PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

Information

Type	Video Game Home Console
Manufacturer	Sony
Release Date	March 4, 2000 (Japan) October 26, 2000 (North America) November 24, 2000 (Europe) November 30, 2000 (Australia)
Generation	Sixth Generation
Launch Price	No information
Discontinued	December 28, 2012 (Japan) January 4, 2013 (Worldwide)
Units Sold	155 Million Units
Technical Information	No information
Preceded By	PlayStation
Succeeded By	PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 2 (プレイステーション 2), abbreviated as the PS2, is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Connection to Ape Escape

Games Released

• Ape Escape 2001
• Ape Escape 2
• Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
• EyeToy: Monkey Mania
• Ape Escape 3
• Ape Escape: Million Monkeys

Backwards Compatible Games

• Ape Escape

Characters Introduced

• Jimmy
• Pipotchi
• Blue Monkey
• Yellow Monkey
• Pink Monkey
• White Monkey
• Red Monkey
• Helga
• Monkey Team
• Pipotrons (Pipotron Red, Pipotron Blue, Pipotron Yellow)
• Mystery Man
• Helga's Father
• Dark Jake
• Dark Specter
• Grid Core
• Kei
• Yumi
• Aki
• Dr. Tomoki
• Neo Pipotrons (Pipotron J, Pipotron G, Pipotron Meta, Pipotron Krack)
• Virus Charu
• Legend
• Volcano

Gadgets Introduced

• Nuggetcher
• Bananarang
• Electro Magnet
• Water Cannon

Vehicles Introduced

• Pipobot
• Snowmobile
• Sports Car
• Robot

Trivia

• With 6 games released, the PlayStation 2 has the most Ape Escape games released on a PlayStation console.
  • In the PlayStation Family, it is tied with the PlayStation Portable.
• The PlayStation 2, along with the PlayStation 3 (US and JP), are the only consoles that all 3 Ape Escape main titles can be played on.