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| Previous level | Crabby Beach/Primitive Beach |
| Next Level | Dexter's Island |
| Era | Oceana/Primitive Age |
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| Monkeys | 5/8 |
Coral Cave, or Primitive Ocean in PAL Regions and Underwater Cave (すいちゅうケイブ) in Japan, is the 9th level in Ape Escape and Ape Escape: On the Loose.
Description[]
In the middle of his travels through the primitive era, Spike finds himself inside a large flooded cove that's home to a pair of sharks and that's also become the shelter of a group of monkeys that guard one of Specter's weapons.
The cove is divided in two main areas, with the first one being the bank inhabited by the Hammerhead and Tiger Sharks and the second where Specter´s submarine is docked. The stage is adorned with pillars that bear the monkeys' likeness, grass, moss and vines hanging from the roof of certain sections and sandy shores as well.
Walkthrough[]
Go Catch 5 Monkeys![]
To advance to the next level you are required to catch 5 out of the 7 available monkeys, the only one remaining out of Spike's reach (normally) being Puddles (Sensei) as he's resting on a platform hard to reach.
Despite being mounted on a hammerhead shark, you can easily catch Chip (Gossip) with the Water Net if you time correctly the trajectory the shark moves.
In order to catch the monkey using the submarine's turret, you got to destroy it first. Easiest way to achieve this is by shooting back from the distance with the Slingback Shooter and taking cover behind a corner when Pickles (Garrard) counter-attacks.
Bong-Bong (Arnie) is the first Red Pants Monkey in the game and can become a difficult obstacle to sort for new players. To catch him easily, you can carefully stun him from the distance with the slingshot's Explosive Ammo and then run up to him to catch him with a single swipe. If you don't have explosive charges you can alternatively dash to him with the Super Hoop and catch him as fast as possible since bombs are hard to dodge.
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Little Juvenile Delinquent Has made the papers
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Loves his secret flame Knows Mash well
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Bored out of his mind Quentin's teacher
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Sees ultraviolet colors Adores potatoes
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Hasn't slept in days Can't sleep
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Has a real bad attitude He'll be back
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Tells lies for fun Lies a little
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Driving without a license Very rich
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Word's getting 'round about Francois Word's getting around about Francois
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Trivia[]
- This level introduces monkeys wearing red pants.
- This is the first level in the game to have a monkey who operates a tank.
- Arnie (aka Arnold in On The Loose), is a clear reference to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film The Terminator.
- Apernicus from On The Loose is a reference to the Renaissance astronomer Copernicus. His description mentions Apeleo Apelei, a reference to Galileo Galilei.
| Characters | Casi · Jake · Natalie · Professor · Specter · Spike |
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| Gadgets | Dash Hoop · Magic Punch · Monkey Radar · R.C. Car · Sky Flyer · Slingback Shooter · Stun Club · Time Net · Water Net |
| Prehistoric Era/ The Lost Land | Fossil Field · Primordial Ooze · Molten Lava |
| Cenozoic Era/ Mysterious Age | Thick Jungle · Dark Ruins · Cryptic Relics |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Stadium Attack |
| Primitive Age/Oceana | Crabby beach · Coral Cave · Dexter's Island |
| Ice age/New Freezeland | Snowy Mammoth · Frosty Retreat · Hot Springs |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Gladiator Attack |
| Recent Past/Medieval Mayhem | Sushi Temple · Wabi Sabi Wall · Crumbling Castle |
| Present-Day/Futurama | City Park · Specter's Factory · TV Tower |
| Present-Day 2/Specter Land | Monkey Madness |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Peak Point Matrix |
| Characters | Haru · Hero · Specter · Tohko · Tsukushi |
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| Gadgets | Ape Vacuum · Banannerizer · Monkey Net · Slingback Shooter · Smasher |
| Levels | Wobbly Home · Mysterious Ruins · Monkey Carousel · Monkey Road · The Hot Springs · Dinosaur Glacier · Haunted House · Asian Town · Spa Gardens · Food City · Skull Volcano · Monkeyland · Steam Castle · Battery Tower · Monkey Station |