1 ; ▁the ▁PC ▁version ▁appeared ▁in ▁stores ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁the ▁Play Station ▁version ▁finally ▁appeared ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Game ▁Boy ▁version ▁In ▁addition , ▁U b iso ft ▁planned ▁a ▁version ▁for ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Adv ance ▁and ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Color . ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁developer ▁Tor us ▁Games , ▁the ▁games ▁were ▁released ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁Game ▁Boy ▁version ▁is ▁consider ably ▁different ▁from ▁Vis i ware ' s ▁PC ▁and ▁Play Station ▁game ; ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁side - sc roller ▁and ▁follows ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁film ▁and ▁its ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁sequ el , ▁B ene ath ▁the ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes . ▁The ▁player ▁controls ▁human ▁Ben ▁( origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁Br ent ▁in ▁B ene ath ▁the ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ) ▁as ▁he ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁films ' ▁hero , ▁Taylor , ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ten ▁levels , ▁fighting ▁a pe ▁war riors ▁and ▁other ▁enemies . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁long ▁delayed ▁development , ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁generated ▁bad ▁pre - release ▁press . ▁Its ▁game play ▁was ▁poor ly ▁received ▁at ▁its ▁Electron ic ▁Entertainment ▁Ex po ▁pre views , ▁with ▁many ▁comment ors ▁comparing