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.
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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) | GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2 |
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Entire game was played through to 100%. Game runs at full speed at all times. | Spectra Twilight |
| PAL | Windows |
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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
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Ape Escape 2 (SCPS 15025)
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Ape Escape 2 (SLUS 20685)
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