Ape Escape 3 - Saru Getchu 3 (jp. version) Time Attack FAQ v0.1 written by ParaParaKing aka MatsudaBlack Contact: paraparaking[at]gmx[dot]de TOC: 01: FAQ-history 02: What is Time Attack 03: The Levels 03.01: Umibe Resort 03.02: Kakurembo no Mori 03.03: Night Castle 03.04: Taiketsu! Ukki White 03.05: ByunByun Big City 03.06: WakuWaku Telebi Stadio 03.07: Dokkiri Horror Town 03.08: Western Village 03.09: Taiketsu! Ukki Blue 03.10: Bikkuri Onsen Land 03.11: Dondoko Yuki Matsuri 03.11: Tonosamajou 03.12: Taiketsu! Ukki Yellow 03.13: Tondemo Mountain 03.14: UkiUki Omocha Land 03.15: Kacchinkouru Tairiku 03.16: Shinkirou Town 03.17: Taiketsu! Ukki Pink 03.18: Doko Natsu Island 03.19: Hikouki Daihentai 03.20: Kung-Fu Street 03.21: Taiketsu! Ukki Red 03.22: Mayonaka Bayside 03.23: Tomouki Town 03.24: Taiketsu! Doctor Tomouki 03.25: Uchu Telebi Yousai 03.26: Taiketsu! Specter 03.27: Kessen! Specter 04: FAQs 05: THANKS 06: THE END 01: FAQ history 07/18/05 Started and finished writing the Time Attack FAQ - v0.1 02: What is Time Attack After clearing a level you can time attack it by pressing the Start button. You have to get a given number of apes as fast as possible. You get rewarded with a bronze, silver or gold award. I will only list the gold times, because they are all that count. Time Attack is best attempted after finishing the game, because you will need the transformations for it. 03: The Levels 03.01: Umibe Resort Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.25.00 Number of apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja catch the first ape in front of you. Run down the stairs get the second ape in front of the Specter waggon. Keep running and catch both the bride and the groom ape. 03.02: Kakurembo no Mori Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.25.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja get the ape hiding in the tree to the left and then the ape to the right. After that jump up the ridge and catch the red riding hood ape and the ape next to her. 03.03: Night Castle Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.35.00 Apes to catch: 3 apes Route: Run straight and change into MiracleNinja in front of the ape. Capture it and activate the wheel by hitting it twice. Jump over the bridge and go down the stairs. Hit the ape once and capture it. Keep running through the opening doorway and capture the ape at the sword. 03.04: Taiketsu! Ukki White Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.45.00 Apes to catch: Ukki White Route: Change into FantasyKnight and keep hitting the dragon. If he is spitting fire block by pressing the right stick. If you get pushed back collect the transform capsule to restore your transform energy. 03.05: ByunByun Big City Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.35.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja and follow the ape, that is running away. You have to get real close to catch him. After capturing it continue past the cinema and the racing car, flip the switch and enter the building. Inside capture the 3 apes. If your transform meter runs out capture them normally. 03.06: WakuWaku Telebi Stadio Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.35.00 Apes to catch 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja and capture the ape to the right. Climb to the next floor and take the open passage way. Capture the ape on the building, coninue on and capture the two apes in the next area. 03.07: Dokkiri Horror Town Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.28.00 Apes to catch: 3 apes Route: Change into GetchuMask and capture the first ape BEFORE he jumps into the water. Airdash over the water (It's a bit far, so aim for the stairs!). Catch the second ape and run for the carousel. Change back and capture the riding ape. (You can try to get him with GetchuMask, but it's easier without transformation.) 03.08: Western Village ifficulty: Difficult Gold Time: 0.27.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja climb up to the left ape and capture it. Run the right and capture the second ape. Continue to the saloon capture the monkey at the top of the stairs and the monkey on the rail. 03.09: Taiketsu! Ukki Blue Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 2.30.00 Apes to catch: Ukki Blue Route: Change into WildWesternKid and keep shooting Ukki Blue. Before transform meter gets empty shoot some Teleborgs to replenish the energy. In the second phase keep shooting and dodging. 03.10: Bikkuri Onsen Land Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.30.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Use the RC car to scare the ape under the bridge. Change into MiracleNinja and catch both apes. Enter the bath double jump glide over the wall and capture the blond ape. Hit the yellow table and capture the hiding ape. 03.11: Dondoko Yuki Matsuri Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.25.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja hit the snowman on the left and capture the hiding ape. Capture the next ape in your sight. Continue up the hill behind the house and capture the statue and monk apes. 03.11: Tonosamajou Difficulty: Difficult Gold Time: 0.40.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into MiracleNinja continue the path until the three hiding ninja apes appear. Capture all three. Get the transform energy from the first box and continue running. Time your jumps to not hit the spikes. Activate the switch in the next area, run over the rope and jump catch the black ninja ape. You have to do all this in one transformation, so the energy from the box is essential! 03.12: Taiketsu! Ukki Yellow Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 1.00.00 Apes to catch: Ukki Yellow Route: Change into MiracleNinja and start hitting. If he starts jumping avoid and kill the small enemy to restory your energy. If he throws the shurikens, avoid them, rope run and hit him. Then wall run to make the big latern fall on him and start hitting again. 03.13: Tondemo Mountain Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 1.10.00 Apes to catch: 3 apes Route: Change into Miracle Ninja and double jump glide your way to the ape at the waterfall. Capture him and continue. Change back, scare the ape out of the tent and capture it. Continue on. Before climbing the plant kill the enemy. Jump and hit the wall climbing ape and capture. 03.14: UkiUki Omocha Land Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.28.00 Apes to catch: 5 apes Route: Change into WildWesternKid capture the first ape, continue and capture the pink bunny ape in front of the big house. Enter the big house, keep shooting the apes and capture 3 of them. 03.15: Kacchinkouru Tairiku Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.30.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into GetchuMask. Air Dask to the director ape and capture it. Capture the two apes, that are standing together and the ape to the left of the ship. Don't worry about falling into the water. 03.16: Shinkirou Town Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 0.35.00 Apes to catch: 3 apes Route: Run towards the scorpion ape. Once you are near it, change into MajinDancer and capture it. Continue and get the ape out of the tent with a little dance and capture it. After that capture the ape to your right. 03.17: Taiketsu! Ukki Pink Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 2.30.00 Apes to catch: Ukki Pink Route: Change into MajinDancer and make everything dance. Parlayze her with a dance, hit her and avoid her. Once she gets angry, avoid her attacks and keeo hitting her, if you get the chance. 03.18: Doko Natsu Island Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.38.00 Apes to catch: 3 apes Route: Change into GetchuMask, capture the crab ape and air dash to the next area. Capture the ape in the ring. Air dash over the water and capture the ape to the left. 03.19: Hikouki Daihentai Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 1.30.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Jump and run over the planes and active the switch. Change to MiracleNinja and capture the ape and continue over the next planes. Don't take the rope! Once you are on the yellow plane transform back. Activate the switch with the RC car and capture the ape. Once you can transform again, change into MiracleNinja to save time. Continue into the plane and run both staisrs up and capture the two apes. 03.20: Kung-Fu Street Difficulty: Difficult Gold Time: 1.10.00 Apes to catch: 7 apes Route: Jump up the giant stairs and change into GetchuMask. Air Dash over the moving blocks and immediately change back. Capture the sleeping ape. Continue on and avoid the swinging stones. In the next area capturing the ape and change into GetchuMask again. Catch the next two apes and restore quickly restore your transform energy. Then jump shoot the ape that is hanging at wall. Capture him and continue left. Jump and shoot the two apes down from the rope and capture them. 03.21: Taiketsu! Ukki Red Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 3.00.00 Apes to catch: Ukki Red Route: Change into DragonKung-Fu and keep hitting Ukki Red. Same strategy for the second phase. Keep hitting him in the third phase and capture him. 03.22: Mayonaka Bayside Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 1.05.00 Apes to catch: 5 apes Route: Jump in the water and dive swim to the aft of the boat. Enter the storage, change into PipoSaru and open the door. Get close to the ape, change back and capture it. Enter the door and capture the 4 apes. 03.23: Tomouki Town Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 0.50.00 Apes to catch: 4 apes Route: Change into GetchuMask, Airdash to the next platform and capture the 3 apes. Continue to the next area and capture the ape at the end. 03.24: Taiketsu! Doctor Tomouki Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 1.30.00 Apes (?) to catch: Doctor Tomouki Route: Get into the Mecha and boost hit him. Really easy. 03.25: Uchu Telebi Yousai Difficulty: Easy Gold Time: 1.45.00 Apes to catch: 6 apes Route: Change into GetchuMask and shoot the ape from the robot. Continue and airdash over the lasers. Climb the stairs and capture the ape. Airdash over the lasers again, change back and ride the platform. Enter studio 1 and jump into the hole. Catch the ape and leave the room. Capture the two apes in front of the statue. Change into GetchuMask again, shoot down the ape hanging from the statue and capture it. 03.26: Taiketsu! Specter Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 4.00.00 Apes to catch: Specter Route: Dodge the Lasers. Once the hand grasps your vehicle hit the fingers with your sword. After that dodge the lasers and change to GetchuMask. Stand in the lower right corner and shoot the enemies and the key. Dodge lasers again and then more shooting, but stand in the lower left corner this time. Shoot the final key and change back after that. Dodge the lasers again. In the next screen hit both keys and then the pilot seat. At the final phase transform to GetchuMask, dodge everything and jump shoot Specter out of his flying seat. 03.27: Kessen! Specter Difficulty: Medium Gold Time: 2.00.00 Apes to catch: Specter Route: Hit yourself to freedom with your sword. After that it is like the final phase of the previous, but you have watch the floor now too. So be careful, you have enough time. 04: FAQs 05: Thanks SCEJ for making this fine game 06: THE END If you have questions or other routes contact me at paraparaking[at]gmx[dot]de .