Ape Escape 2

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Ape Escape 2™

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Platform
Developer	SCE Japan
Publisher
Release Date(s)	July 18, 2002 June 30, 2003 March 14, 2003

Ape Escape 2, known in Japan as Saru Get You 2 (サルゲッチュ 2) is the second installment of the Ape Escape franchise, and the direct sequel of Ape Escape. It was released on PlayStation 2.

Plot

This game takes place after the events in Ape Escape 2001, where Spike had stopped Specter from taking over the world. After some time had passed, the Professor had left for a vacation leaving his granddaughter, Natalie, and Spike's cousin, Jimmy, to watch over the laboratory. The Professor has left them with one task: deliver a load of monkey pants to the monkeys in Monkey Park. Jimmy accidentally sends not only the monkey pants, but some Monkey Helmets as well, wrecking the laboratory in the process. Specter gets a hold of one, and yet again makes an army of monkeys bent on ruling the world. Under Natalie's orders, Jimmy aims to capture all the monkeys and stop Specter (due to the mess-up from earlier). However, Specter has supplied five monkeys, The Freaky Monkey Five, with Vita-Z Bananas, making them stronger and more intelligent than the average monkeys.

Jimmy manages to capture all of the Freaky Monkey Five, except Yellow Monkey. Before his fight with White Monkey, Pipotchi, a baby monkey accompanying Jimmy, has been kidnapped, in order to transfer the data in his Monkey Helmet (a re-engineered model which makes Pipotchi friendly) into a device called the Lethargy Laser. Rescuing Pipotchi, Jimmy makes his way through a monkey controlled military base, and confronts Specter, who is waiting for him with a redesigned version of his battle cruiser from the first game. Before the two can battle, Yellow Monkey, now a giant monster thanks to an overdose of Vita-Z bananas attacks the facility. Specter flees, and Jimmy manages to downsize and capture Yellow.

Jimmy, the Professor and Natalie then discover the purpose of the Lethargy Laser. By firing it at the globe, all humans worldwide will lose the will to fight back, making it easier for Specter and the monkeys to take over the world. Jimmy confronts Specter at his moonbase, who attacks him with a giant robot. Once defeated, Specter attempts to fire the laser, but Jimmy states that humans will never give up, and captures him. Jimmy and Pipotchi then flee the exploding moonbase.

Shortly afterwards, Specter escapes and goes into hiding. Jimmy then proceeds to capture all the remaining monkeys before the Professor discovers Specter's hiding place. Jimmy warps there, encountering Specter, and the two of them battle again. Specter loses and is once again captured. The game ends with Spike visiting the laboratory, which is again destroyed when Jimmy accidentally crashes a spaceship into it.

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to the first Ape Escape game. Jimmy can run, jump, climb, and swing on objects. Throughout the adventure, he gains several gadgets from the Professor in order to help in his monkey catching mission. Like before, Gadgets are used with the Right Analog Stick instead of the face buttons. There are also new techniques, such as a long jump.

When Entering a stage, the number of monkeys that should be captured in order to complete the stage will be displayed. However, more may be available in the stage than asked for, which means that you will need to return into the stage another time to finish it entirely. The bottom-right corner of the screen displays a group of icons indicating how many apes have been captured (a net icon) and how many must still be captured (an ape head icon). Jimmy's Health is shown by cookies, which he can gain from cookies that are dropped by enemies. His life icon is symbolized by his vest.

Coins are also different in this . Instead of the conventional 100 coins= 1 life, coins can now go over 100, and max out at 999. Coins also have a combo meter, where every 5 coins turns every coin in the stage into a 5x coin, and every 5 coins turns into a 10x coin.

Gadgets

There are now 12 Gadgets in Ape Escape 2. All of the previous Gadgets in Ape Escape return, and are given an updated look. 4 new gadgets appear, with one of them only appearing with a special disk. Like before, more Gadgets are given to Jimmy during various events.

• Monkey Net
• Stun Club
• Monkey Radar
• Water Net
• Super Hoop
• Slingback Shooter
• Sky Flyer
• R.C. Car
• Bananarang
• Water Cannon
• Electro Magnet
• Magic Punch
• Salva Star (Bonus Gadget)

Minigames

Like in the previous game, Ape Escape 2 features 3 minigames. But this time, instead of being unlocked only by collecting Specter Coins, the player has to pay for them with Gold Coins, collected throughout levels, via a vending machine called the Gotcha Box in the Travel Station. However, you still need to clear a specific level in order to make those available in the Gotcha Box.

Name	Logo	How to unlock
Dance Monkey Dance		Clear Ninja Hideout
Monkey Soccer		Clear Enter The Monkey
Monkey Climber		Clear The Lost Valley

Characters

• Jimmy: The main protagonist. He's out to catch all of the monkeys.
• Pipotchi: Jimmy's partner and friend. He can help give hints on Gadgets.
• Natalie: The Professor's granddaughter. She assist Jimmy on catching the monkeys.
• Professor: An old man with a goofy personality. He's currently on vacation.
• Specter: The main antagonist. This time, he's out to rule the world in Present Time.
• Pipo Monkeys: The main enemies. There are 300 in total to catch.
• Blue Monkey: The fastest member of the Freaky Monkey Five.
• Yellow Monkey: The weirdest member of the Freaky Monkey Five.
• Pink Monkey: The female member of the Freaky Monkey Five.
• White Monkey: The smartest member of the Freaky Monkey Five.
• Red Monkey: The leader member of the Freaky Monkey Five.
• Spike: The protagonist of the first game. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Levels

Each of the game level's are connected through the Hub world, now the Travel Station. Jimmy now has to catch 300 monkeys.

Name	Monkeys
Travel Station	None
Liberty Island	6 Monkeys Harley Q. Win (Secret Monkey) George Libby Chill (Squat NTSC) Henry Tomkey Kruise (Cruiser NTSC)
Breezy Village	6 Monkeys Dozy (Loser NTSC) Baboondini Walter Jon Crusty Balboa (Secret Monkey)
Port Calm	8 Monkeys Dannyboy (Sonny NTSC) Seanyboy (Monkichino NTSC) Chili Beday Florence (Jen NTSC) Punto Lilo Manuel (Secret Monkey)
Viva Apespania	12 Monkeys Pogo Slope Billy Ole Chutney Wiz (Carlito NTSC) Birgit (Bridget NTSC) Lily (Alison NTSC) Trip Toro (El Toro NTSC) Annie Luis (Secret Monkey)
Blue Monkey Battle!	Blue Monkey
Castle Frightmare!	13 Monkeys Arthur (Secret Monkey) Virgil The Invisible Monkey (Secret Monkey) Monk Quixote Van Simon (Dynamo NTSC) Pierce Jumpy Viv Count Monkula Hyde Stein Nana
Vita-Z Factory	9 Monkeys Vic Bob Snap Al Chomp Arnie (Secret Monkey) Phil G. Bobby Skippy
Casino City	15 Monkeys Pelvis Jessica Vincent Shaft Jackson Oozy Simian Seagal Leo (Secret Monkey) Ulysses Clint Apewood Raymond Vindy Pierrot Jester Bubbles
Ninja Hideout	16 Monkeys Snooz Twiggy Harry Karry Chan Duncan Somnia Hideyoshi Takashi Rapido Jim Bon-o Boxer (Secret Monkey) Chuck Shiho Ledski Harvey
Yellow Monkey Battle!	Yellow Monkey
Snowball Mountain	14 Monkeys Bernie Zebedee Jibber Threedee (Secret Monkey) Monkey Claus Chill Parka Raver Elodie Davee Big Bopper Jimmy Eddie the Falcon Zippy
Lookout Valley	10 Monkeys Olivia Ally Ty Livingstone (Secret Monkey) Louis Lily Gunn Gill Chris Simian Tell
The Blue Baboon	12 Monkeys Helmut Sandy Gloria Michelle Erin (Secret Monkey) Brad Mulder (Moldy NTSC) Rik Montague Shorty Speedo (Speedy NTSC) Sooz
Pink Monkey Battle!	Pink Monkey
Enter the Monkey	20 Monkeys Jean Paul Simeski Barry Chan (Monkie Chan NTSC) Marshall Wesley Chaz Daimion Bruce Monkee (Secret Monkey) Miyazaki (Tai Shing NTSC) Johnny Naseem Ming Ryan Martin Jools James John Ook (Monk NTSC) Goku (Songokou NTSC) (Secret Monkey) Daniel C. Ooke
Simian Citadel	19 Monkeys Sly Norman Alex Jonah Mermonkey Colin Nicky Vaughan Dave Gonzales Daley Ollie Dolph (Secret Monkey) Tommy (Secret Monkey) Grace Jim Rex Brucie (Spruce NTSC) Woody (Woodward NTSC)
Panic Pyramid	17 Monkeys Piz Stu Stevie Jimbo Roberts (Robert NTSC) Uri Eric Curley Chimpette Dane Slim Cleo (Secret Monkey) Spud Anthony (Secret Monkey) Becky Gordon Sphinx
White Monkey Battle!	White Monkey
Pirate Isle	20 Monkeys Pugwash Burt Hawkins Kelly (Kelli NTSC) Stephenson Mel Dick Bradley Tabasco (Spicy NTSC) Bonzo Scratchy Vic Indy Bobby Freddie Denis Oliver Captain Ook Jeffrey Lee (Secret Monkey)
Land of the Apes	21 Monkeys Rupert (Secret Monkey) Craig Hear no Evil Brian Smell no Evil Speak no Evil Bones Mr Frosty Lynn Lars Stone Seb Torvill Dean Monksk Robinson Murray Linz Philippe Mona Patrick
The Lost World (The Lost Valley NTSC)	18 Monkeys Homer Sam Grant Mervin Terry Murdoch Monko Polo Emma (Secret Monkey) Stumpy Baz Des Christy Stanley Lewis Prince Lunch Ovett Babe
Red Monkey Battle!	Red Monkey
Skyscraper City	23 Monkeys Brendan Ali Jim (Dexter NTSC) (Secret Monkey) Ricardo Douglas Cameron Slider Spank Din Sue Dum Dum Jitter Robson Spud II Cole Ty Slacker Kengo Rory (Secret Monkey) Eubank Miller Spacey Ivor
Code C.H.I.M.P.	21 Monkeys Kiki Cole Mimi Tanjobi Major Ebiike Corporal Sloth Heston Buzz (Secret Monkey) Matt Gaelle Arnold Sylvester Sandra Boots Sinclair Keeble General Laura The Cleaner
Giant Yellow Monkey Battle!	Giant Yellow Monkey
Moon Base	20 Monkeys Lardy Tom Bruce Han (Ham NTSC) Neil Apestrong Chelsea SAL-01 (APE-01 NTSC) Kubrick (Quirk NTSC) Chewy (Chewmonkey NTSC) Obi Ook Kenobi (Kenobape NTSC) Darth Apester (Apester NTSC) Luke Apewalker (Apewalker NTSC) Neo Tsubasa (Scotty NTSC) Boba (Bobo NTSC) Lister (Lester NTSC) (Secret Monkey) G. Ookas (Ookas NTSC) Scully (Sulky NTSC) Kai Yoshi (Megamonkey NTSC) (Secret Monkey)
Showdown with Specter	Cymbal Crashing Monkey/Ultra Goliath
Final Showdown with Specter	Specter

New Game+

If the player has successfully complete the game and catch all monkeys, Spike can be playable on a new file. Highlight the "New Game" option on the Main Menu, hold L1 and press Start to play as Spike. In this mode, all of the Monkeys become harder to catch, but all of the Gadgets in the game become available for you at the start. There are also no cutscenes in this mode.

Development

The music of the game was composed by Koji Hayama, managed by Don Makkou and Bungo Fujiwara of Two Five and data programmed by Masaaki Kaneko of Procyon Studio. The game's sound effects were created by Takashi Kanai and Junko Sano. The voice acting of the American version was recorded by Dan Rich and Jeremy Blaustein. The voice acting of the European version was recorded at Side UK on Great Titchfield Street in London, with Andy Emery serving as the voice director.

Ape Escape 2 was re-released as a PSN title in 2016, featuring trophies and upscaled graphics.

Voice Actors

Voice Actors

Role	American Voice Actor	European Voice Actor	Japanese Voice Actor
Jimmy/Hikaru	Veronica Taylor	David Holt	Motoko Kumai
Pipotchi	Tara Sands	David Holt	Omi Minami
Natalie/Natsumi	Rachael Lillis	Rachel Preece	Jouji Yanami
Professor/Hakaze	Dan Green	Jonathan Keeble	Tomoko Kawakami
Specter	Gregory Abbey	Marc Silk	Chika Sakamoto
Blue Monkey/Ukki Blue	Gregory Abbey	Richard Pearce	Takahiro Sakurai
Yellow Monkey/Ukki Yellow	James Carter Cathcart	David Holt	Shoto Kashii
Pink Monkey/Ukki Pink	Veronica Taylor	Rachel Preece	Miyuki Matsushita
White Monkey/Ukki White	Gary Littman	Marc Silk	Kenichi Ogata
Red Monkey/Ukki Red	Gregory Abbey	Uncredited	Daisuke Gori
Spike/Kakeru	Dan Green	Richard Pearce	Fujiko Takimoto

Gallery

See Ape Escape 2/Gallery.

Trivia

• There are 300 Monkeys to catch, which is 100 more than the previous game.
• The PlayStation 4 re-release of Ape Escape 2 has the European voice actors in the US release. It is currently unknown why.
• The Japanese release on Ape Escape 2 (Saru Get You 2) has a Quick Gadget Select, similar to Ape Escape 3. It was removed outside of Japan.
• A bonus Gadget called the Salva Star was available in the Japanese version of Ape Escape 2 (Saru Get You 2) via a special disk called Saru Get You 2: Uki Uki Disk (サルゲッチュ2: ウッキウッキーディスク). Since the disk was never released outside of Japan, this Gadget is impossible to get for Jimmy.
  • Due to a potential oversight, Spike is able to use the Salva Star (Due to him having all the Gadgets at the start) in all versions by pressing L1 or R1 on the Monkey Net on the Gadget Select.
• New Game+ is non-canon.
• Jake and Casi were originally planned to appear in the game. It is unknown why they were removed.
• Despite popular belief, Soichi Terada did not compose the Ape Escape 2 soundtrack. The composer for that game was Koji Hayama.

Ape Escape Franchise

PlayStation Move: Ape Escape