Ape Escape: SaruSaru Big Mission

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Ape Escape SaruSaru Big Mission™

Information

Full name	サルゲッチュ　ー　サルサル大作戦 　Sarugetchu Saru Saru Daisakusen
Platform
Developer	h.a.n.d.
Publisher
Release Date(s)	July 26, 2007

Ape Escape: SaruSaru Big Mission, also called Ape Escape: SaruSaru Master Moves and known in Japan as Saru Get You: Saru Saru Daisakusen (サルゲッチュサルサル大作戦), is a spin-off Ape Escape game.

Story

Specter kidnaps the Professor, Aki, Sayaka, Satoru, Hikaru and shrinks his laboratory, with Kakeru and Natsumi and who he kidnapped inside. Despite that, the lab is at least small enough to be disguised as a Pipo Helmet, which then Natsumi and Kakeru have to control the monkeys (named Piposaru in Japan) to help rescue their friends as well as defeat Specter.

Gameplay

Unlike other stand-alone titles in the series such as Pipo Saru 2001 and Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed, the game borrows heavily from Ape Escape 3. The same graphic engine is used, which is a first for Ape Escape, as usually all game's graphic's are re-created for each game. In a different approach to the normal Ape Escape gameplay, SaruSaru Big Mission has you controlling the Pipo Helmet shaped lab. By latching it onto a monkey, they can gain control of it, including any abilities it may have. If the monkey takes too much damage, they will lose control of it. The aim is to utilize the monkeys' abilities to reach the end of the level safely.

Levels

Level Name	# of monkeys	Monkey Total
サンサンビーチ (Sansan Beach)	8	8
ちゃぷちゃぷジャングル (Chapuchapu Jungle)	10	18
フカイコワイきゅうでん (Fukaikowai Palace)	10	28
たいけつ！ウッキーレッド (Showdown! Monkey Red)	1	29
コダイナミュージアム (Kodaina Museum)	12	41
ゼッペキダじょう (Zeppekida Castle)	14	55
ドコトナクいせき (Dokotonaku Ruins)	11	66
たいけつ！ウッキーブルー (Showdown! Monkey Blue)	1	67
イジワルーナラボ (Ijiwaruna Lab)	9	76
ナニツクルファクトリー (Nanitsukuru Factory)	12	88
アマイワナマウンテン (Sweet Trap Mountain)	12	100
たいけつ！ウッキーイエロー (Showdown! Monkey Yellow)	1	101
ドコデモトラップランド (Dokodemo Trapland)	11	112
クラクラひこうせんだん (Kurakura Airship)	12	124
どんよりホラーハウス (Donyori Horror House)	18	142
たいけつ！ウッキーピンク (Showdown! Monkey Pink)	1	143
モノリオクようさい (Morino oak Fortress)	20	163
ビリビリでんしきち (Biribiri Electronic Base)	21	184
デカスギールサテライト (Dekasugīru Satellite)	21	205
たいけつ！ウッキーホワイト (Showdown! Monkey White)	1	206
けっせん！スペクター (Deciding Battle! Specter)	1	207
けちゃく！スペクター (Final Battle! Specter)	1*	207

*This is just Specter again, so doesn't add anything to the total.

Minigames

In this game, there's only one minigame, ガチキング (Gachi Kingu), and although there's less minigames this time around, the one it does have goes more in-depth than some previous ones. A basic understanding is that players use Frames, Backgrounds, and Pipo monkeys they have acquired to create cards, and depending on all of those things and some other factors too, their cards are given stats, specifically HP, Balance, Offense, and Hit. Players can then compete with a single card they have against another player or CPUs.

See more: Gachi Kingu

Passwords

Much like previous titles, this game has a password system. To get to the password screen, simply hold down L and R, then press START on the title screen. Note: every password must be input in katakana. This means that to get to the right keyboard, you must press SELECT once at the Password screen.

Password	Reward
ファミツウキング	ガゲル (Kakeru / Spike monkey)
ミンナノアイドル	ザヤガ (Sayaka / Yumi monkey)
ガイコツダイオウ	ガイコツン (Skeleton monkey)
デンゲキデンゲキ	デンゲキフレーム (Playstation Frame)

Trivia

• The game features monkeys based on Kei and Yumi, which is a possible direct follow up to Ape Escape 3 having monkeys based on Spike and Jimmy, which are based on Spork and Shimmy.

Gallery

Ape Escape: SaruSaru Big Mission cover.

Artwork of Spike.

Artwork of Natalie.

Artwork of Monkey Red.

Artwork of Monkey Blue.

Artwork of Monkey Yellow.

Artwork of Monkey Pink.

Artwork of Angered Monkey Pink.

Artwork of Monkey White.

A view of the lab.

A view of the characters.

Ape Escape Franchise

PlayStation Move: Ape Escape