Planet of the Apes

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Planet of the Apes (video game)
"AH, THE ONLY PLANET THIS GAME CAME FROM IS URANUS! Ah, this game is a madhouse! A MADHOUSE! AH, YOU DAMN DIRTY GAME DESIGNERS! YOU MANIACS! YOU FUCKED IT UP! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!"
— The Angry Video Game Nerd
Genre(s): Action-adventure
Platform(s): PlayStation
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Color
Release Date: PlayStation
August 22, 2002
Microsoft Windows
September 20, 2001
Game Boy Advance
December 5, 2001
Game Boy Color
December 31, 2001
Developer(s): Visiware (PC/PS1)
Torus Games (GBC/GBA)
Publisher(s): Ubi Soft
Country: France
Australia
Series: Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes is a 2001 action-adventure video game based on a 2001 movie of the same name, though the plot is inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel and the 1968 film adaptation. 

Why It's a Damn Dirty Ape

NOTE: PlayStation and Microsoft Windows versions only.

  1. Poor controls.
  2. Terrible combat mechanics. All you do is mash a button until the enemy dies, hoping that they don't block your attacks.
  3. The PlayStation version has horrible game design, such as moving walls and other glitches.
    • It should be mentioned that the "moving walls" were a common occurrence in many PlayStation games, but in this game, they are painfully obvious.
  4. Near useless weapons. Probably not strong and/or as if there's some kind of a small hitbox.
  5. The camera is too sensitive.
  6. The club is sort of useful. However, it can still be blocked, can miss, and the third swing leaves you wide open to attacks for a moment.
  7. The knife is likely worse than your fists. It barely does any damage and can be easily blocked by apes.
  8. You are required to fake a cardiac arrest and call an ape via an alarm on the first level. However, there is a probability that the game will glitch, causing the ape to never show up to take you to the morgue which you are required to do to progress unless you go into a room where the ape will show up and fake the cardiac arrest there.
  9. The medical kit is rare, and it doesn't fully heal you unlike every game with a medical kit.
  10. No extra lives nor checkpoints. If you want to continue, you must save the game after completing the level and load the game as continue, just like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
  11. It was released fairly late for a PS1 game as it was in 2002, they didn't bother releasing the game on PS2, GameCube, and Xbox even though those consoles have been around since months ago.

Redeeming Qualities

  1. Despite its flaws, the club is useful at least.
  2. The Game Boy versions are much more tolerable compared to the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows versions.

Reception

"What were they thinking?"
The Shit Scale
Games that are debatably bad High level of shit contamination The very high category The severe zone Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Major code red
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This product belongs to the "Very High Category" category of the AVGN's Shit Scale.

During its lengthy development cycle, Planet of the Apes generated negative press before its release. Its gameplay was poorly received at its Electronic Entertainment Expo previews, with many commenters comparing it unfavorably to similar older games like Doom. Additionally, some critics considered Fox Interactive's decision to hire Visiware a misstep, as French developers of the period had a reputation for creating games with solid graphics but poor play. Others questioned the wisdom of basing the game on the decades-old original films rather than the remake.

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