Ape 2 Stream Info

Ape Escape 2 Speedrun Info

:: Notable Luck Factors ::

Most of the monkeys can be in slightly different positions & can react differently to what you do.

Pink Monkey Luck (In order of fastest to slowest)

Jax
Dolphins
Beach Balls
Bombs
Lightning (prevented by standing in the corner)

Red Monkey - Can sometimes attack you at the very start wasting 5+ seconds

Giant Yellow - If Giant yellow uses the hand shake move as his final cycle it will end the fight one attack early, saving roughly 10 seconds.

Window Monkey - There's a monkey behind a glass wall in Skyscraper City who can sometimes, but very rarely, he close enough to the window for you to catch. Getting this allows you to skip the banana hut monkey which saves roughly 7 seconds.

Specter - For the first & second cycle, you want him to shoot rockets & try to grab you (any order). If he decides to punch on the first cycle it wastes a few seconds, but isn't a huge deal. If he punches on the second cycle it wastes a fair bit of time. I got punches in my PB so I'm looking for a punchless second cycle. Third cycle is the same every time.

:: Tricks  ::

Air Walking - By jumping, going into first person with the sling shot, crouching then cancelling out, you will preserve the vertical momentum you had while cancelling out, allowing you to float up infinitely. You can alter how fast you raise by zooming in and out of first person.

Gadget Cancelling - Every time I catch A monkey I switch into another gadget to end the catch animation sooner.

Boost Jump - By swinging your net as soon as you hit your second jump in the air you get a boost in height. You then switch into another gadget to cancel the net animation and free yourself up for a ledge grab.

Boost Hoop Long Jump - Letting go of the left analogue stick after jumping from using your boost hoop allows you to jump extremely far.

Continuous Boost Hoop - If you ever see me standing in place while starting up the boost hoop this is because it allows you to use it over stairs and bumpy terrain without having it constantly stop & start.

I have a link to a tutorial playlist on all of these tricks under my stream.