Classic Game Review: Ape Escape. PS1.

Despite being a little sick today I am still gonna do a game review.

Today's review is Ape Escape for PlayStation 1.

This game is possibly one of my favorites ever. I have been very happy with the franchise(not counting off shoots. only the main games.)over the years.

The game's story is that a Monkey named Specter has accidentally been enhanced with an intelligence increasing helmet and has enhanced his fellow monkeys. using the Professor's new time machine he hopes to go back in time and rewrite history so that monkeys are the rulers. Spike must go through time and catch all the monkeys to set things straight.

The game is possibly one of the best looking games for PS1 and it was the first (to my knowledge) to really take advantage of the Dual shock Joystick controllers.

On a scale of 1-10 i give it:

Ease of Play: 8 (The game is fairly easy to play as far as controls go. At some parts in the story the game's difficulty seems to shift back in forth a bit but all in all it is constant. The controls might be a bit confusing at first but the game provides lots of help along the way. Oddly enough those that play FPS games might have an easier time playing it control wise.)

Graphics: 10 (First I would like to say that when doing classic game reviews I will compare them to the games of their time, it wouldn't be fair to compare them to games like Halo. Now, the game is beautifully done, It is possibly, in my opinion, the best looking game ever published for the PS1. The developers did a good job of insuring that the game is smooth and easy on the eyes.)

Replay: 6 (The only real thing to replay the game for is to go and find the monkeys you missed or needed extra gadgets to get to.)

Family friendly: 9 (No cursing, No blood, some violence but the player's main weapon is a STUN club so it is fine.)

All in all I give it a: 9

This game will probably be great for kids. Also the original game is available for download on PSN and the original game disc will play on any PS3. If you enjoy it I would suggest you look into the sequels that were made for PS2, I wouldn't hold my breath for any Ape Escape game that doesn't have a number after the title. I have played most of the off shoots and have not been impressed. I have heard that they are releasing a new game for the PS3. Being Move compatible it is an on rails type game. I hope that they release an actual sequel soon.

Once again, The writer is not affiliated in any way with Sony or the owners of the Ape Escape Franchise.