Ape Escape | Review

Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Reviewed on: PlayStation

Available on: PlayStation

Released on: May 31^st 1999

Ape Escape is a series of 3D collectathon platformers I've always been fond of but one which I've never properly delved into all that much. There are three main series games, the first of which was on the PS1 and the two sequels were released on the PS2. I've only ever completed Ape Escape 3 which I remember being very good, though I've not played it for a long time.

I had a demo of the first Ape Escape and this made me want to try out the full game but until relatively recently I had never gotten around to doing so. Exactly why this is I have no idea but it could have something to do with the fact that the PS2 was released quite soon after Ape Escape's release, so I had simply moved on to the new system by the time I would have gotten around to playing it.

My Game & Console Collection | List

Over the years I've collected quite a few consoles and games. My first home console was the original PlayStation which was my only one for quite a while, I also had an original Game Boy as my only handheld console at around this time too. For quite a long amount of time I remained loyal to the PlayStation and Game Boy brands, eventually getting a PlayStation 2 and a Game Boy Color but it was around this time that I started to branch out by getting a GameCube, Xbox 360 and PC. More recently I've found myself collecting the older Nintendo systems I missed out on, such as the NES and Nintendo 64, but I also purchase new consoles (with my most recent additions being the Switch and the PS5). I've also been trying to build up my GameCube collection because that's a system I feel like I massively missed out on as a kid.

Many of the games I had when I was younger I eventually sold when I grew tired of them and started playing them less, which is something I regret looking back on it. Because of this, I've been trying to remember the games I had as a kid and re-buy them to complete the collection I used to have (as well as expanding on that collection).