I played the original as a kid, and loved it!
I then played the other games in the series (Ape Escape 2 and Ape Escape 3) and they were alright.
But this game just blew me away. I torrrented it online to give it a try and it was the best decision ever.
This game brings everything you want in a game. It was so good they turned it into an Anime (which slayed too
![Alexz](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ec20fb7f.gif)
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and I love the characters
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Another game though is Scaler for PS2/XB/GC. That slayed too.