PlayStation Move Ape Escape

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PlayStation Move Ape Escape
Ape Escape Fury Fury.png
European cover art
Developer(s)Japan Studio[2]
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment[2]
SeriesApe Escape
EngineHavok
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • JP: December 9, 2010
  • EU: June 22, 2011
  • AU: June 16, 2011
  • NA: July 5, 2011 (PlayStation Store)[1]
Genre(s)Rail shooter
Party game
Mode(s)Single-player

PlayStation Move Ape Escape (フリフリ！ サルゲッチュ, Furi Furi! Sarugechu, lt. Ape Escape Fury! Fury!),[1][3] simply titled Ape Escape in Europe and known in Asian countries as Ape Escape On The Move, is a 2010 rail shooter and party video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 video game console.[2][4] The game was originally announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2009 as one of the title supporting the PlayStation Move controller.[5] The title was released on December 9, 2010 in Japan,[3] then in 2011 on June 22 for Europe, and on July 5 for North America.[1] An English version of the game in Asia was also released January 31, 2011.[6]

Gameplay[]

A Pipo Monkey acting like Tom Cat Jr. is morphed to Thunder Ace forever.

Unlike other games in the Ape Escape series, the game is an on-rails shooting game rather than a platformer. Players view the game from a first-person perspective with the motion controller acting as a gadget on-screen which include a floating net, a slingshot and a harisen. Players cycle through their arsenal using the Move button while either pressing the trigger button or performing gestures to utilize the gadget. For example, players swing the net to catch monkeys, press the trigger button to fire slingshots and wave the controller to use the fan.

Players traverse from area to area via an on-rails method. Each area is filled with monkeys and players must ultimately catch all of them using the net. Each gadget is used for a different purpose: slingshots are used to annoy monkeys, destroy objects, and shoot banana power-ups, while the fan is used to blow away debris. To shift the camera players press either the "X" or "O" buttons to turn left or right respectively.[7]

Development[]

An Ape Escape game for the PlayStation 3 (named "Ape Escape" working title) was confirmed as a PlayStation Move title in Tokyo Game Show 2009 in September.[5][8][9][10][11][12]

A trailer for PlayStation Move was released. It displayed a one second clip of the game, which involved the player catching monkeys with a net, using the move controller, in first-person view.[3] Another image was released by Ape Club. It contained a picture of the "Gadget Widget", displaying the gadgets, and a new addition showing batteries.[3] A full trailer for the game was finally released which was shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2010 on September 16.[3]

An English version of the game was released in Asian countries like Singapore along with a PlayStation Move bundle in 2011, under the name Ape Escape On The Move. PlayStation Move Ape Escape was released for the US PlayStation Store during the Summer.[1]

Reception[]

PlayStation Move Ape Escape received largely negative reviews, with average scores of 46.06% on GameRankings and 43/100 on Metacritic.[13][14] IGN's Jack DeVries disliked the game and found that it was "missing a lot of shooter fundamentals like additional weapons ,[sic] co-op, and challenge", concluding that it was "an embarrassing, shovelware shooter that feels more like a bargain bin Wii title than a first party affair".[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d US PlayStation Blog (June 23, 2011). "PlayStation Move Ape Escape Hits PSN on July 5th, Demo on June 28th". Sony. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "TGS 10: Japanese Debut Trailer for 'Ape Escape Fury! Fury!'". GameTrailers. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Stephen Totilo (October 8, 2010). "This Is How You Play The New Ape Escape". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Ape Club Staff. "Ape Escape Fury! Fury! Official Page". Ape Club. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Nix (September 23, 2009). "TGS 09: PlayStation Motion Controller Games Revealed". IGN. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  6. ^ Sony Computer Entertainment Asia Staff. "Ape Escape On The Move! (Chinese + English Version)". Asia.PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  7. ^ Michael McWhertor (September 18, 2010). "Ape Escape For PlayStation Move Is An On-Rails Gadget Shooter". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Ape Club Staff (April 6, 2010). "Ape Escape PS3 - release date". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  9. ^ Ape Club Staff (May 13, 2010). "If you loved "Piposaru 2001"". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  10. ^ Ape Club Staff (May 14, 2010). "HINT #2 - A picture is worth a thousand words". Twitter. Retrieved May 14, 2010.[dead link]
  11. ^ Ape Club Staff (May 14, 2010). "HINT #1 - Has something that no other Ape Escape games have". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  12. ^ Ape Club Staff (May 14, 2010). "HINT #3 - It's a keeper". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "PlayStation Move Ape Escape". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "PlayStation Move Ape Escape". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b DeVries, Jack (July 18, 2011). "PlayStation Move Ape Escape Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

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