<s>
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
by	O
Frederator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Hikaru	O
as	O
he	O
catches	O
monkeys	O
spread	O
across	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
returning	O
gadgets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Stun	O
Club	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Net	O
,	O
Super	O
Hoop	O
,	O
Water	O
Net	O
,	O
Slingback	O
Shooter	O
,	O
RC	O
Car	O
,	O
and	O
Sky	O
Flyer	O
,	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
gadgets	O
;	O
the	O
Bananarang	O
,	O
which	O
attracts	O
monkeys	O
with	O
its	O
scent	O
,	O
the	O
Water	O
Cannon	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
out	O
fires	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Electro	O
Magnet	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
magnetic	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	O
Soccer	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Monkey	O
Football	O
outside	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Dance	O
Monkey	O
Dance	O
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
match	O
dance	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
rhythm	O
,	O
and	O
Monkey	O
Climber	O
is	O
a	O
challenging	O
game	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
navigate	O
a	O
monkey	O
across	O
vines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Kakeru	O
(	O
Spike	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
)	O
stopped	O
Specter	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Specter	O
has	O
supplied	O
five	O
monkeys	O
,	O
the	O
Freaky	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Five	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Vita-Z	B-Application
bananas	I-Application
,	O
making	O
them	O
stronger	O
and	O
more	O
intelligent	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
monkeys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hikaru	O
manages	O
to	O
capture	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Freaky	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Five	I-Application
,	O
except	O
Yellow	O
Monkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
two	O
can	O
battle	O
,	O
Yellow	O
Monkey	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
giant	O
monster	O
thanks	O
to	O
an	O
overdose	O
of	O
Vita-Z	B-Application
bananas	I-Application
attacks	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
PSN	B-Device
title	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
featuring	O
trophies	O
and	O
upscaled	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
citing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
