Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. Sure, Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 does absolutely nothing to push the genre forward; but it's hard to deny that the game is a very fun distraction while it lasts.
  2. Kao's latest adventure isn't very innovative or challenging, but it is varied enough to hold a player's attention for an entire weekend.
  3. The real problem is that it has been done so many times before that at some stages in the game you get that déjà vu feeling you played the same location, executed the exact move and experienced the same sequence of events but this time it's a Kangaroo you are sharing it with and not another endearing character.
  4. 55
    The characters and environments are amazingly generic as well and the graphical and audio production is simply average.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2006
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#4 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2006
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Aug 24, 2021
    10
    Kao the kangaroo 2 is one of the most FUN games I have ever played by far!!
  2. May 5, 2023
    10
    Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 offers a fun and colorful platforming experience. Nice game overall.
  3. Feb 21, 2017
    7
    Unlike the first game, this one's more well known and better. It looks good, has personality, and Kao is as cute as ever. It plays well tooUnlike the first game, this one's more well known and better. It looks good, has personality, and Kao is as cute as ever. It plays well too and Kao is A LOT faster than in the first game, which is a plus. But, you can't place your own checkpoints anymore and is pretty much a stripped-down version of Rayman 2: the Great Escape. I still recommend it, as it's pretty damn good. But it's nowhere near as good as some other platformers out there Full Review »