publisher ape academy 2
Ape Escape ( known as in ___MASK90___ ) is a series of video games made by SCE ___MASK90___ Studio , starting with " Ape Escape " for PlayStation in 1999 . The series often incorporates ape - related humour , unique gameplay , and a wide variety of pop culture references ; it is also notable for being the first game to make the DualShock or Dual Analog controller mandatory . The original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units , 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch . Its successor , the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000 . The PlayStation 2 is the best - selling home console to date , having reached over 155 million units sold as of December 28 , 2012 . ___MASK34___ ' s next console , the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006 and has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of November 2013 . ___MASK34___ ' s latest console , the PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013 , selling 1 million consoles in its first 24 hours on sale , becoming the fastest selling console in history . The ___MASK45___ ( PAL being short for Phase Alternating Line ) is a television publication territory that covers most of Asia , Africa , Europe , South America and Oceania . It is so named because of the PAL television standard traditionally used in those regions , as opposed to the NTSC standard traditionally used in ___MASK90___ and nearly all of North America . The or simply , DS , is a 32 - bit dual - screen handheld game console developed and released by ___MASK83___ . The device went on sale in North America on November 21 , 2004 . The DS , short for " Developers ' System " or " Dual Screen ", introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming : two LCD screens working in tandem ( the bottom one featuring a touchscreen ), a built - in microphone , and support for wireless connectivity . Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP . The ___MASK83___ DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi - Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network . Alternatively , they could interact online using the now - closed ___MASK83___ Wi - Fi Connection service . Its main competitor was Sony ' s PlayStation Portable as part of the seventh generation era . Ape Escape 2 , known as in ___MASK90___ , is a platform video game developed and published by ___MASK57___ for the PlayStation 2 video game console . It is the second game in the " Ape Escape " series , and is also used as the basis for the cartoon series by Frederator . ___MASK90___ (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of ___MASK90___ ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . The PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) is a handheld game console developed by ___MASK34___ . Development of the console was announced during E3 2003 , and it was unveiled on , 2004 , at a ___MASK34___ press conference before E3 2004 . The system was released in ___MASK90___ on , 2004 , in North America on , 2005 , and in the PAL region on , 2005 . It primarily competed with the Nintendo DS , as part of the seventh generation of video games . Ape Academy 2 ( also known as Piposaru Academia 2 : Aiai Sarugee Janken Battle ! in ___MASK90___ ) is the sequel to the PlayStation Portable party game Ape Escape Academy . Similar to its predecessor , Ape Academy 2 is a collection of mini - games which can either be played in single player or multiplayer mode . Most of the mini - games borrow from elements of Ape Escape 3 . The game has been released in ___MASK90___ , Europe and Australia but in North America was canceled . ___MASK34___ Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the ___MASK34___ Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make ___MASK34___ one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . ___MASK34___ ' s principal business operations include ___MASK34___ Corporation , ___MASK34___ Pictures Entertainment , ___MASK34___ Interactive Entertainment , ___MASK85___ , ___MASK34___ Mobile ( formerly ___MASK34___ Ericsson ) and ___MASK34___ Financial . ___MASK34___ is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . Ape Escape Academy , also known as Ape Academy in ___MASK35___ and Piposaru Academia : Dossari ! Sarugee Daizenshuu in ___MASK90___ , is a game for the PlayStation Portable system that consists of a collection of 45 mini - games , many of which borrow from elements of " Ape Escape 2 ". The game was first released in ___MASK90___ and later in ___MASK35___ and North America . By utilizing the PSP ' s Wi - Fi capabilities , up to 4 players can play at a time .