Ape Escape Academy for PSP ships

Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced the release of Ape Escape Academy for the PSP. "As one of the first party games for the PSP system, Ape Escape Academy is an ideal pick-up-and-play game with a varied collection of more than 40 original mini-games including hockey, dodgeball, karate, rhythm dancing and more," says Sony.

Family-friendly and perfect for gamers on-the-go, Ape Escape Academy for the PSP system also extends the humorous tone of the title with a wide variety of wacky mini-games filled with frantic fun that enables players to create apes ready and willing to take over the world. Players will have the opportunity to challenge themselves in one of the three mini-game areas: Mind, Body and Technique. Gamers will aim to achieve head of the class status in the Academy mode, the primary mode, where players progress within the school system as they win various mini-games. After a player attempts a mini-game within the Academy mode, it will be entered into the Game Collection where it can be replayed for practice or to achieve a higher score.
Ape Escape Academy also features ad-hoc wireless connectivity allowing two players to battle in head-to-head competitions on their PSP systems. A number of the mini-games also are available in the innovative Share mode where two players can take on one another simultaneously using one PSP system.