The sequel to the only PS1 game I remember who demanded me to use the second analog stick for an experimental control scheme that somehow made sense. While improving mechanically and graphically from the original, it also features more varied scenarios, boss battles, minigames and a prominent gacha box which ends up being a double edge sword.

On the flip side, it can give you concept art, easter eggs, comic strips among other stuff that give the monkeys and characters a lot fo personality, something the main plot doesn't do much. However, for a good while it's the only way to earn extra lives and they are very rare to drop.

As a result, for a good chance of the game forgetting to save before a level where a monkey KOs you by any number of reasons (the monkey, surrounding enemies, the camera, the stage) can lead you to some pretty annoying game over. Nonetheless, once you get to a stage where you could easily find one there you're good to go.

Finally, the time trials are mostly achievebable, some requiring a lot of precision from an otherwise imprecise in nature game. Thankfully, aside from the boss fights, they don't last as much as one would expect.

PS: the soccer minigame sucks, some monkeys dribble worse than yours truly IRL.