This game is like okay but I found it really disappointing compared to the first game. That first one has such a distinct style to it and the mechanics are so fun and the music is incredible. I think Ape Escape 2 is a down grade in about every aspect. The controls are way worse for some reason. It has a really awful jump and gadgets are way more sluggish. Soichi Terada did not come back to score this game and we are left with a really dripless mostly awful score. I also found the levels really tedious. The game loves to give you time waster challenges that just make you wait around for platforms and stuff. I do appreciate how far they went to differentiate all the monkeys here, it is somewhat more challenging to catch them. But the experience didn't really allow that improvement to sing. To put the cherry on top of the shit cake the way you unlock things is absolutely horrible, and I don't know why they thought the gacha ball thing was a good idea. Oh well. I'm looking forward to playing 3.