Posts with tag ApeEscape
Posted Aug 2nd 2007 1:15AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape, Video
It all makes so much sense to us now. Finally, after watching gameplay of the new Ape Escape in motion, the game makes so much sense to us. After a mishap, it appears that you're only a fraction of the size you used to be. Thankfully, you have the magical ability to control the minds of these apes and have them do your bidding. This PSP exclusive will have you taking advantage of the wide variety of abilities these chimps are endowed with. An interesting premise, to be sure ... but we can't say we're completely sold on the presentation.
Don't forget to try out the demo to get a taste for the game. Then, check out the Japanese introduction to the game, after the cut.
Continue reading Brain controlling monkeys in new Ape Escape
Posted Jul 18th 2007 12:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape, Video
When a woman falls in love with an ape ... only bad things can happen.
Sony's Japanese ad department scores yet another winner with its terrifyingly disturbing ad for the new Ape Escape game. If an ad like this aired in America, you'd bet that people would be too scared to buy this game.
See also:
Awfully disturbing Hot Shots Golf ad
Posted Jun 29th 2007 10:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape, Demos
As
promised, the Japanese demo for
Ape Escape: Saru Saru Big Mission is finally out. This platformer has you ... well, we haven't figured out how to play it quite yet! (Can you tell us?) It can be downloaded via PlayStation Spot, PLAYSTATION Store, or from us:
1.
Download the demo zip file.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy NPJG90004 folder into the GAME directory.
Check out our new demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com
Posted Jun 24th 2007 9:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape
There's a new
Ape Escape game rolling into town (if you happen to live in Japan). In order to promote the new title, Sony sent its crazy simians to take over the World Hobby Fair, where attendees could try out the new game, and other PlayStation titles, like
Boku no Natsuyasumi (My Summer Vacation).
To check out all the pictures, check out
Famitsu's coverage.
Posted Jun 19th 2007 6:30PM by Peter Vrabel
Filed under: Downloads, Imports, Ape Escape
Introducing another shining example of Sony shafting non-Japanese gamers, Sony is releasing a demo of
Sarugetchu: SaruSaru Daisakusen (a take off their popular
Ape Escape franchise) at the World Hobby Fair on June 23rd. This same demo will also be available for download on the PlayStation 3, through the Japanese PlayStation Store, and later on June 29th, through means of an 8MB
downloadable demo off their
website. The full game is set for a July 26th release and as with most Japanese-originating releases, there is no official word on a North American translation or confirmed release at all. How many more
Ape Escape fans do we have with us here that are hoping this title makes its way to other territories?
Posted Apr 21st 2007 5:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Ape Escape
Enough with the mini-game collections, and the kart racing games. The
next Ape Escape game for PSP is finally taking the series back to its roots ... sort of. New screenshots from
Famitsu reveal new platforming antics for the upcoming game. However, unlike the original, you're not trying to catch these monkeys--you're playing as them! We recommend that you look at the pictures and try to understand the game by yourself. As you can see, machine translations of Japanese websites never work well.
[Via
Jeux-France]
Posted Apr 13th 2007 1:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Ape Escape
Japan really loves
Ape Escape. Sony's simian friends have stared in a PS1 remake, a
terrible party game, and a
mediocre racing game--all on PSP. Looks like these monkeys aren't done yet, though. Sony's
Japanese website reveals yet another addition to the
Ape Escape franchise. Our incredibly limited knowledge of Nihongo reveals that this will be a single-player action game. Maybe Steve's wish for a "
proper"
Ape Escape title will be fulfilled? We'll be certain to find out more soon.
[Thanks, Thien!]
Posted Apr 10th 2007 6:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Imports
You've
played the demo: now you can buy this import racer for cheap at
Play-Asia. While we didn't think too highly of the game (too slow for our tastes), there aren't really any other monkey-themed kart-style racers on our system. So, if you have the itch for a
Mario Kart-styled game, at least it won't cost you a pretty penny.
Honestly, we recommend picking up
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 instead. As a
CAG forum user pointed out, it's only $25. The
Bleach games don't differ too much from each other, so you won't feel like you're missing out too much compared to
Heat the Soul 4.
Posted Mar 18th 2007 12:30AM by Steven Bailey
Filed under: Ape Escape, Video, Fan Stuff
PSP Fanboy reader Michael sent us the opening for
Ape Escape Racer and while it looks to have the playfulness that embodies the series, it got me thinking. Why is it that the PSP has yet to receive a proper new
Ape Escape game. Just like Nintendo home consoles don't get proper
Pokemon games, the PSP has yet to get a proper new
Ape Escape game. It's not that we haven't gotten plenty of
Ape Escape games, just the opposite. Between a port of the original
Ape Escape, the mini-game
Ape Escape Academy 1 &
2 and
Ape Escape Racer, the PSP has been home to many a simian adventure. Where is my new
Ape Escape platformer though? I realize the system doesn't have the ability to do the series trademark dual-stick gameplay, but adjustments can easily be made. Am I the only one looking for a new monkey tale?
[ Thanks Michael ]
Posted Dec 5th 2006 9:15AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Ape Escape
Usually, we get excited about new demos hitting our system. However, there's absolutely no reason to cheer for this one:
Ape Escape Academy. For those of you that have played the
downloadable demo, you'll know how uninspired and boring the game might be. Sure, the UMD demo most likely features more levels, but I certainly don't want to play that banana catching game ever again.
I'd feel bad for the sucker that ends up buying this for the
$7 eBay asking price, but maybe if they read a little bit more PSP Fanboy, they wouldn't fall for this!
[Via
PlayStation]
Posted Nov 3rd 2006 6:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape, Demos
Yet another
Ape Escape demo. This one lets you catch bananas, against the CPU or a friend.
1.
Download the demo ZIP file.
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy UCES00302 folder into the GAME directory.
Check out our new demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com
Posted Sep 25th 2006 6:40PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Ape Escape, Demos
We knew it was only going to be a matter of time before the
downloadable game demos from Tokyo Game Show found their way onto the internet for all of us to enjoy. The latest demo for you to download to the system is
Ape Escape Racer. Although it
didn't get the best previews, this demo will let you make your own decision on the quality of the game.
Unfortunately, you will need homebrew-destroying firmware 2.81 to run the demo. This updated file will work on firmware 2.80 and above.
1.
Download the demo ZIP file.
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy
UCUS98655 folder into the GAME directory.
Check out our new demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com
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