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Ape Escape 3 is a 2005 platformer that was released for the PlayStation 2 on July 14, 2005. The game was the last mainline Ape Escape title to make it to the West. It was well received for its optimization and accessibility. The title also had a minigame spoofing Metal Gear Solid where you have to use stealth and weapons to rescue prisoners.
Ape Escape 3 Premise

©Image: Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ape Escape 3 follows Kei and Yumi’s never ending battle against Specter, the leader of the mischievous monkeys. The game is known for its fun, quirky gameplay building upon the game design of the two titles that came before it. The player will travel through different levels, capturing and battling monkeys and have a great time while doing it.
Ape Escape 3 Main Characters
- Spike
- Kuma
- Specter
- Yumi
- Professor
Other Titles In The Series
- Ape Escape (1999)
- Ape Escape 2 (2003)
- Ape Escape 3 (2005)
- Ape Escape: On the Loose (2005)
- Ape Escape 4 (2006)
- Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004)
- Ape Escape Academy (2006)
- Ape Escape: Racing (2000)
Ape Escape 3 Cheats
Cheat mode
At the title screen, press Start, then hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press Start to display the Secret Password entry screen. Then, enter one of the following passwords to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Passwords in the Japanese version are in Hiragana.
Mesal Gear (Mesaru Gear) Solid mini-game
Enter ” yumenokyouen ” as a password in the Japanese version. Alternately, successfully complete the game by defeating Specter to unlock the Mesal Gear (Mesaru Gear) Solid mini-game in Hobby Shop for 573 Gotcha coins. Complete this mini-game to win 1,000 Gotcha coins and unlock Hard mode. To get the Croc cap and unlimited items, rescue all twenty hostages.
Mesal Gear (Mesaru Gear) Solid scenes in Movie 28 and last two Simian Cinema movies
Enter ” 2 snakes ” as a password. Enter ” futarinosune-ku ” as a password in the Japanese version.
Blue Pipotron Ape
Enter ” coolblue ” as a password. Blue Pipotron Ape is on the wings of the jet in the Flying High Monkey level. Exit the yellow plane and he will appear in front of you.
Dark Master Ape
Enter ” blackout ” as a password. Dark Master will appear in the Kung Fu Alley level. Enter the construction area and find the small room with a Kung-Fu switch.
Red Pipotron Ape
Enter ” redmon ” as a password. Red Pipotron Ape is in the “toy room with blocks” in the Let’s Go Out With The Monkeys level.
SAL-1000 Ape
Enter ” grobyc ” as a password. SAL-1000 Ape is near the clock tower in the Castle level. Look in the area with the second exit in the hidden dressing room that leads to Saru-mon’s Immobile Castle. Enter ” rusagu-boisa ” as a password in the Japanese version.
SAL-3000 Ape
Enter ” SAL3000 ” as a password. SAL-3000 Ape is in a dressing room in the Space TV Fortress level. Search the vending machine area which second exit in hidden dressing room that leads to the Gotta Love Specter level. Hit the Number 5 to find him.
Shimmy Ape
Enter ” 2nd man ” as a password. Shimmy Ape is hidden past the back door the icy hideout (Piposaru costume area) in the Winterville level.
Spork Ape
Enter ” krops ” as a password. Spork Ape will appear in a cabin at the Hide-n-Seek Forest level.
Yellow Pipotron Ape
Enter ” yellowy ” as a password. Yellow Pipotron Ape is in the first area in the Monkey Come, Monkey Go level.
Gageru Ape (Japanese version)
Enter ” rusarukeka ” as a password.
Kuro Sennin Ape (Japanese version)
Enter ” kuroihoumonsha ” as a password.
Pigaru Ape (Japanese version)
Enter ” futarimenootoko ” as a password.
Ratchet Ape (Japanese version)
Enter ” ginganoraihousha ” as a password. Ratchet Ape is in a dressing room in the Space TV Fortress level. Search the vending machine area which second exit in hidden dressing room that leads to the Gotta Love Specter level. Hit the Number 5 to find him.
Survival mode
Enter ” sabaibaru ” as a password in the Japanese version. Alternately, capture all apes then catch Specter a second time.
Monkey Throw Stadium (Ape Olympic) mini-game
Available for purchase in the Hobby Shop for 1,500 Gotcha coins after getting a 50% game completion.
Utlim-ape Fighter (Sarutimate Fighting) mini-game
Available for purchase in the Hobby Shop for 1,500 Gotcha coins after getting a 75% game completion. Successfully complete this mini-game to win 1,000 Gotcha coins.
Ape Movie Studio (Saru Cinema Studio) option
While playing the game, look for a camera with activation pads found in various levels. When the monkeys are not on high alert (yellow or less), step on the pad and press X to get an option to shoot a movie clip. Press X again to get the movie file. The Movie Studio option will be unlocked after all twenty movie files are unlocked, and will replace the “X” at the menu. The monkey studio is found in the Cimian Cinema area of the Shopping District. In the Japanese version, view at least eight Saru movie files in the Saru Cinema. The Saru Cinema Studio option will replace the “X” at the Saru Cinema main menu. Select this option to edit or create Saru movies.
Alternate title screen
Successfully complete Survival mode. In the Japanese version, the word “Tatsujin” will appear in Hiragana at the title screen.
Control Mesal Gear Solid title screen
At the Mesal Gear Solid mini-game title screen, press L1 or L2 to change the background.
Monkey tag in Mesal Gear (Mesaru Gear) Solid mini-game
Shoot a monkey with the banana pistol then do a combo attack.
Finding hostages in Mesal Gear (Mesaru Gear) Solid mini-game
Use a Watermelon (Suika) Bomb near cracks in walls to find hostages.
Game Shark Codes
1-Channle Guide CH1
00649C9E 00000001
1-Hindrance
00649C66 00000001
1-I-borg
00649C16 00000001
1-Intro Movie
00649CFB 00000001
1-Kei 1
00649C34 00000001
1-Seaside Resort
00649CC6 00000001
1-The Cameramonkey’s Job
00649CB2 00000001
1-Use Combos To Get Items!
00649C84 00000001
1-Weird Photo 1
00649C52 00000001
10-Bogey-borg
00649C1F 00000001
10-Channle Guide CH10
00649CA8 00000001
10-Fan
00649C6F 00000001
10-Found A Rare Monkey! (#5)
00649C8E 00000001
10-I’m Angel Monkey
00649CBB 00000001
10-Monkey Yellow Face Off!
00649D05 00000001
10-Weird Photo 10
00649C5B 00000001
10-Wild West Town
00649CCF 00000001
10-Yumi 3
00649C3E 00000001
11-Channle Guide CH11
00649CA8 00000001
11-Found A Rare Monkey! (#6)
00649C8E 00000001
11-Go, Chimp Racer!
00649CBC 00000001
11-Hit! Hit!
00649C70 00000001
11-Specter & Tomoki 3
00649D05 00000001
11-Tele-robo
00649C21 00000001
11-Weird Photo 11
00649C5C 00000001
11-Wild West Town 2
00649CD0 00000001
11-Yumi 4
00649C3E 00000001
12-Channle Guide CH12
00649CA9 00000001
12-Found A Rare Monkey! (#7)
00649C8F 00000001
12-Monkey Pink Face Off!
00649D06 00000001
12-Monkey Pink Vs. Lovey
00649CBE 00000001
12-The Hot Springs
00649CD1 00000001
12-Two Hour’s Wait
00649C71 00000001
12-Water-borg
00649C21 00000001
12-Weird Photo 12
2069C1E4 F3DE9A63
12-Yumi 5
00649C3F 00000001
13-Beauty
00649C72 00000001
13-Channle Guide CH13
00649CAB 00000001
13-Found A Rare Monkey! (#8)
204C4AA0 79C4BF73
13-Jumbo-borg
00649C22 00000001
13-Monkey Pink Face Off 2!
00649D08 00000001
13-The Ballerina Monkey Vow
00649CBE 00000001
13-THe Hot Springs 2
00649CD2 00000001
13-Weird Photo 13
00649C5E 00000001
13-Yumi 6
00649C41 00000001
14-Car Race
00649C73 00000001
14-Channle Guide CH14
00649CAB 00000001
14-Gun-borg
00649C23 00000001
14-Separated At Birth?
00649CBF 00000001
14-Specter & Tomoki 4
00649D08 00000001
14-Weird Photo 14
00649C5F 00000001
14-Win The Fight With Monkey White!
00649C91 00000001
14-Winterville
00649CD3 00000001
14-Yumi 7
00649C41 00000001
15-Box-borg
00649C24 00000001
15-Channle Guide CH15
00649CAC 00000001
15-Monkey Red Face Off!
00649D09 00000001
15-Now To See To Monkey Blue!
00649C92 00000001
15-Secret Of The Red Pants Chimp
00649CC0 00000001
15-The She-Ninja Cometh!
00649C74 00000001
15-Weird Photo 15
00649C60 00000001
15-Winterville 2
00649CD4 00000001
15-Yumi 8
00649C42 00000001
16-A Tasty Way To Eat Bananas
00649CC1 00000001
16-Aki
00649C43 00000001
16-Bon Appetit
00649C75 00000001
16-Channle Guide CH16
00649CAE 00000001
16-Monkey Loader
00649C25 00000001
16-Specter & Tomoki 5
00649D0B 00000001
16-The Emperor’s Castle
00649CD5 00000001
16-Throw A K.O. On Monkey Yellow!
00649C93 00000001
16-Weird Photo 16
00649C61 00000001
17-Channle Guide CH17
00649CAE 00000001
17-Even Higher!
00649C76 00000001
17-Go And Sink That Monkey Pink!
00649C94 00000001
17-Monkey Red’s New Trick!
00649CC2 00000001
17-Punch-borg
00649C26 00000001
17-Teleborg 1
00649C44 00000001
17-The Emperor’s Castle 2
00649CD6 00000001
17-Tomoki City
00649D0B 00000001
17-Weird Photo 17
00649C62 00000001
18-Channle Guide CH18
00649CAF 00000001
18-Go Afro! Go Afro!
00649CC3 00000001
18-Lost Town
00649C77 00000001
18-Luxury Room
00649D0C 00000001
18-Mount Amazing
00649CD8 00000001
18-Ninja-borg
00649C27 00000001
18-Teleborg 2
00649C45 00000001
18-Time For Bed, Monkey Red!
00649C95 00000001
18-Weird Photo 18
00649C63 00000001
19-An Enjoyable Time
00649CC4 00000001
19-Cannon-borg
00649C28 00000001
19-Channle Guide CH19
00649CB0 00000001
19-Dr. Tomoki Face Off!
00649D0D 00000001
19-Heeeeeere’s Genie!
00649C78 00000001
19-Mount Amazing 2
F0F8A8FC 18399813
19-Now To Show Tomo’s Robo!
00649C96 00000001
19-Teleborg 3
00649C46 00000001
19-Weird Photo 19
00649C64 00000001
2-Beckon-borg
00649C17 00000001
2-Channle Guide CH2
00649C9F 00000001
2-Foot Race
00649C67 00000001
2-Hide-N-Seek Forest
00649CC8 00000001
2-Kei 2
00649C35 00000001
2-Learn To Use Morphs!
00649C85 00000001
2-Opening
21082BA0 F3EE9E41
2-The wonders Of Morphing
00649CB3 00000001
2-Weird Photo 2
00649C53 00000001
20-Channle Guide CH20
00649CB1 00000001
20-Co-Starring 2 Major Idols!!
00649C79 00000001
20-Nervy-borg
00649C29 00000001
20-Prepare For Attack, King Gorilliac!
00649C98 00000001
20-Teleborg 4
00649C47 00000001
20-Tomoki’s Secret
00649D0E 00000001
20-Toytown
00649CD9 00000001
20-Weird Photo 20
00649C65 00000001
20-What The Robber Monkey Wants
00649CC5 00000001
21-Co-Starring 2 Major Idols!?
00649C7B 00000001
21-Double Paradise Plan
00649D0F 00000001
21-Monkey UFO
00649C2B 00000001
21-Teleborg 5
00649C48 00000001
21-Toytown 2
219EE47C 2708528E
22-Arctic Wonderland
00649CDB 00000001
22-Dead Heat
00649C7B 00000001
22-End Of The Line For Tomoki?
00649D10 00000001
22-Mammoth-robo
00649C2B 00000001
22-Teleborg 6
00649C49 00000001
23-Arctic Wonderland 2
00649CDC 00000001
23-Dessert-borg
00649C2C 00000001
23-Ending
00649D11 00000001
23-Help Out
00649C7C 00000001
23-Teleborg 7
00649C4B 00000001
24-Cheering Yumi On
00649C7E 00000001
24-Credits
00649D12 00000001
24-Hel-borg
00649C2E 00000001
24-Mirage Town
00649CDD 00000001
24-Tomoking
00649C4B 00000001
25-Eversummer Island
00649CDE 00000001
25-Fly-borg
00649C2E 00000001
25-King Gorilliac Armor
00649C4C 00000001
25-Midnight Jump
00649C7E 00000001
25-Return Of Pink
00649D13 00000001
26-Eversummer Island 2
00649CDF 00000001
26-Map Image 1
00649C4E 00000001
26-Princess Ace Has Arrived!
00649C7F 00000001
26-Specter Found!
00649D15 00000001
26-Yojimborg
00649C2F 00000001
27-Airplane Squadron
00649CE0 00000001
27-Dogfight!
00649C80 00000001
27-Map Image 2
C02C5E12 990116B7
27-Run-borg
00649C31 00000001
27-Specter’s Final Showdown!
00649D15 00000001
28-Kung-Fu Alley
00649CE1 00000001
28-Map Image 3
00649C4F 00000001
28-Monkey Teacher
00649C81 00000001
28-Shield-borg
00649C31 00000001
28-The Two Snakes
00649D16 00000001
29-A Whiff Of Luxury
00649C82 00000001
29-Kung-Fu Alley 2
00649CE2 00000001
29-Map Image 4
00649C51 00000001
29-Mystery Movie
00649D18 00000001
29-Spiltter-borg
20309854 3E4AF212
3-Channle Guide CH3
00649CA0 00000001
3-Clap-borg
00649C18 00000001
3-Defeat The Teleborgs!
00649C86 00000001
3-Having A Nice Dream?
00649C68 00000001
3-Initial Capture
00649CFD 00000001
3-Kei 3
00649C36 00000001
3-Saru-mon’s Castle
00649CC8 00000001
3-Weird Photo 3
00649C54 00000001
3-What Monkey White Likes…
00649CB4 00000001
30-A Figuring From Somewhere
00649C83 00000001
30-Map Image 5
00649C51 00000001
30-Midnight Bay
00649CE3 00000001
30-Sneaky-borg Red
00649C33 00000001
31-Tomoki City
00649CE5 00000001
32-Tomoki City 2
00649CE5 00000001
33-Space-TV Fortress
00649CE6 00000001
34-space-TV Fortress 2
00649CE8 00000001
35-Monkey White Face Off!
00649CE8 00000001
36-Monkey Blue Face Off!
00649CE9 00000001
37-Monkey Yellow Face Off!
00649CEB 00000001
38-Monkey Red Face Off!
00649CEB 00000001
39-Dr. Tomoki Face Off!
00649CEC 00000001
4-A Dirty Secret
00649CB5 00000001
4-A Nightmare I Had Yesterday
00649C69 00000001
4-Aki’s Invention
201992D4 F0F1B10F
4-Channle Guide CH4
00649CA1 00000001
4-Kei 4
00649C37 00000001
4-Mana-borg
00649C19 00000001
4-Saru-mon’s Castle 2
00649CC9 00000001
4-Sweet On Yumi?
00649C88 00000001
4-Weird Photo 4
00649C55 00000001
40-Gorilliac Face Off!
00649CED 00000001
41-Specter Face Off!
00649CEE 00000001
42-Fantasy Knight
00649CEF 00000001
43-Wild West Kid
00649CF0 00000001
44-Miracle Ninja
00649CF1 00000001
45-Genie Dancer
00649CF2 00000001
46-Dragon Kung Fu Fighter
00649CF3 00000001
47-Cyber Ace
00649CF5 00000001
48-Super Monkey
00649CF5 00000001
49-Happy Sensation
00649CF6 00000001
5-Bananasian Sword
00649C6B 00000001
5-Channle Guide CH5
00649CA2 00000001
5-Heli-borg
00649C1B 00000001
5-Kei 5
00649C38 00000001
5-Monkey White Face Off!
00649CFF 00000001
5-The Big City
00649CCB 00000001
5-The Old Geezer’s Complaints
00649CB6 00000001
5-Weird Photo 5
00649C56 00000001
5-Where’s The Dressing Room?
00649C88 00000001
50-Banana Heartbreak
00649CF8 00000001
6-Boom!
00649C6B 00000001
6-Channle Guide CH6
00649CA3 00000001
6-Found A Rare Monkey! (#1)
00649C89 00000001
6-Kei 6
00649C39 00000001
6-Marvelous Discovery
00649CB8 00000001
6-Shutter-borg
00649C1B 00000001
6-Specter & Tomoki 1
00649D00 00000001
6-Specter TV Studio
00649CCB 00000001
6-Weird Photo 6
00649C57 00000001
7-Channle Guide CH7
00649CA4 00000001
7-Found A Rare Monkey! (#2)
00649C8B 00000001
7-Hammer-borg
00649C1C 00000001
7-Here’s Specter!
00649D01 00000001
7-Kei 7
00649C3B 00000001
7-Monkey Blue ANd His Motorbike
00649CB8 00000001
7-Moonlight Knight
00649C6C 00000001
7-Specter TV Studio 2
00649CCC 00000001
7-Weird Photo 7
00649C58 00000001
8-Bootown
00649CCD 00000001
8-Channle Guide CH8
00649CA5 00000001
8-Found A Rare Monkey! (#3)
00649C8B 00000001
8-Light-borg
00649C1E 00000001
8-Monkey Blue Face Off!
905FC7B8 6D988C12
8-Secret Technique
00649CB9 00000001
8-Tweety-Tweet Stadium
00649C6E 00000001
8-Weird Photo 8
00649C59 00000001
8-Yumi 1
00649C3B 00000001
9-Bootown 2
00649CCE 00000001
9-Channle Guide CH9
00649CA6 00000001
9-Face The Big Baddie!
00649C6E 00000001
9-Found A Rare Monkey! (#4)
00649C8C 00000001
9-Monkey Yellow And Kabuki
00649CBB 00000001
9-Sneaky-borg
00649C1E 00000001
9-Specter & Tomoki 2
00649D03 00000001
9-Weird Photo 9
00649C5B 00000001
9-Yumi 2
00649C3C 00000001
All Bonus RC Cars
10649C98 00000101
00649C9B 00000001
All Channel Guides
10649C9E 00000101
40649CA0 00040001
01010101 00000000
10649CB0 00000101
All Concept Art
40649C34 00070001
01010101 00000000
10649C3C 00000101
All Concept Arts
40649C35 00070001
01010101 00000000
10649C50 00000101
All Gadgets
4064992C 00150001
00000002 00000000
All Genie Dance Music
10649CF8 00000101
00649CFB 00000001
All Hint Books
40649C84 00050001
01010101 00000000
All Mini-Games
00649C9B 00000001
10649C9C 00000101
All Mon-Fictions
10649CB2 00000101
40649CB4 00040001
01010101 00000000
10649CC4 00000101
All Movies
00649CFB 00000001
40649CFC 00070001
01010101 00000000
All Movies
40649CFC 00070001
01010101 00000000
All Music
40649CC8 000C0001
01010101 00000000
10649CC6 00000101
All Music Discs
10649CC6 00000101
40649CC8 000C0001
00000001 00000000
All Secret Photos
10649C66 00000101
40649C68 00070001
01010101 00000000
All Secret Photos
40649C68 00070001
01010101 00000000
10649C66 00000101
All Teleborgs
10649C16 00000101
40649C18 00070001
01010101 00000000
All Weird Photos
10649C52 00000101
40649C55 00040001
01010101 00000000
10649C64 00000101
Black Chassis
00649C99 00000001
Cyber Ace
20649944 00000002
Dragon Kung Fu Fighter
20649940 00000002
Enable Code (Must Be On)
F0129B51 800813BF
000FFFFE 000000BD
000FFFFF 000000BD
90405780 0C10AC5B
Extra Jackets
104D7090 00000001
Fantasy Knight
20649930 00000002
Genie Blues
00649CF9 00000001
Genie Dancer
2064993C 00000002
Genie Disco
00649CF8 00000001
Genie Slowdance
00649CFB 00000001
Gotcha Coins Worth 10
2033FD0C 25B1000A
Gotcha Coins Worth 100
2033FD0C 25B10064
Gotcha Coins Worth 2
2033FD0C 25B10002
Gotcha Coins Worth 25
2033FD0C 25B10019
Gotcha Coins Worth 5
2033FD0C 25B10005
Gotcha Coins Worth 50
2033FD0C 25B10032
Infinite Coins
206499D4 000003E7
206499D8 000003E7
Infinite Coins
206499D4 0000270F
206499D8 0000270F
Infinite Cookies
20649918 42C80000
Infinite Health
20649918 42C80000
Infinite Health
20649918 42C80000
Jackets
20649914 00000063
Master Code
90405780 0C10AC5B
Max Gotcha Coins
206499D4 0000270F
Max Jackets
20649914 00000063
Metal Gear Solid
00649C9E 00000001
Miracle Ninja
813BD2FC 35636BE5
Monkey Net
20649954 00000002
Monkey Radar
20649958 00000002
Pudding Chassis
00649C9B 00000001
RC Car
20649964 00000002
Sky Flyer
20649968 00000002
Slingback Shooter
20649960 00000002
Stun Club
20649950 00000002
Super Hoop
2064995C 00000002
Super Monkey
20649948 00000002
Super Monkey Throw Stadium
00649C9B 00000001
Ultim-ape Fighter!
00649C9C 00000001
Unlock All Home Theatre
00649CFB 00000001
40649CFC 00070001
01010101 00000000
00649D18 00000001
Unlock All Monkepedia
406499DC 008E0001
01010101 00000000
10649C14 00000101
Water Net
20649978 00000002
Wild West Kid
20649934 00000002
Yumi’s Favorite-Normal Chassis
00649C98 00000001
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