Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2

Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (Polish: Kangurek Kao: Runda 2) is an action-adventure video game developed by Tate Interactive, and a sequel to Kao the Kangaroo. It was originally released on the PC in Poland in November 2003 by Cenega, and was later released in other European territories on PC and Console in 2005 by JoWooD Productions, and in the US in 2006 by Atari, Inc. (North America)

Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2
PAL region cover art for PlayStation 2
Developer(s)	Tate Interactive
Publisher(s)	Cenega (Poland) JoWooD Productions (Europe) Atari, Inc. (North America)
Series	Kao the Kangaroo
Platform(s)	Windows GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Release	Windows POL: November 4, 2003 PAL: April 15, 2005 NA: March 2006 Xbox PAL: April 15, 2005 NA: March 21, 2006 GameCube, PS2 PAL: April 15, 2005 NA: March 29, 2006 Steam WW: June 1, 2019
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

A remake titled Kao Challengers was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2005/2006 and a new title called Kao: Mystery of the Volcano was released for the PC in 2005.

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 was released to Steam on June 1, 2019, being free for users to add to their libraries for 24 hours.

Plot

The wicked hunter from the first game returns and captures Kao and all of his friends in order to take revenge. However, Kao escapes from his ship and must find a way to defeat the hunter and his allies to save his friends.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings NGC: 57%[1] PS2: 61%[2] Metacritic XBOX: 62/100[3] NGC: 57/100[4] PS2: 58/100[5] Review scores Publication Score GameSpot 6.1/10[6] GameTrailers 6.1/10[7] GameZone 7.5/10[8] IGN 5.5/10[9] NGC Magazine 59%[10] Nintendo Power 2.5/10[11] Play 54%[12]

Reviews of the game were mixed. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 62 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[3] 57% and 57 out of 100 for the GameCube version,[1][4] and 61% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[2][5]

Notes

References

1. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
2. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
3. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
4. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
5. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
6. Provo, Frank (2006-04-27). "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
7. "Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, Review (GC)". GameTrailers. April 11, 2006. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
8. Lafferty, Michael (2006-05-02). "Kao The Kangaroo Round 2 - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
9. Bozon, Mark (2006-05-30). "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
10. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". NGC Magazine. May 2005.
11. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". Nintendo Power. 204: 94. May 2006.
12. "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". Play. June 2005.

External links

• Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 at MobyGames