Not as great of a game as I remember, but still pretty good. The vehicle sections have NOT aged well and the linearity and action focus of some stages isn't my cup of tea, but it is simply impossible to ignore the sheer amount of charm Ape Escape 3 has. The movie parodies are great, and the monkeys have more personality than ever. The forms are a lot of fun although I think some are clearly better than others (shout out Wild West Kid).

Also, I think the post game is pretty weak. If you go ahead and catch all the monkeys before the final level, you just get to go back to empty stages to comb for one door that houses 4 more monkeys. Lame. The OST is considerably weaker than Ape Escape 1, which is a major ding for me.

Mesal Gear Solid might be peak tho