Ape Escape 3 (サルゲッチュ3, Saru Getchu 3) is a platform video game published and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was first released in Japan on July 14, 2005, and was later released in North America on January 17, 2006, and in Europe on May 5, 2006. It was re-released in Japan under the PlayStation 2 the Best label twice, on November 2, 2005, and July 5, 2007.