Piposaru Racer

When the peak-point helmet wearing monkeys of the original Ape Escape first appeared in 1999, the market went... ape.... for the game. Catching roaming simians with a Dual Shock buzzing net was big fun back in the day. Fast forward seven years later and the apes have appeared in enjoyable sequels, academic episodes, and now they try a little racing. All we need now is an Ape Escape role playing game followed by a tactical strategy simulation.

Since the apes are so special and handy, they don't need cars to race. Just strap tires to their arms and legs, hook an engine up, and they're rarin' to go. Crash helmets are already in place. To capture the fascination with drifting, the apes are fully capable of sliding across the track on their racing frames to corner curves and tackle steep hairpin turns. They'll also spin out from time to time however. When accelerating, decelerating, and drifting, the ape racer shifts its body into elongated or deformed modes. While muscling for rank on the road, the apes may also resort to weaponry, ordnance, and gimmickry to derail competitors for a little while and take advantage of the temporary blow-out of a fellow racer.

Courses cut through city roads, jungles, a road surrounded by lava, and other attractive locales for colorful backdrops to speed across. Piposaru Racer supports up to 6 players in the ad hoc opposition mode.