Make Mine Monkeys!
Ah, monkeys. We usually know them to fling poo, but occasionally, they provide fantastic fodder for videogames. Whether they're innocently rolling around in translucent balls or causing massive destruction, here's the Dime's list of magical monkey-laden games.
Make Mine Monkeys!
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Peter Jackson's King KongIf you look closely at King Kong, you might notice that he's not, in fact, a monkey anywhere but in our feeble minds. Either way, he's still big enough to eat you and your entire family and still have room left over for, say, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Date: 2005.11.21
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, Atari 2600, PSP, DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Mario Hoops 3 on 3This epic basketball game simplifies the sport's complex jumble of rules by eliminating them, allowing you to chuck bombs at an obese plumber while playing as the giant ape Donkey Kong and his monkey allies Diddy and Dixie. Bonus points: Monkeys stink less than the New York Knicks!
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 2006.09.11
Platform: DS
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana BlitzWhoever thought of putting cute monkeys in translucent balls and having them roll through mazes collecting bananas for our collective amusement should be sitting on a pile of money eating a money sandwich in a house made of solid gold.
Publisher: Sega
Release Date: 2006.11.14
Platform: Wii
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Ape Escape 3Those wacky monkeys are always escaping, causing mischief, and screeching loudly, necessitating the need to club them and capture them with nets. Don't go bananas (sorry) trying to fight the game's bosses, so aptly named "the Freaky Monkey Five."
Publisher: SCEA
Release Date: 2006.01.17
Platform: PlayStation 2
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Justice League HeroesWelcome to Gorilla City, home of the super-intelligent primate Gorilla Grodd and his evil ape minions. On the down side, you will likely die, even if you're a strapping superhero. On the plus side, at least you're not in New Jersey.
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Release Date: 2006.10.17
Platform: PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PSP, DS
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the MinisWhile progress, like so many mini-Marios, marches on, there is no end in sight to the unceasing warfare between plumber and giant ape. Don't they know that it's only fun until someone gets hit with a hammer?
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 2006.09.25
Platform: DS
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BullyYoung miscreant Jimmy Hopkins is destined to find his true love in an arcade minigame where he, as a monkey, must fling his feces in order to knock down and collect bananas... to produce more bowel movements to fling... in order to... ah, the wonderful circle of life.
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Date: 2006.10.17
Platform: PlayStation 2, Xbox
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Rampage: Total DestructionThere's nothing like a snifter of brandy after a day at the office. Or, if your office happens to be a city, and your job is a being a giant, rampaging ape who wrecks the city and eats its human inhabitants, well, there's nothing like two snifters.
Publisher: Midway
Release Date: 2006.11.14
Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii
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Samba De AmigoHappy, dancing, sombrero-wearing monkey Amigo wants you to shake your maracas in this colorful rhythm game. And when the monkey wants you to shake your maracas, you better damn well do it... because as we've seen in this list, monkeys are not to be messed with.
Publisher: Sega
Release Date: 2000.10.16
Platform: Dreamcast
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The SimsIn the console versions of the little computer people simulation The Sims, you can unlock a trained monkey to clean up your various messes. And if your simulated girlfriend comes over to find someone dead in the study, you can always say, "The monkey butler did it!"
Publisher: Maxis
Release Date: 2003.01.12
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
