Sony doesn't appear to be in any rush to bring back Ape Escape, does it? One of the company's classic franchises, it's beloved by fans of a certain age. It's arguably been replaced these days by Astro Bot, a character who's proven very popular with PlayStation 5's Astro's Playroom, but hope for Ape Escape to return is clearly still around.
We say "clearly", because one such fan has presented us with a playable Ape Escape "remake". If Sony won't do it, make it yourself, right?
As you can see in the above video, this is a recreation of Ape Escape 1's very first stage, in which you need to capture three escaped apes in a small level. It's been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 4, and while it's not as polished as the genuine article would be, this certainly whets our appetite for a series revival. Imagine a full-fledged PS5 remake, or even a PSVR take on the idea.
This is the work of one fan by the name of Yahya Danboos, and you can download and play the level for yourself via this itch.io page. What do you think of this fan made demo? Would you like to see Ape Escape come back? Grab your nets in the comments section below.
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when I think back to how many dormant IP Sony has just sitting there ripe for a remake/new entry it makes my head spin. I'd love to see a new Ape Escape (or even a remake) add to that a new Syphon Filter, Parappa and Dark Cloud 3 (one day...).
Well at least they wont get sued like Nintendo does with Fangames of their IPs lol
That takes me back + those pesky Monkeys 🐒 use to do my head in But it was still an AMAZING game and I would LOVE them to do a PS5 version + bring back Monkey Football from the 2nd game because that was silly FUN to
Ahh yes one of my favourite PS1 games that I still play today. I have the PSP version too for playing on the move. I would LOVE to see this game get a modern Remake from the ground up for PS5.
@lolwhatno Haha no you just knock them out and it's called a time net
Unfortunately Sony shut down the studio that makes the series 😔
Ah the good old days when developers localised a game just for the United Kingdom, complete with UK exclusive voice acting.
@Xaessya true but they also made a new studio called Team ASOBI that have the Ape Escape rights so it's still possible for them to revive the franchise
I need it 😭 Ape Escape 2 is one of my favourite games from the PS2. The football minigame was much fun
RIP Japan Studio
Syphon filter for the win.come on sony make it happen.word up son
I wouldn't mind an Ape Escape remake. The original holds a special place in my heart.
It probably needs a complete reboot at this point, but it's a type of game they don't really have, so I'd welcome it.
I love this game so much I remember renting it from blockbusters like 21 years ago. So underrated.
I'm staying optimistic that a remake will happen. Easily one of the best ever playstation games, the first to utilise the dual shock 2 analogue functionality and in its own small way it was groundbreaking. Asobi and Sony would be foolish not to take their chance to revive it imo. The ps5 could do with more accessible games that show off the dual sense and Astro, whilst cute, is nowhere near as cute as a terminator monkey replete in shades and a leather jacket, or a James Bond monkey in a tux.
All I wanted was for Sony to rerelease the original on the PS3 store. Japan got it, why not everywhere else?
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