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EyeToy: Monkey Mania

EyeToy: Monkey Mania (also known as Saru Eye Toy Oosawagi: Wakki Waki Game Tenkomori!! in Asia, Japan, and Korea) is a party game that requires the EyeToy camera to play. It is based on Ape Escape and the…

5 August 2004

EyeToy: Monkey Mania is a video game developed by SCE Japan Studio, released 5 August 2004 on PlayStation 2.

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What EyeToy: Monkey Mania is

EyeToy: Monkey Mania was developed by SCE Japan Studio and released in 2004. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

EyeToy: Monkey Mania (also known as Saru Eye Toy Oosawagi: Wakki Waki Game Tenkomori!! in Asia, Japan, and Korea) is a party game that requires the EyeToy camera to play. It is based on Ape Escape and the monkeys in the game are guided through 50 minigames. Up to four players can play together. The game is available with a silver camera or without for those who may already have the EyeToy.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ape Escape series

EyeToy: Monkey Mania is the sixth of 16 entries we hold in the Ape Escape series. The next entry was Ape Escape Academy in 2004.

See all 16 Ape Escape games in release order →

What it launched against

EyeToy: Monkey Mania launched on 5 August 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5 and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

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When did EyeToy: Monkey Mania come out?
EyeToy: Monkey Mania was released on 5 August 2004 for PlayStation 2.