Kao the Kangaroo

Kao the Kangaroo
Developer(s) X-RAY
Publisher(s) Tate Interactive
Platform(s) Windows, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)

Dreamcast

  • NA: February 13, 2001
  • EU: December 8, 2000

Windows

  • NA: February 20, 2001
  • EU: December 8, 2000

Game Boy Advance

  • NA: December 11, 2001
  • EU: December 14, 2001
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

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

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.

Release

The game was marketed worldwide by Titus Interactive, both for PC's and for Sega Dreamcast console. 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 scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 67%[2]
(DC) 62.89%[3]
(GBA) 54.96%[4]
Metacritic(DC) 63/100[5]
(PC) 60/100[6]
(GBA) 52/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(DC) [8]
[9][10]
CVG(DC) 6/10[11]
(GBA) 5/10[12]
EGM6/10[13]
Game Informer7/10[14]
Game RevolutionD−[15]
GameSpot(PC) 7.4/10[16]
(DC) 7.1/10[17]
(GBA) 2.7/10[18]
GameZone7.5/10[19]
IGN(DC) 6.2/10[20]
(PC) 5.2/10[21]
(GBA) 5/10[22]
Nintendo Power[23]

Kao the Kangaroo has received average to mixed reviews. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 62.89% and 63 out of 100 for the Dreamcast version,[3][5] 67% and 60 out of 100 for the PC version,[2][6] and 54.96% and 53 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version.[4][7]

Sequels

In 2005 Tate Interactive released Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for the Xbox, PS2, GameCube and PC. Later that year they released the PSP exclusive Kao Challengers, which introduced multiplayer to the series. Challengers was followed by Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano, which has not yet received an English language release.

References

  1. ↑ http://segaretro.org/Kao_the_Kangaroo
  2. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo for Dreamcast". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo Critic Reviews for Dreamcast". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. 1 2 "KAO the Kangaroo Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Kao the Kangaroo (DC) - Review". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  9. ↑ Deci, T.J. "Kao the Kangaroo (PC) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  10. ↑ Frankle, Gavin. "Kao the Kangaroo (GBA) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "KAO the Kangaroo (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. April 2001.
  14. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo (DC)". Game Informer (96). April 2001.
  15. ↑ Liu, Johnny (February 2001). "Kao the Kangaroo Review (DC)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  16. ↑ Walker, Trey (2001-03-09). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  17. ↑ Provo, Frank (2001-02-27). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  18. ↑ Provo, Frank (2002-01-31). "KAO the Kangaroo Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Chau, Anthony (2001-02-13). "Kao the Kangaroo (DC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  21. ↑ Chau, Anthony (2001-03-08). "Kao the Kangaroo (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  22. ↑ Harris, Craig (2002-01-30). "Kao the Kangaroo (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  23. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo". Nintendo Power. 150: 148. November 2001.


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