Ape Escape 2 is the sequel to Ape Escape. In this platform game it's your goal to catch all the apes jumping, walking and flying around the diverse levels the game has to offer. A large arsenal of gadgets can be used to make it all a little easier, with the catching net being the most important weapons of them all. Other gadgets include a RC Car, to drive over monkey's and collect objects, an Ape Radar, to detect the nearest monkey, a baseball bat, to hit monkeys unconscious, and a magnet, to move certain objects in the maps. Your quest is to catch all monkeys in the levels and to stop the evil Specter from taking over the world. All monkeys in the levels are somewhat unique with their own character abilities and their unique name. Some monkeys just sit on their place, while others attack you with projectiles or run away quickly.
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I also find it pretty funny that the PS4 port uses the EU version where everyone is Bri'ish and uses their original Japanese names. It's almost as funny as Yellow Monkey is creepy.
On the flip side, it can give you concept art, easter eggs, comic strips among other stuff that give the monkeys and characters a lot fo personality, something the main plot doesn't do much. However, for a good while it's the only way to earn extra lives and they are very rare to drop.
As a result, for a good chance of the game forgetting to save before a level where a monkey KOs you by any number of reasons (the monkey, surrounding enemies, the camera, the stage) can lead you to some pretty annoying game over. Nonetheless, once you get to a stage where you could easily find one there you're good to go.
Finally, the time trials are mostly achievebable, some requiring a lot of precision from an otherwise imprecise in nature game. Thankfully, aside from the boss fights, they don't last as much as one would expect.
PS: the soccer minigame sucks, some monkeys dribble worse than yours truly IRL.