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Planet of the Apes

Fight for humanity as Ulysses, a deep-space astronaut shipwrecked on Earth nearly 2000 years into the future. To his horror, a deadly breed of intelligent apes has evolved from mankind and now dominate the…

30 December 2001

Planet of the Apes is a video game, released 30 December 2001 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Planet of the Apes is

Planet of the Apes was released in 2001. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fight for humanity as Ulysses, a deep-space astronaut shipwrecked on Earth nearly 2000 years into the future. To his horror, a deadly breed of intelligent apes has evolved from mankind and now dominate the Earth. Hunted to near-extinction, the rag-tag human survivors huddle in fear of the Ape Empire. Against impossible odds, Ulysses must infiltrate the simian society and halt the genocidal plan of Ape General Ursus.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Planet of the Apes series

Planet of the Apes is the second of 4 entries we hold in the Planet of the Apes series. The next entry was Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier in 2017.

See all 4 Planet of the Apes games in release order →

What it launched against

Planet of the Apes launched on 30 December 2001, within three weeks of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga and Sonic Advance.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga, Sonic Advance.

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When did Planet of the Apes come out?
Planet of the Apes was released on 30 December 2001 for Game Boy Advance.