The Monkey Radar, known in Japan as the Saru Radar (サルレーダー), is a Gadget that allows you to see where a Monkey is. It is essential to getting 100% in a level, unless one already knows the monkey's whereabouts. Much like other main items, such as the Stun Club and Time Net, it's a staple item of the series that appears in the three main entries, as well as On the Loose.
In-Game Introduction[]
In Ape Escape and Ape Escape: On the Loose, Spike is given the Monkey Radar by the Professor before starting Thick Jungle as the 2nd gadget.
In Ape Escape 2, Jimmy is given the Monkey Radar by Natalie before starting Lookout Valley as the 1st new gadget obtained in the game.
In Ape Escape 3, Kei and Yumi are given the Monkey Radar by Akie before starting Hide-and-Seek Forest as the 1st new gadget obtained in the game.
Appearance[]
The Monkey Radar is a silver metal device consisting of a circular/boxed hand piece that the player can use both hands to grip onto. While a long metal pole allows the satellite part to stay up and circle around freely in order to check all the areas surrounding it.
Uses[]
Its one of the first few items you receive from Natalie and the Professor. It works much like a heat seeking device, by using the satellite piece at the top it can detect any nearby monkeys.
However, that is its ONLY use. As in, once you locate the ape you must switch to stun club or net in order to capture it. Which can make using this helpful gadget a bit of a task. When using it, the light on the top piece will begin to glow red and become more frequent as you get closer.
Upon being nearby you can actually view the ape it tracked and added in later games, when close to the monkey, a Pipo Monkey icon will pop up. Upon using the camera, the player can see the monkey's stats. Such as name, description, and things such as Speed, Attack, and Alert.
Gallery[]
Design + Sprites[]
In Game[]
Trivia[]
- The Monkey Radar is one of the only Gadgets to remain unchanged throughout games/the series.
- Its one of the only gadgets used only in the main series. Most likely because in a game like Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed, it wouldn't provide any use to the player.
- The Monkey Radar also doesn't appear in Ape Escape: Million Monkeys, but there is a Monkey Camera that functions similar to it.
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 | Jimmy · Natalie · Pipotchi · Professor · Specter · The Freaky Monkey Five |
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Gadgets | Bananarang · Dash Hoop · Electro Magnet · Magic Punch · Monkey Net · Monkey Radar · R.C. Car · Sky Flyer · Slingback Shooter · Stun Club · Water Cannon · Water Net |
Levels | Travel Station · Liberty Island · Breezy Village · Port Calm · Viva Apespania · Castle Frightmare! · Vita-Z Factory · Casino City · Ninja Hideout · Snowball Mountain · Lookout Valley · The Blue Baboon · Enter the Monkey · Simian Citadel · Panic Pyramid · Pirate Isle · Land of the Apes · The Lost Valley · Skyscraper City · Code C.H.I.M.P. · Moon Base |
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 |