KAO Challengers

 PSP
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
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  1. GameSpot
    63
    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.
  2. Cheat Code Central
    62
    Koa falls under the "better-than-nothing" category if you're a real platform addict. Overall it's not a bad game but it has the potential to be so much better.
  3. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    60
    It's a shame, as obvious care has been put into a rather cynical and totally unoriginal concept. Some nice touches, but we've basically seen it all before. [Christmas 2005, p.104]
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  5. IGN
    60
    In this age of Director's Cuts and double dips for titles, taking a two year old title and leaving what appears to be inherent flaws in the game design is indefensible.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Steeldude
    May 17, 2015
    6
    This game is basically Kao the Kangaroo 2, but slightly worse, as the port is rather bad. Worse camera and controls than on PC and that saysThis game is basically Kao the Kangaroo 2, but slightly worse, as the port is rather bad. Worse camera and controls than on PC and that says something.

    There is a multiplayer mode, but good luck finding someone to play this game with as (I believe) each person needs to have their own UMD disc.

    The only remedy factor are the 4 new levels (aka a new world) exclusively designed for this game.
    The problem is that the first level of the "new batch" was the only bugged level in my game where certain collectibles simply did not appear and I was unable to finish it 100%. The second level is another chasing level with bad and delayed controls, followed by another gimmick level focusing on sliding, so once again, you'll be having problems with controlling your character. The boss fight is mediocre.

    All in all, if you can, play the original Kao 2 and watch the new levels on YT, because they are not worth the price of a full game.    … Full Review »
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