Planet of the Apes (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Visiware Ubisoft Paris |
| Publisher(s) | Ubi Soft Entertainment/Fox Interactive |
| Distributor(s) | Fox Interactive |
| Producer(s) | Tim Hall |
| Designer(s) | Jean-Francois Graffard Raffi Messant |
| Programmer(s) | Matus Kirchmayer |
| Writer(s) | Jean-Francois Graffard |
| Composer(s) | Lionel Gaget Raphaël Gesqua |
| Series | Planet of the Apes |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| GameRankings | (PC) 48.79% (PS) 60.00% (GBA) 59.44% (GBC) 40.00% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 41/100 (GBA) 54/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| AllGame | (PC) 2/5 |
| GameSpot | (PC) 3.1/10 |
| GameZone | (PC) 6.5/10 |
| IGN | (PC) 4/10; (GBA) 6/10 |
Planet of the Apes is a 2001 action-adventure video game in the Planet of the Apes franchise. The franchise's first ever video game, it was released as a tie-in to the 2001 Planet of the Apes film, though the plot is inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel, the 1968 film adaptation, and its sequels. Fox Interactive contracted Visiware to develop the game for PC and PlayStation and partnered with Ubisoft as co-publisher. Ubisoft also developed Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions.
The player controls Ulysses, an astronaut who crashes on a future Earth where intelligent apes dominate humans. Ulysses explores various environments, aiding a human resistance movement who regard him as a prophesied savior and uncovering the secrets underlying ape society. Versions of series characters, such as Zira, Cornelius, Zaius and Nova, appear alongside new characters and species.
The game's release was delayed for three years due to problems with the long postponed film remake and Fox Interactive's decision to co-publish with another company. The delays were such that the game missed the film's release date. When it finally debuted on September 20, 2001, it met with largely negative reviews, with the chief criticism being its weak controls and gameplay.
After drifting in space for centuries, astronaut Ulysses and his crew crash land on a planet in the year 3889. They find primitive humans, but are attacked by hunters on horseback who are revealed to be intelligent apes. The apes kill the crew and capture Ulysses, bringing him to a medical center for study. Human slave Jonah sneaks Ulysses a key that allows him to escape. Exploring the center, Ulysses overhears the apes Zira and Dr. Zaius discussing his fate; Zaius wants him executed. Eventually, Ulysses fakes his death and is brought to a monastery. There, Jonah and his friends reveal that Ulysses is on Earth, and that his arrival fulfills an ancient prophecy that said a savior would return to restore humankind.
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