Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
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| Developer(s) | Takara (NA and JP, Arcade version) SCE (NA & JP, PS2 version) |
| Publisher(s) | Namco (NA and JP, arcade version) Ubisoft and SCE (PS2 version) |
| Release date(s) | October 20, 2004 (NA) July 1, 2004 (JP) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) CERO: All ages |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Arcade |
Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed, known in Japan as Gacha Mecha Stadium Saru Battle (ガチャメカスタジアム サルバト～レ), is a video game that was developed SCEI for the PlayStation 2 and by Takara for the arcades. The game was published by Ubisoft and SCEI in 2004 and by Namco in 2007. It is the fourth title in the Ape Escape franchise. The game never was released in Europe.
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. Usually, two types of events occur after the player finishes a tournament: a movie featuring the player's character of choice and monkeys, or a cut scene followed by a boss battle.
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[edit] The Characters
[edit] Playable from the start
- Spike
- Natalie
- Profesor
- Helga (New Character)
- Casi
- Pipo Monkey
- The Pipotron Monkeys, in a team of Red, Blue and Yellow
- A team of Pipo-Monkeys, consisting of Aqua Blue Monkey, Black Monkey, Green Monkey, Blue Monkey and Red Monkey
[edit] Hidden Characters
- Jake
- Dark Jake
[edit] Notable Non-playable characters
- Specter
- Blue Monkey
- Yellow Monkey
- Pink Monkey
- White Monkey
- Red Monkey
- Grid Core
[edit] Story
Spike, Natalie, Casi and the Professor joined the High-tech tournament which is virtual world. Helga who is last year's champion was on an important mission to find the disk based on her father's research and it is in the trophy. The Pipo Monkeys and Team Monkey also join the duel, to win the tournament under Specter's command and wining for power. Jake on the other side promised to join the tournament with Spike and got under control of Specter. Jake will battle against you 3 times in 3 different styles, as well as Specter. Specter fight in a Golitah robot (Ape Escape 2) and got 2 legs. On the third battle, its on his battleship. The Pipotrons joined the tournament to also look for the disk (trophy). At the end of the tournament, the Pipotrons stole the trophy and found the disk. The Pipotrons gave it to a super computer virus Called Grid Core who wants to conquer the world (Note: the unknown villain could be the new villain in Ape Escape Million Monkeys) You will go against Super Pipotrons who are 100 times powerful than the original ones. The new villain gave you a new tournament aka the virus-tech tournament. The last few bosses before himself were Dark Jake and Specter. When the new villain got defeated, the world was turning back to normal. Spike also has a crush on Helga. There is however a rumor that the Pipotrons were created by Helga's father and was tortured by the trio.
[edit] Voice actors
English version
- Spike — Barbara Goodson
- Natalie — Wendee Lee
- Professor — Simon Prescott
- Helga — Sandy Fox
- Casi — Amanda Winn Lee
- Jake/Dark Jake — Derek Stephen Prince
- Specter — Crispin Freeman
- Grid Core — Beau Billingslea
[edit] Digital Rights Management
The save games created in the PS2 game are copy-protected, and cannot be transferred to another memory card.
