Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed

Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-21096
Release date:	October 20, 2004
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SCPS-15072; SCAJ-20090; SCAJ-30005; SCCS-40016
Release date:	July 1, 2004
Windows Status:	?
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): SCEI
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), Ubisoft (US)
Genre: Action
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 61/100
Game description: When monkeys start appearing, you'll know something is wrong. Set in a computer-generated world, Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed follows your favorite characters from the Ape Escape series as they battle Specter and his monkeys in a computer-generated world. As Natalie, Spike, the Professor, or Jake, you must defeat your enemies with an array of gadgets and special abilities. You can play cooperatively with a friend in Story mode or go head-to-head in Versus mode.
Unlike the other Ape Escape games, this game is more of a party game, similar to Mario Party and Sonic Shuffle. The game consists of minigames that the player must finish to pass. The story mode is broken up into different tournaments with 3 to 4 players, where 1 to 2 players must finish at least 1st place to pass.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	Windows	AMD FX-4100 Quad-core Radeon HD 6450	1.0.0(r5350)	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	EE/VU Clamp: Normal, Game only loads to first screen image, freezes, but music plays as normal, buit slightly slow and skippy. Game drops to 8 fps when Activison pops up, then jumps back up to 59-72 fps when the start screen shows up. ELF does not have a path., Low fps when Activision pops up, stops at start screen.	lilrodw1123
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel [email protected] MSI Geforce GTX 670 Power Edition OC	1.1.0(r5492)	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	EE/VU Clamp: Normal, Game working in software mode for a while, it crash/hang after 2nd batlle of 2nd tournament., Tried some things -> change round mode or microVU to SuperVU - no change.	Backgamon
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5517	GSdx 5464 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Status goes from ingame to playable. Runs near full speed., Characters have overshaded textures.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.2.0 r5927	GSdx 5932 SSE41	SPU2-X 5893 2.0.0 LilyPad 5822 0.11.0	Runs near full speed., Same character texture issue as before. Looks perfect in software mode.	General-Plot