Ape Escape 3 Critic Reviews

This is the best and most spirited of the Ape Escapes, which is faint praise if you're only familiar with the recent half-assed PSP version.

Grab your net and get to it. There be monkeys to catch!

Ape Escape 3 works simply and beautifully because it’s just a well-made game that’s funny as hell when it needs to be and bizarre the rest of the time.

This game is downright hilarious, rarely offering a moment where you won't have a smile on your face.

The cartoon-like graphics are colorful and nicely rendered with plenty of depth and detail. With lots of wacky sound effects, fast-paced, non-stop action this is one seriously busy game that is guaranteed to hold even the most deficit of attention spans.

Ape Escape 3 is arguably more of the same, but there is nothing wrong with that when the original games have already achieved cult-classic status.

The game is so off-the-wall and original, that it is worth a look even if you’re not usually into platform games.

Ape Escape isn’t a graphically impressive game, it more than makes up for it in its gameplay. You will have a blast trying to catch the hundreds of monkeys in the game, and you will really enjoy some of the solid platform gaming that Ape Escape 3 provides.

The game is great on so many levels including wonderful controls, a great look with solid graphics, plenty of replay value, well-developed mini-games, hilarious pop-culture jokes and of course great platforming that has been a staple of the series.

You simply can't deny the charm and light parody afforded by these monkeys. Besides, the action does get quite good near the end; the rest of the game just needs to catch up.

It's the best Ape Escape game in the series. Sure, it borrows most of the weapons and tools from the previous games, but the morph gear outfits and level designs are both great, and there's really no reason why everyone shouldn't give it a try.

Just simply charming. After playing all those solemn first person shooters on the market, it is a nice change of pace to find a game that doesn't take itself or life so seriously.

The sheer amount of parodies and flat-out absurdity make for a nice amount of humor throughout the game, and its action/platforming mix is wholly enjoyable.

It simply tightens up the whole package, adding a boon of new content, new abilities, new minigames, and lots and lots of those loveable monkeys. It's no giant step forward for monkeykind, but it's pretty much exactly what you would want from an Ape Escape game.

The action sequences combined with the platforming elements really create a unique experience, especially with the different Morph modes and Gotcha Gadgets.

The videogame equivalent of a giant, involuntary grin: fun-seekers must rejoice.

It may not be everyone’s game of choice but for me I enjoyed the vast level types and the actual storyline isn’t half bad either.

A solid, well-played, highly original adventure.

Despite the relatively minor faults, Ape Escape 3 is a heckuva lot of fun, and continues to live up to its two predecessors.

The hardcore Ape fans will jump right in and feel right at home, never skipping a beat.