Saru! Get You! 3 (Ape Escape 3) adds hilarious costume swaps and more variety. Generous platforming, free-spirited humour and memorable minigames. A particularly successful sequel.
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Platformer1 player7+
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Released in 2005, this third entry lets you swap between two heroes, Kei and Yumi, while multiplying gadgets and morph suits. More generous and funnier than its predecessors, it marks the high point of the Ape Escape formula on PS2.
Ape Escape 3 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The monkey hunt reinvents itself with even more gadgets, lunatic transformations and levels brimming with ideas. Tracking down each little runaway and triggering the perfect capture delivers an immediate, addictive satisfaction. The ever-present humour and the variety of situations enchant from start to finish. Colourful, generous and inventive, a gleeful platformer-adventure.
The third entry of Sony's monkey hunt, transposing the series' humor and inventiveness into a 3D adventure generous with gadgets. Still common in the West, its interest lies in the continuity of an endearing Japan Studio mascot rather than scarcity. An affordable piece for fans of family action-platforming wanting to extend the Ape Escape line.
Is Ape Escape 3 still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2005 on PS2 and known in the West as Ape Escape 3, Japan Studio's project extends the hunt for prankster monkeys with overflowing inventiveness and ever present humour. The array of gadgets, from the net to the rotating club, turns capture into a clever gameplay loop, and the costumes with varied powers constantly renew the approaches. The colourful art direction, the abundant levels and the many mini games make for a generous and joyful adventure. The uneven pace and a certain easiness show. An excellent action platformer, recommended for fans of the genre and of mischievous design.
