Ape Academy 2, also known as Piposaru Academia 2: Aiai Sarugē Janken Battle! (ピポザルアカデミ〜ア2 あいあいサルゲ〜 ジャンケンバトル!, Piposaru Akademi〜a 2 Aiai Sarugē Janken Batoru!) in Japan, is the sequel to the PlayStation Portable party game Ape Escape Academy.
Similar to its predecessor, Ape Academy 2 is a collection of mini-games which can either be played in single player or multiplayer mode. Most of the mini-games borrow from elements of Ape Escape 3.
The original PlayStation Portable version of the game was released in Japan, Europe and Australia, but not North America. It was later re-released worldwide as a PSP classic for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on March 21, 2023, marking the first time the game comes out in North American territories.
The primary antagonist, Specter, introduces a new card game which becomes very popular among humans and pipo monkeys alike. Using this card game, he dominates the world through culture manipulation, concurrently introducing a card battle contest for monkeys to complete in. The prize for winning the contest is the rare "Platinum Specter" trading card and a year's supply of bananas.
GameplayEdit
The singleplayer mode is radically different from previous games in the series, most resembling a trading card game. The player travels to various levels, in the form of islands, to compete against other monkeys in an assortment of minigames. After a set number of victories, the player can then compete against a boss character. This cycle is repeated for each island visited, in increasing difficulty. Occasionally, the player will encounter unexpected battles. These challenges cannot be declined. The objective of the game is to collect cards and coins, eventually to the point that the player can attempt to defeat the antagonist and win. There is also a multiplayer component which includes a "monkey-shield" that ensures the second player cannot see the player 1 cards. This mode requires a second PSP and game cartridge.[1]
Ape Academy 2 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]GamesMaster described it as "A real mixed bag, but if you really like monkeys and minigames, you might enjoy it."[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, one eight, one six, and one eight for a total of 28 out of 40.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^ abc. Metacritic. CNET. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
^Kautz, Paul (2006-10-20). "Test: Ape Academy 2". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
^ ab"Collection of every PSP-game reviewed in Famitsu". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. 2006-08-27. from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
^Cusseau, Thomas (2006-10-04). "Test : Ape Academy 2 : la bonne blague". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
academy, also, known, piposaru, academia, aiai, sarugē, janken, battle, ピポザルアカデミ, ア2, あいあいサルゲ, ジャンケンバトル, piposaru, akademi, aiai, sarugē, janken, batoru, japan, sequel, playstation, portable, party, game, escape, academy, european, artdeveloper, shiftpublisher. Ape Academy 2 also known as Piposaru Academia 2 Aiai Saruge Janken Battle ピポザルアカデミ ア2 あいあいサルゲ ジャンケンバトル Piposaru Akademi a 2 Aiai Saruge Janken Batoru in Japan is the sequel to the PlayStation Portable party game Ape Escape Academy Ape Academy 2European box artDeveloper s ShiftPublisher s Sony Computer EntertainmentSeriesApe EscapePlatform s PlayStation PortableReleaseJP December 15 2005EU September 29 2006AU October 19 2006Genre s PartyMode s Single player multiplayerSimilar to its predecessor Ape Academy 2 is a collection of mini games which can either be played in single player or multiplayer mode Most of the mini games borrow from elements of Ape Escape 3 The original PlayStation Portable version of the game was released in Japan Europe and Australia but not North America It was later re released worldwide as a PSP classic for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on March 21 2023 marking the first time the game comes out in North American territories Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThe primary antagonist Specter introduces a new card game which becomes very popular among humans and pipo monkeys alike Using this card game he dominates the world through culture manipulation concurrently introducing a card battle contest for monkeys to complete in The prize for winning the contest is the rare Platinum Specter trading card and a year s supply of bananas Gameplay EditThe singleplayer mode is radically different from previous games in the series most resembling a trading card game The player travels to various levels in the form of islands to compete against other monkeys in an assortment of minigames After a set number of victories the player can then compete against a boss character This cycle is repeated for each island visited in increasing difficulty Occasionally the player will encounter unexpected battles These challenges cannot be declined The objective of the game is to collect cards and coins eventually to the point that the player can attempt to defeat the antagonist and win There is also a multiplayer component which includes a monkey shield that ensures the second player cannot see the player 1 cards This mode requires a second PSP and game cartridge 1 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic66 100 1 Review scoresPublicationScore4Players68 2 Famitsu28 40 3 Gamekult4 10 4 GamesMaster64 5 GamesTM7 10 6 Jeuxvideo com14 20 7 PlayStation Official Magazine UK8 10 8 Play52 9 PSM371 10 Ape Academy 2 received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 1 GamesMaster described it as A real mixed bag but if you really like monkeys and minigames you might enjoy it 5 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of one six one eight one six and one eight for a total of 28 out of 40 3 References Edit a b c Ape Escape Academy 2 PSP 2006 Reviews Metacritic CNET Archived from the original on 2009 03 04 Retrieved 2010 04 12 Kautz Paul 2006 10 20 Test Ape Academy 2 4Players in German 4Players GmbH Archived from the original on 2023 05 14 Retrieved 2023 08 03 a b Collection of every PSP game reviewed in Famitsu NeoGAF NeoGaf LLC 2006 08 27 Archived from the original on 2023 05 16 Retrieved 2023 08 03 Cusseau Thomas 2006 10 04 Test Ape Academy 2 la bonne blague Gamekult in French TF1 Group Archived from the original on 2022 05 26 Retrieved 2023 08 03 a b Review Ape Academy GamesMaster Future plc November 2006 p 72 Review Ape Academy 2 GamesTM Future plc November 2006 p 121 Romendil 2006 10 02 Test Ape Academy 2 Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on 2022 06 26 Retrieved 2023 08 03 Ape Academy 2 Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine No 78 Future plc November 2006 p 94 Review Ape Academy 2 Play UK No 145 Imagine Publishing November 2006 p 94 Review Ape Academy 2 PSM3 Future plc October 2006 p 74 External links EditApe Academy 2 at MobyGames This party video game article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ape Academy 2 amp oldid 1171095387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
