Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

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  1. NightGeisha
    Jul 6, 2019
    5
    Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, remind me so much the old platformer games from more than 20 years ago, like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro that even being so clunky and buggy I could enjoy it a lot just for the nostalgia of that old games.

    Graphically it is not brilliant but that way the game much more with the old classic platformers, the color palette is also vivid and very cartoonish. The    Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, remind me so much the old platformer games from more than 20 years ago, like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro that even being so clunky and buggy I could enjoy it a lot just for the nostalgia of that old games.

    Graphically it is not brilliant but that way the game much more with the old classic platformers, the color palette is also vivid and very cartoonish. The controls are simple, sometimes chunky but the controller support is quite good comparing with other games I have played.
    I get some bugs, as I said in the beginning, doors that did not open and things I could not reach, but a simple restart from checkpoint or restart from main menu solved it.

    Overall is an enjoyable game and if the initial idea was to mimic the old platformer games of the 90's, they hit the fly. Fully recommend it, after all the normal price is a bargain!    … Expand
  2. Steeldude
    May 17, 2015
    7
    Compared to the first game, this game is awesome. It's not short, the levels are well designed and look really nice, there are multiple worlds to go through, voiced cutscenes etc.

    The gameplay is mostly similar to Rayman Revolution - in each level you have a set of collectibles that you can get and after you finish a level you get to play another one, the levels are linear and filled    Compared to the first game, this game is awesome. It's not short, the levels are well designed and look really nice, there are multiple worlds to go through, voiced cutscenes etc.

    The gameplay is mostly similar to Rayman Revolution - in each level you have a set of collectibles that you can get and after you finish a level you get to play another one, the levels are linear and filled with checkpoints. Another similarity is that there is also a hub (called Dark Docks), from which you go to your adventures. By collecting stars and crystals, you can upgrade your abilities or open bonus levels (which are quite bad honestly).

    As in Kao 1, there are boss battles in this game and except for the final boss, all the fights are laughably easy with bosses often telling you strategies on how to beat them (yeah, it's true).

    The problems with controls and camera remain, though. During some chase sequences or slide moments it is not hard to notice that the controls are rather stiff and do not respond the way they should, making mostly the sliding passages largely annoying even though they'd otherwise be easy. Unfortunately, this game has a lot of gimmick levels in which you are supposed to either race/chase/run or use a vehicle so you'll feel the stiffness of the controls quite a bit. It reduces the overall quality of the game and the fun experience.

    The problem with this game is that even though it is nice and fun, the bad controls and a complete lack of originality (as this game manages to use elements from other platformers and combine them, however, makes them inferior to the ones found in their proper games) make this platformer not that good.    … Expand
  3. frederik1478
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    A fun little platformer that could , for 2 Euro this is an amazing Value you get , good port from a 2003 PS2 game With some nice environment and good colouring , And the game had some good difficulty spikes like PS2 games normally would have in the old days , If you like platform us then I would recommend it and for two euro it is an amazing value
  4. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    I'm sure this was at best an average 3D platformer in 2005, so in 2020....

    The controls are cumbersome in spite of the simplicity of the gameplay, bugs are numerous, the interface is inconsistent (from some levels you cannot go back to the hub, and if you leave the game it forces you to finish the level the next time) and the game is full of clipping problems and weird hitboxes.

    Don't buy.
  5. OREH_MW
    May 7, 2023
    7
    У лукоморья дуб зелёный;
    Златая цепь на дубе том:
    И днём и ночью кот учёный Всё ходит по цепи кругом; Идёт направо — песнь заводит, Налево — сказку говорит. Там чудеса: там леший бродит, Русалка на ветвях сидит; Там на неведомых дорожках Следы невиданных зверей; Избушка там на курьих ножках Стоит без окон, без дверей; Там лес и дол видений полны; Там о заре прихлынут волны На брег песчаный    У лукоморья дуб зелёный;
    Златая цепь на дубе том:
    И днём и ночью кот учёный
    Всё ходит по цепи кругом;
    Идёт направо — песнь заводит,
    Налево — сказку говорит.
    Там чудеса: там леший бродит,
    Русалка на ветвях сидит;
    Там на неведомых дорожках
    Следы невиданных зверей;
    Избушка там на курьих ножках
    Стоит без окон, без дверей;
    Там лес и дол видений полны;
    Там о заре прихлынут волны
    На брег песчаный и пустой,
    И тридцать витязей прекрасных
    Чредой из вод выходят ясных,
    И с ними дядька их морской;
    Там королевич мимоходом
    Пленяет грозного царя;
    Там в облаках перед народом
    Через леса, через моря
    Колдун несёт богатыря;
    В темнице там царевна тужит,
    А бурый волк ей верно служит;
    Там ступа с Бабою Ягой
    Идёт, бредёт сама собой,
    Там царь Кащей над златом чахнет;
    Там русский дух… там Русью пахнет!
    И там я был, и мёд я пил;
    У моря видел дуб зелёный;
    Под ним сидел, и кот учёный
    Свои мне сказки говорил.    … Expand

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  1. IGN
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    Kao the Kangaroo 2 combines the same generic gameplay we’ve seen time and time again and delivers it at a budget price during the tail-end of this generation of consoles.
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