▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁of ▁several ▁attempts ▁at ▁a ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁film ▁re make , ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁by ▁James ▁Camer on . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁video ▁game ▁division ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁prepared ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁video ▁game ▁tie - in . ▁Camer on ▁dropped ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁project ▁went ▁on ▁hold , ▁but ▁confident ▁a ▁re make ▁would ▁progress ▁sooner ▁or ▁later , ▁Fox ▁proceeded ▁with ▁the ▁video ▁game . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁video ▁game ; ▁Fox ▁had ▁attempted ▁a ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁At ari ▁ 2 6 0 0 , ▁but ▁abandoned ▁it ▁amid ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁crash ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( new ▁design ers ▁completed ▁and ▁released ▁this ▁game ▁as ▁Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁contract ed ▁French ▁video ▁game ▁developer ▁Vis i ware ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁game . ▁With ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁lim bo , ▁the ▁cre ators ▁developed ▁a ▁new ▁story ▁inspired ▁by ▁Pierre ▁B oul le ' s ▁original ▁novel ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁film ▁version . ▁The ▁design ers ▁felt ▁an ▁action - ad vent ure ▁game ▁would ▁best ▁suit ▁the ▁material ▁and ▁available ▁technology . ▁They ▁developed ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁PC , ▁Play Station , ▁and ▁S ega ▁Dream cast , ▁though ▁they ▁scra pped ▁the ▁Dream cast ▁version ▁when ▁S ega ▁dis cont in ued