It's somewhat disappointing that this series escaped me back when it was coming out because I likely would have really enjoyed when I was younger. Like a lot of PS1 games, it hasn't aged the best but I still had a decent time with it and it certainly has a lot of charm to it. I wasn't aware there were actually Dualshock exclusive games for the PS1 and Ape Escape uses analog controls quite extensively. In some ways, it can be frustrating where you would just rather press a button but it does give the game its own personality. The levels are decent and there's a number of ways to interact with them with the various gadgets you gradually unlock. Admittedly, I wasn't that enthused on my first run through the levels but once I went back with all the gadgets and focused on getting all the apes and spectre coins, I was more into it. That is pretty typical of me since I'm into the collectathon nature of these games. I'll have to give the sequels a go.