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80
Windows4Players.de
Kao steigt als witziges und abwechslungsreiches Game in den Jump&Run-Ring und erweist sich als würdiger Gegner der Genre-Referenz Rayman 2. Am Ende unterliegt das Känguru jedoch durch klaren technischen K.O.: Die Grafik ist nicht ganz so abwechslungsreich und detailliert, die Steuerung etwas ungenauer, die Kameraperspektive teilweise unglücklich fixiert und auch die Story erreicht nicht die epische Dichte von Rayman 2. Trotzdem: Kao the Kangaroo ist ein unterhaltsames Jump&Run, das sich zusammen mit Croc 2 den würdigen zweiten Platz hinter dem französischen Schlappohr sichert, und eindeutig besser abschneidet als Gifty, das rote Teufelchen von Cryo.
80
DreamcastOfficial Dreamcast Magazine (U.S.)
All in all, Kao surprised us. A few goofy enemies and dumb boss level fights serve as the game's only potholes...which are, of course, very easily hopped over.
75
DreamcastJeuxvideo.com
Au final, Kao réalise une bonne performance dans un secteur où il n'est pas évident d'innover. Sans être révolutionnaire, ce soft s'avère très sympathique et plein de fraîcheur. Il fera certainement le bonheur des jeunes joueurs alors que les grands resteront plus difficiles à persuader. Kao est donc un titre que l'on peut mettre entre toutes les mains même si la durée de vie qu'il propose risque de laisser sur leur faim les experts de la catégorie.
75
Game Boy AdvanceGameZone
This is not the most original game, as far as game play is concerned. But it does provide some distraction and entertainment. Older, serious game players should probably bypass this title, but for the younger set, this is a game they may thoroughly enjoy.
74
WindowsGameSpot
Despite these deterrents, KAO the Kangaroo is an enjoyable platform action game. Its bright, colorful environments and endearing marsupial hero make the game appropriate for children, while its clean 3D graphics and varied level design make it a good choice for older fans of the genre as well.
72
WindowsPC Gameplay (Benelux)
Zeer leuk voor de kleinsten, de rest kan met een bokshandschoen op de kin kloppen.
71
DreamcastGameSpot
KAO The Kangaroo represents Titus' attempt to break into the 3D action-platform genre. KAO has been kidnapped from his native Australia, and it's up to you to help him punch, hop, and snowboard his way home. Despite a plethora of design and gameplay issues, it's hard not to enjoy the cute and varied experience contained within the game's 30 areas.
70
DreamcastGame Informer Magazine
If this were a PlayStation game, I’d probably tell you to spend your money elsewhere. However, given recent developments, this might be one of the last decent games of this type to be released for the Dreamcast, save Sonic Adventure 2. Besides, you could count the number of decent DC platform games on one hand and still have enough left over to pick your nose.
70
WindowsJeuxvideo.com
Kao reprend le principe du jeu de plate-forme avec parcours pré-calculé, dans des décors de toute beauté à travers des lieux variés. Les situations sont également très diversifiées, mais le jeu est un peu trop linéaire et souffre sur cette version PC d'une jouabilité assez délicate au clavier.
69
WindowsPower Unlimited
Kao heeft absoluut potentie en zou met een kleine restyling (camerawerk!) ook hardcore gamers kunnen aanspreken.
65
Game Boy AdvanceJeuxvideo.com
Kao le Kangourou sur Gameboy Advance est un bon petit jeu de plate-forme qui ravira les joueurs en quête d’un jeu bon enfant. Malheureusement sa durée de vie ne le déssert pas du tout. Si vous êtes à la recherche de ce type de jeu je vous conseille plutôt Prehistorik Man bien plus complet à la durée de vie bien plus élevée...
62
DreamcastIGN
As delightful as our cartoony kangaroo is, Kao The Kangaroo just wasn't exciting enough for me mainly because I've played this type of game so many times already. If the gameplay was solid, then perhaps I could look past that, but with awkward controls and an unfinished feel, Kao The Kangaroo tries to leap just past the standard but falls short of making the jump to the next platform.
60
WindowsPC Player (Germany)
Wem soll man so ein Spiel empfehlen? Känguru-Liebhabern? Rayman-Fan, die das
Ubi-Soft-Spiel auswendig kennen? Ja, das könnte angehen. Eine Pleite ist Kao sicher nicht. Viele Bonusfahrten, gigantische Felsbrocken, die einen zermalmen wollen, und dergleich Nettigkeiten mehr, es gibt schlechtere Hüpfspiele. Mit
Rayman 2 oder einem
Gifty kann Kao aber auf keinen Fall mithalten, da kann es noch so niedlich mit den Augenlidern klimpern. Zu brav ist die Ausführung, keinen Joke oder Gimmick gibt es, den unsereins nicht schon gesehen hätte. Aber Hüpf-Fans auf Entzug werden es mögen. Oder sich eine Konsole kaufen.
60
WindowsGamekult
Mignon tout plein, Kao le Kangourou est un jeu de plates-formes comme on commence à en avoir l'habitude. Malgré des passages qui rompent avec l'habituelle vue de derrière (vue de profil, épreuves en deltaplane, vue de face pour fuir un poursuivant, etc.) et la bonne idée des checkpoints personnalisés, le jeu ne dispose pas de suffisamment d'originalités graphiques ou ludiques pour surclasser un Rayman 2, par exemple. Reste un sympathique divertissement pour les amis des marsupiaux, quel que soit leur âge.
52
DreamcastVideo Games
Eines gleich vorweg: Die Ansätze sind gut. Vor allem die Idee, dass ihr Checkpoints selbst in den Leveln setzen könnt, gefällt mir - auch, wenn man dieses Feature eigentlich immer verwenden sollte, sobald man ein Checkpoint-Item findet, oder sich sonst unglaublich ärgert, wenn man es schlicht und einfach mal vergisst. Auch fein versteckte Bonus-Stages und das manchmal bedingt frei begehbare Areal machen kurzfristig Laune. Doch all dies rettet Kao nicht vor dem Abstieg in eine der unteren Klassen. Wie schon im Haupttext angesprochen, sind es vor allem die Kameraführung und die oft unfairen Feinde, die schnell für Frust sorgen. Der Dreamcast hat wahrlich Besseres verdient.
52
WindowsIGN
As delightful as our cartoony kangaroo is, Kao The Kangaroo just wasn't exciting enough for me mainly because I've played this type of game so many times already. If the gameplay was solid, then perhaps I could look past that, but with awkward controls and an unfinished feel, Kao The Kangaroo tries to leap just past the standard but falls short of making the jump to the next platform.
50
DreamcastGame Informer Magazine
Not a bad platformer here, but it's a little too hard for a younger player – who this game is best suited for – and a little too boring for an older player. The create-your-own checkpoints is a great idea, but I doubt this game will be remembered as much of anything when you look back at the Dreamcast. If you absolutely, positively must play every platformer out there, Kao isn’t a bad two-day rental, but I certainly wouldn’t buy it.
50
WindowsComputer Games Magazine
Kao the Kangaroo resembles nothing so much as the box it comes packed in. That is to say it's colorful, friendly, and filled primarily with empty air. A textbook case of form over substance, this carbon copy product relies on quantity instead of quality, good looks rather than inherent playability. As popular folklore holds though, you can clone a physical form, but not the spiritual presence that inhabits it. Would that news of this concept had only reached the outback country where Kao dwells a little sooner. They're supposed to do things upside down there, not ass-backwards.
50
Game Boy AdvanceIGN
If anything, Kao the Kangaroo is a challenge to get through...but the frustration level is absolutely massive. The main hero may be cute to look at...but he's a real pushover, introducing almost no gaming innovation to the side-scrolling platform genre. It's a game that feels entirely rushed, with poor decisions in game design.
49
WindowsGameStar (Germany)
Sprünge gehen wegen fehlender
Orientierungshilfen oft daneben.
Spielstand-Rücksetzpunke bestimmen
Sie selbst, leider sind
gefährliche Stellen, vor denen Sie
einen solchen Punkt setzen sollten,
nicht im Voraus zu erkennen.
Von der bunten Grafik angelockte
Einsteiger werden bald frustriert in das Gamepad beißen,
mit dem sich dieses Jump-and-run am besten spielt.
49
WindowsPC Games (Germany)
Gelegentlich wird das Geschehen durch Snowboard-Einlagen oder einen Flug in einem Raumgleiter aufgelockert, davon abgesehen lässt das auf Jüngere zugeschnittene Hüpfspiel jegliche Highlights vermissen.
27
Game Boy AdvanceGameSpot
Kao the Kangaroo for the Game Boy Advance re-creates last year's Dreamcast game through the use of vibrant 2D character sprites and lush background paintings. Once again, Kao has been kidnapped from his home in the Australian Outback, and it's up to you to help him return. What follows is a 22-level adventure that's not entirely unlike Nintendo's Super Mario World, except that it's significantly more dull and frustrating.
16
DreamcastGame Revolution
Like the hundreds of shallow, empty side-scrollers that came out back in the NES days, Kao is just another pothole in the video game road. The game is obscenely generic, wildly frustrating and simply not worth the time. Kids will throw tantrums and adults will pull out their hair. I fear Kao is headed straight for the video game character wasteland, populated by such notables as Aero the Acrobat, Bubsy and Michael Jackson. Perhaps time will pave this over and allow us to get back to our otherwise happy lives...or maybe Mario and Sonic will steal Kao's lunch money and pants. Beats the Krappo out of me.
0
DreamcastThe Video Game Critic
Inexplicably, the controls don't adjust to compensate for the new angle, which is just confusing as hell. In addition to the unintuitive controls and awful graphics, Kao's clownish music provides the final nails in its cheaply fabricated coffin. Much of the music sounds as if it was generated by a Casio keyboard - it's revolting! I had always wondered why I heard so little about Kao the Kangaroo, but now I understand completely. Garbage like this gives the Dreamcast a bad name.
| Platform |
Votes |
Score |
| Dreamcast |
4 |
3.7 |
| Game Boy Advance |
1 |
5.0 |
| Windows |
3 |
3.8 |
| Combined MobyScore |
8 |
3.9 |
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