About 10-27 seconds to load from rooms and slightly longer for entering the mini games and a level.
Graphics: Same ol' same ol'.
Sound: Average.
Overall value: A pretty good game .
89
If you were once a PlayStation user like me who had just found the joy of the joysticks with Ape Escape then you remember how great it was. The monkey catching the spector loathing.
The PSP has brought back that game with a vengence. With better graphics and new minigames, 'On the Loose' is more of a great thing. It is the same as the first game with the exception of the voiceovers.
The controls In this game are very easy to master unlike the first game where it took hours. Yet it is still a challenge. The load times could be shorter, but they aren't that bad.
The music in the game and overall soundover are the cause behind the load times. You will find yourself humming the soundtrack over and over (at least I did).
I would definently recommend this game to all.
87
If you remember 1998 well, you probably remember Ape Escape, in which you captured monkeys with helmets. Well, about 7 years later, that game is back, but in the form of "Ape Escape: On the Loose". Guess what? It's still fun after all these years.
If you remember the original "Ape Escape" on the Playstation, it used both analog sticks. You use the Left Analog stick to control the character and the Right Analog Stick to use the item. Because the PSP has one Analog Stick, you use that stick to control the character and the Triangle, Circle, and Square buttons are used to use items.
Except the new mini-games (which are hilarious) and the enemy book (which tells you about the enemies you faced), all of this is just a port of the original "Ape Escape" from the Playstation. Even though there are some control (the Analog Stick isn't the best) and camera problems (the camera sometimes doesn't help your situation), "Ape Escape: On The Loose" is still a great game. Period.
55
I enjoyed ape escape on the PS2 because of the innovative control. Without it there really isn't much fun to be had with this game. The graphics are ok (childish and cartoony but crisp and smooth like it's PS2 counterpart). The music is annoying. The load times are frequent and long. The mini games are fun for about 5 minutes. I tried to enjoy it. I really did! But ended up just selling it on ebay and regret that I didn't rent it first.
78
I really like the boxing mini game
85
Is a good game, very funny. The mini games are better on Infrastructure
81
With the recent launch of the psp, Ape Escape on the Loose trailed behind compared to the likes of Lumines and Ridge Racer. However I must say that Ape Escape can be just as enjoyable if it werent for the laggy load times, wierd controls, and once again LAGGY LOAD TIMES. At certain points I thought my psp had froze. Well anyways Ape Escape as you may have already known is a platform, in which the goal of the game is to capture as many apes as you can in order to prevent the change of history.
The plot itself is simple enough, and therefore the game is quite simple as well. The controls of the game rely heavily on the analog stick. In which this stick controls your net or weapon. It may seem quite awkard to use at first, but after a few hours of gameplay it may become second nature.
Another thing that I noticed was that the graphics of this game are decent. I believe that with the horsepower the psp is packed with, develepors in the future will be able to take full advanatge of psp graphics wise. If you have ever seen Ape Escape of the PS1, than the psp version has the same look and vibe.
Along with the a main game lies a mini games section, in which you must unlock thoughout the course of the game. The mini games include games like boxing, ping pong and etc. This was a nice touch to the overall game.
I would give this game a 8/10 for an overall fun factor. Ape Escape is very entertaining, despite the long load times. However if you are in the market for a good, fun platform, than Ape Escape it is!
70
Ape Escape isn't a bad game, but it's not likely to tear up the sale charts, either. If anything, the sounds are fairly atmospheric, graphics are colorful and cartoonish (but clipping and sorting issues crop up regularly) without being really remarkable. But the hook of the game is really that this is a slightly less polished and less expansive Mario 64 style game. What's so interesting about that on the PSP, given the system's capabilities?
Analog stick. Plain and simple.
Controlling the main character makes me wish Mario was a Sony game instead of relegated to the stylus-controlled Nintendo DS. This is a 3D platformer with real 3D control, and the analog nub on the PSP shines brightly with Ape Escape. What the levels lack in sheer graphical eye candy, they do tend to make up for in differing and varietal ways of climbing, swimming, jumping and basically navigating the various smallish worlds you must explored to capture monkeys.
Oh, right. That's the point of the game, capturing monkeys. Not the most compelling premise, but simple and straightforward. Ape Escape is not what you'd call mired in storyline, although the occasional cinema/dialogue bits I could do without, all the same.
I haven't played very far into this one, yet - but so far it delivers a bit more gameplay than I was expecting. Different items and abilities for our hero to use in the ongoing monkey hunt, interesting layout of levels, minigame arcade as you unlock them with points you accumulate over time... Not a bad first-gen 3D Mario-esque title. In fact, it's a lot easier on the nerves compared to the more famous plumber's incarnation on the analog-lacking Nintendo.
I give it a 7 out of 10, not bad. I could have gone as high as 8 had the visuals been a tad more polished and the load times been less tiresome (one of few PSP games that really bugs me in this regard).
85
It's addictive, funny, simply fun to play with only one flaw The camera behind you has a mind of it's own. Having not played the original on the ps/ps2 I have'nt got anything to compare it to so it's hard to say if they've improved the game or not.
But I know one thing I've gotta keep a eye on my psp otherwise my mum will be playing on it too much!!
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