Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2
PAL region cover art for PS2
Developer(s) Tate Interactive
Publisher(s) JoWooD Productions (Europe)
Atari, Inc. (North America)
Platform(s) Windows
GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox[note 1]
Release Xbox
  • PAL: April 15, 2005
  • NA: March 21, 2006
GameCube, PS2
  • PAL: April 15, 2005
  • NA: March 29, 2006
Windows
  • PAL: April 15, 2005
  • NA: March 2006
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is an action-adventure video game first released in 2003 by Tate Interactive, and a sequel to Kao The Kangaroo.

A remake titled Kao Challengers was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2005/2006 and a brand new title Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano was released for the PC in 2006, and hasn't received an English language release.

Plot

The wicked hunter from the first game returns and 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
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(Xbox) 61%[1]
(PS2) 60.91%[2]
(GC) 56.92%[3]
(PC) 55%[4]
Metacritic(Xbox) 62/100[5]
(PS2) 58/100[6]
(GC) 57/100[7]
(PC) 55/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot6.1/10[9]
GameTrailers6.1/10[10]
GameZone7.5/10[11]
IGN5.5/10[12]
NGC Magazine59%[13]
Nintendo Power2.5/10[14]
Play54%[15]

Reviews of the game were pretty mixed. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 61% and 62 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[1][5] 55% and 55 out of 100 for the PC version (based solely on IGN's review[12]),[4][8] 56.92% and 57 out of 100 for the GameCube version,[3][7] and 60.91% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[2][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ While various Xbox games are compatible with Xbox 360, Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is not among them.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  6. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  7. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  8. 1 2 "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  9. ↑ Provo, Frank (2006-04-27). "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  10. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, Review (GC)". GameTrailers. April 11, 2006. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. 1 2 Bozon, Mark (2006-05-30). "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  13. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". NGC Magazine. May 2005.
  14. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". Nintendo Power. 204: 94. May 2006.
  15. ↑ "Kao the Kangaroo Round 2". Play. June 2005.
Preceded by
Kao the Kangaroo		 Kao the Kangaroo series Succeeded by
Kao Challengers


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