Theres something about Ape Escape 2 that gets under your skin, through your skull and into the folds of your brain, causing you to see adorably mischievous monkeys wherever you go. At work, at home and even during...intimate moments...those helmeted little simians seem to follow you around, taunting you with their bananas and tight, colorful pants. Put simply, Ape Escape 2 causes Monkephenia.

The only known cure for Monkephenia is to catch 300 wild monkeys, boil their brains with a little vinegar and salt, and drink this monkey brain broth in a cup made from monkey heads. This guide will help you with the first part, but due to the meddling of those do-gooders at the S.P.C.A, youre on your own from there.

If youre looking for that one elusive monkey, trying to figure out what goodie box items youre missing or just want to know whether or not the Library of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the World, this is the guide for you. Read on, my fellow Monkey-hunters, and be cured.

In this guide youll find: Monkey Basics Monkey Gadgets Monkey Hints and Tips Monkey Unlockables Monkey Thought: The Wisdom of Natalie and Specter Monkey Non-Monkey Enemies Monkey Walkthrough Monkey Secrets Monkeys, monkeys, Ted and Alice Eternal Bliss and Contentment

Unlockable: Spike
Unlock Spike by completing the game with all 300 monkeys. Go to the main menu and hold L1 and press START on New game to play as him.
If you complete the game with Spike with all 300 monkeys, you will see him on the main menu.


Unlockable: Extra Mini-Games
Dance Monkey Dance
: Complete the "Ninja Hideout" level. Monkey Climber
: Defeat Specter. Monkey Soccer
: Complete the "Enter The Monkey" level.

Hint: Easy 999 Coins
On your second time through the game, go to Simian Citadel and track down the magician monkey, Tommy, who hangs out by the fountain. Dont net him! Instead, let him summon his mouse thieves, and let them steal some of your money. When you hit them and they drop your coins, there will often be enough floating around to trigger the multipliers, turning the single coins that they stole into x 5 and x 10 coins. Grab them and youll have way more money than you started with. Since Tommy will always supply more thieves, you can do this over and over until youve maxed out your coinage.

Hint: Scroll Credits Faster
To scroll through the credits quicker, hold down X.


Hint: True Ending
Catch all 300 monkeys to fight the final boss. Defeat him to view an extra ending.