Kao the Kangaroo

Kao the Kangaroo (Polish: Kangurek Kao) is an action-adventure video game released in 2000 by Tate Interactive. During development it was known as Denis the Kangaroo.[1]

Kao the Kangaroo
Developer(s)X-Ray Interactive
Publisher(s)Licomp Empik Multimedia (Poland)
Titus Interactive (Worldwide)
SeriesKao the Kangaroo 
Platform(s)Windows, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance
ReleaseWindows
  • POL: November 23, 2000
  • EU: December 8, 2000
  • NA: February 20, 2001
Dreamcast
  • EU: December 8, 2000
  • NA: February 13, 2001
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: December 11, 2001
  • EU: December 14, 2001
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

Kao is a young kangaroo living with his family in the jungle when they are one day captured by a ruthless hunter and his goons. It's up to Kao to drive the invaders from his home and save his family.

The game is divided into 5 sections "worlds" each with a distinctive theme (winter, space, tropic etc.) however, the sequence of levels often makes little to no sense, for example, a battle with some kind of Greek god (Zeus, probably) transitions into a level in outer space.

Release

The game was marketed worldwide by Titus Interactive, both for PC's and for Sega Dreamcast console, although in Poland the game was exclusively released on the PC, where it was released by Licomp Empik Multimedia. It scored a major success, exceeding 45,000 copies in Poland alone where it remained in the Top 10 for a considerable time.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(DC) 63/100[2]
(PC) 60/100[3]
(GBA) 52/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(DC) [5]
[6][7]
CVG(DC) 6/10[8]
(GBA) 5/10[9]
EGM6/10[10]
Game Informer7/10[11]
GameRevolutionDāˆ’[12]
GameSpot(PC) 7.4/10[13]
(DC) 7.1/10[14]
(GBA) 2.7/10[15]
GameZone7.5/10[16]
IGN(DC) 6.2/10[17]
(PC) 5.2/10[18]
(GBA) 5/10[19]
Next Generation[20]
Nintendo Power[21]

Kao the Kangaroo received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][4][3] Greg Orlando of Next Generation called the Dreamcast version "a marsuperior adventure. Pardon the horrible pun ā€“ please."[20]

Sequels

The game was released for the Sega Dreamcast and Windows PCs on December 8, 2000. A GBA game was released on December 11, 2001, which is an entirely different game, despite having the same title. The game got a sequel called Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, which was released for Xbox, GameCube, PS2, and Windows PCs on April 15, 2005. About 5 months later, a second sequel called Kao Challengers was released on October 28, 2005 only for the PSP. Later in 2005, a third sequel called Kao: Mystery of Volcano was released only for Windows PCs. On June 9, 2020, a new game was announced by Tate Multimedia [22].

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References
  1. http://segaretro.org/Kao_the_Kangaroo
  2. "KAO the Kangaroo Critic Reviews for Dreamcast". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. "KAO the Kangaroo for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. "KAO the Kangaroo Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. Thompson, Jon. "Kao the Kangaroo (DC) - Review". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. Deci, T.J. "Kao the Kangaroo (PC) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. Frankle, Gavin. "Kao the Kangaroo (GBA) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  8. Key, Steve (2001). "Dreamcast Review: Kao The Kangaroo". Computer and Video Games (Official Dreamcast Magazine UK). Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  9. CVG Staff (2001-12-08). "GBA Review: Kao The Kangaroo". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  10. "KAO the Kangaroo (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. April 2001.
  11. "Kao the Kangaroo (DC)". Game Informer (96). April 2001.
  12. Liu, Johnny (February 2001). "Kao the Kangaroo Review (DC)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  13. Walker, Trey (2001-03-09). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  14. Provo, Frank (2001-02-27). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  15. Provo, Frank (2002-01-31). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  16. Lafferty, Michael (2001-12-31). "KAO the Kangaroo Review on Game Boy Advance". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  17. Chau, Anthony (2001-02-13). "Kao the Kangaroo (DC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  18. Chau, Anthony (2001-03-08). "Kao the Kangaroo (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  19. Harris, Craig (2002-01-30). "Kao the Kangaroo (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  20. Orlando, Greg (April 2001). "Kao the Kangaroo (DC)". Next Generation. Imagine Media (76): 83. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  21. "Kao the Kangaroo". Nintendo Power. 150: 148. November 2001.
  22. https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1048540/view/2235421525045462889


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