This was a joy! I played so much ape escape on the loose as a kid, only to find out recently thats like the worse way to play ape escape! I discovered theres a lot of love for this third installment, and I was hesitant based on my fond memories of the original. But wow the amount of charm in this entry blew me away! While it faithfully maintained the repetitive but solid gameplay loop of the original two, i was carried through start and finish by its pretty & quirky levels and funny litlle ape guys. They gave so much personality to both the levels and apes this go around. Theres so many unique apes littered through each level, all playing their part in this grand plan they have going to film stupid tv. On the second go around, after the fake out ending, it gets a tad repetitive going through every level to clean up the remaining monkeys, but just when it started to overstay its welcome it was over! amazing game and im excited to replay the first and try the second some day