Ape Escape 2: Difference between revisions

Ape Escape 2
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20685
Release date:	June 30, 2003
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SCES-51104; SCES-50885; SCES-51102; SCES-51103; SCES-51105; SCED-51366 (Demo)
Release date:	March 14, 2003
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SCPS-15025; SCPS-19206 (PlayStation 2 the Best); SCPS-55035; SCPS-19308 (PlayStation 2 The Best); SCPS-19152 (PlayStation 2 The Best); SCCS-40001; PAPX-90330 (Trial)
Release date:	July 18, 2002; December 5, 2002 (PlayStation 2 the Best); March 10, 2005 (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint)
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Latest revision as of 23:18, 29 March 2024

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:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	Windows 7	Intel Core2 Duo @ 2.53 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 520	1.0.0 (r5350)	GSdx (r5334)	SPU2-X 2.0 (r5324) LilyPad-MotioninJoy 0.11 (r5112)	Some textures flicker, and framerate dropped significantly during cutscenes. Direct3D 11 was used for GSdx.	Nerd02
NTSC-J	Windows	Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 @ 512 MB	1.1.0 (r5517)	GSdx SSE41 (r5464)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 (r5478) LilyPad 0.11.0 (r5403)	Playable with some texture bugs. Textures flicker & display incorrectly when far from the player in hardware mode, Software is OK but very slow.	Parotaku
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 @ 768 MB	1.1.0 (r5546)	GSdx SSE41 (r5542)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs at full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 10 Home x64	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.50 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 @ 3GB	1.5.0 (dev-r2613 g48d9763d2)	GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Entire game was played through to 100%. Game runs at full speed at all times.	Spectra Twilight
PAL	Windows	Ryzen 5 2600 Nvidia GeForce 750 TI OC	1.6.0 Stable	GSdx SSE4.1/AVX 1.2.0	SPU2-X 2.0.0	Plays at 60fps even with widescreen hack	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

Fixed 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: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, turn on "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks, and enable the "Unscale Point Line" hack. Or go to Config > Emulation Settings > Game Fixes tab, turn on "Enable manual game fixes" and enable the "Switch to GSdx Software rendering when an FMV plays" fix.

Water drops framerate

Status: Fixed
Type: Minor
Description: The game drops framerate in 2x resolution or more due to water textures.
Workaround: Fixed, likely due to optimizations in the hardware renderer and technology in general becoming faster. If this is still an issue for you: 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: Fixed
Type: Minor
Description: Broken textures at a distance.
Workaround: Fixed via the GameDB. If on an older version of PCSX2, go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, and set mipmapping to at least "Basic".

Gameplay Screenshots

Ape Escape 2 (SCPS 15025)
Ape Escape 2 (SLUS 20685)

	Ape Escape 2 (SLUS 20685) (U) Saru Gechu 2 (SCPS 15025) (J) Ape Escape 2 (SCCS 40001) (C)

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 |gameinfo          = 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.
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-|chinese           = SCCS-40001
+|simplified chinese = SCCS-40001
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 |spanish           = SCES-51105
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 |Comments=Runs at full speed.
 |Tester={{ForumUser|General-Plot}}
+}}
+{{TestingEntry
+|Status=2
+|Region=NTSC-U
+|OS=Windows 10 Home x64
+|CPU=AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.50 GHz
+|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 @ 3GB
+|Revision=1.5.0 (dev-r2613 g48d9763d2)
+<!--;
+* Preset: 1 - Safest
+-->
+|Graphics=GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2
+<!--;
+* Renderer: Direct3D 11 (Hardware)
+* Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2)
+* Internal Resolution: 2x Native
+* Mipmapping (Ins): Full
+* CRC Hack Level: Automatic
+* Enable HW Hacks: ✓
+** Unscale Point and Line: ✓
+-->
+|Sound=
+* SPU2-X 2.0.0
+* LilyPad 0.11.0
+|Comments=Entire game was played through to 100%. Game runs at full speed at all times.
+<!--;
+*When the camera goes underwater or when the player is in the first area of the level "The Lost Valley" (in which is it raining), a translucent blue square appears on the upper left corner of the screen and entity shadows will become black squares. In addition, the game will drop in speed dramatically in this scenario if internal resolution is higher than 2x (though this may vary by hardware configuration). Full speed is maintained at 2x internal resolution.
+*Game FMVs are obscured by a thick black grid, which is fixed by enabling the HW Hack "Unscale Point and Line," with no negative side effects observed.
+-->
+|Tester=Spectra Twilight
+}}
+{{TestingEntry
+|Status=2
+|Region=PAL
+|OS=Windows
+|CPU=Ryzen 5 2600
+|GPU=Nvidia GeForce 750 TI OC
+|Revision=1.6.0 Stable
+|Graphics=GSdx SSE4.1/AVX 1.2.0
+<!--;
+* Renderer: Direct3D11 (Hardware)
+* Interlacing: Automatic
+* Texture Filtering: Bilinear
+* Resolution: 3x Native
+* Mipmapping: Basic
+* CRC Hack Level: Full
+* DATE Accuracy: Fast
+* Blending Accuracy: Basic
+-->
+|Sound=SPU2-X 2.0.0
+<!--;
+* Interpolation: Hermite
+* Module: Xaudio 2
+* Synchronizing mode: Timestretch
+* Audio Expansion Mode: Surround 5.1
+-->
+|Comments=Plays at 60fps even with widescreen hack
+<!--;
+*In water levels game in HW mode drops framerate, you can fix it pressing F9, playing that level and then, pressing it again to play normally.
+*Game FMVs are fixed but there's still mipmapping issues, change it to basic and it will work.
+-->
+|Tester=Zerel
 }}
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 ==Known Issues==
+==Fixed Issues==
 {{Issue
 |IssueName=Grid obscures FMV's
-|IsFixed=0
+|IsFixed=1
 |IssueLevel=0
 |Description=A grid appears over videos, obscuring and darkening the image when the resolution is set to anything higher than native.
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 }}
+{{Issue
+|IssueName=Water drops framerate
+|IsFixed=1
+|IssueLevel=0
+|Description=The game drops framerate in 2x resolution or more due to water textures.
+|Workaround=Fixed, likely due to optimizations in the hardware renderer and technology in general becoming faster. If this is still an issue for you: 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.
+}}
+{{Issue
+|IssueName=Mipmapping issues in Hardware Mode
+|IsFixed=1
+|IssueLevel=0
+|Description=Broken textures at a distance.
+|Workaround=Fixed via the GameDB. If on an older version of PCSX2, go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, and set mipmapping to at least "Basic".
+}}
 == Gameplay Screenshots ==