The Boat (ボート) is a vehicle first introduced in Ape Escape. It is used for traveling across stretches of treacherous water or lava that would otherwise put the player in danger, such as fire damage, ice damage, or hostile fish.
Appearance[]
The Boat is a yellow raft with 2 oars protruding from its sides. In Ape Escape 2 and 3, it takes the likeness of a turtle.
In Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed, each character has a different boat to match their style, with Spike having a boat identical to the one he used in Ape Escape.
Usage[]
The player activates the boat by jumping into it.
In most games, the left and right oars are controlled by the left and right analog sticks, intended to replicate the feeling of paddling water.
- Rotating the sticks outwards (counterclockwise with the left stick and clockwise with the right stick) will paddle the boat forward.
- Rotating the sticks inwards (clockwise with the left stick and counterclockwise with the right stick) will paddle the boat backward.
- Rotating the sticks in the same circular motion or rotating a single oar will turn the boat.
- Alternatively, players are allowed to simply hold both sticks forward or backward and the game will paddle automatically. This also applies to turning.
In Ape Escape: On the Loose, the controls were modified due to the lack of a right analog stick on the PSP. Here, the only thing required is tilting the left analog stick in the direction the player wants to go.
Gallery[]
Characters | Casi · Jake · Natalie · Professor · Specter · Spike |
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Gadgets | Dash Hoop · Magic Punch · Monkey Radar · R.C. Car · Sky Flyer · Slingback Shooter · Stun Club · Time Net · Water Net |
Prehistoric Era/ The Lost Land | Fossil Field · Primordial Ooze · Molten Lava |
Cenozoic Era/ Mysterious Age | Thick Jungle · Dark Ruins · Cryptic Relics |
Dimension/Dimension X | Stadium Attack |
Primitive Age/Oceana | Crabby beach · Coral Cave · Dexter's Island |
Ice age/New Freezeland | Snowy Mammoth · Frosty Retreat · Hot Springs |
Dimension/Dimension X | Gladiator Attack |
Recent Past/Medieval Mayhem | Sushi Temple · Wabi Sabi Wall · Crumbling Castle |
Present-Day/Futurama | City Park · Specter's Factory · TV Tower |
Present-Day 2/Specter Land | Monkey Madness |
Dimension/Dimension X | Peak Point Matrix |
Characters | Haru · Hero · Specter · Tohko · Tsukushi |
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Gadgets | Ape Vacuum · Banannerizer · Monkey Net · Slingback Shooter · Smasher |
Levels | Wobbly Home · Mysterious Ruins · Monkey Carousel · Monkey Road · The Hot Springs · Dinosaur Glacier · Haunted House · Asian Town · Spa Gardens · Food City · Skull Volcano · Monkeyland · Steam Castle · Battery Tower · Monkey Station |