Based on the innovative PlayStation original, this PSP edition of * sets loose a whole new round of siren-helmeted simians, and challenges players to catch them all before they rewrite history to put themselves at the top of the evolutionary ladder. In the role of the absent-minded professor's plucky companion Spike, PSP gamers must use stealth tactics and an array of goofy gadgets to capture more than 200 escaped monkeys, hiding throughout more than 20 levels on eight...

* 2 continues the monkey-catching gameplay introduced in 1999's * on the original PlayStation, which was the first title to require the Dual Shock Analog Controller due to its distinctive control scheme. Players guide a young boy named Jimmy, who must round up as many rambunctious simians as possible before they overrun the world. The game's 20 levels are selected from the safe confines of the Travel Station, a base of operations where players can learn more...

Ape Escape games Sony Japan's quirky Gacha Mecha series returns to the States, thanks once again to publisher Ubi Soft. While there's still an abundance of loose, siren-helmet-wearing monkeys, this third * game is made up of various athletic competitions. Familiar characters return, and players will still find the games' assortment of unlockable power-ups and special equipment as useful as ever, but in Pumped & Primed they may spend as much time racing through platform levels and duking it out in...

Ape Escape games Sony Computer Entertainment's infamous escaped apes get schooled in their PlayStation Portable debut. This collection of more than 40 mini-games is designed as the handheld's first party game, and up to four PSP gamers with a copy of the UMD can compete together wirelessly. As fans know, the siren-helmeted simians have been entertaining gamers since they first escaped on the PlayStation in 1999, but why "Academy?" As the story goes, the series' recurring villain, Specter, is tired of having his ...

The apes escape on North American PS2s for a third time, and it will take more than a heroic kid with a simple net to trap them all before their mischief infects the minds of innocent folks around the world. Once again under the influence of the villainous Specter, siren-helmeted simians have invaded the local television station and begun to broadcast a signal designed to cloud the minds of viewers. Young Yumi and Kei must explore the ...