Ape Escape 2
Developer(s): SCE Japan Studio
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), SCEE (EU), Ubisoft (US)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 82/100
Game description: What do you get when you combine 300 monkeys with one little mix-up? Discover the mayhem as the Specter, an evil monkey, leads troops of riotous monkeys in a revolution. You must chase down each monkey and stop its plans for world domination by using a variety of wild gadgets, vehicles, and unlockable items. In Ape Escape 2, you can capture monkeys around the world, explore new environments, and play through several new minigames.
Test configurations on Windows:
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NTSC-U | Windows 7 |
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1.0.0 (r5350) | GSdx (r5334) |
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Some textures flicker, and framerate dropped significantly during cutscenes. Direct3D 11 was used for GSdx. | Nerd02 |
NTSC-J | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5517) | GSdx SSE41 (r5464) |
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Playable with some texture bugs. Textures flicker & display incorrectly when far from the player in hardware mode, Software is OK but very slow. | |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5546) | GSdx SSE41 (r5542) |
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Runs at full speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 Home x64 |
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1.5.0 (dev-r2613 g48d9763d2)
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GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2
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Entire game was played through to 100%. Game runs at full speed at all times.
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Spectra Twilight |
PAL | Windows |
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1.6.0 Stable | GSdx SSE4.1/AVX 1.2.0
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SPU2-X 2.0.0
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Plays at 60fps even with widescreen hack
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Zerel |
Trivia
- Original names: サルゲッチュ2 (SCPS-15025) & (SCPS-19206), 捉猴啦 2 (SCCS-40001)
- Also known as Saru! Get You! 2 (JP)
Known Issues
Grid obscures FMV's
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: A grid appears over videos, obscuring and darkening the image when the resolution is set to anything higher than native.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Water drops framerate
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The game drops framerate in 2x resolution or more due to water textures.
- Workaround: In game, press F9 to go to Software mode and play that level, press it again when you finish to go back to Hardware mode. .
Mipmapping issues in Hardware Mode
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Broken textures at a distance.
- Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, and set mipmapping to at least "Basic".
For a full solution switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options.
Gameplay Screenshots
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Ape Escape 2 (SCPS 15025)
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Ape Escape 2 (SLUS 20685)