Kao the Kangaroo
In recent years, we have witnessed the return of many classic game
series that players have been asking for for years, and one of the successful
examples is the fourth part of the Streets of Rage series. We have also seen
the return of a number of series that were not as popular or were of limited
popularity, and the results here were very uneven. Between games that made
a successful comeback and others that we wished they hadn’t, the latest series
that was less fortunate in the past and that returns to us today is Kao the Kangaroo
adventure and platform game series, which the original development team
Tate Multimedia is back to develop.
Kao the Kangaroo
The story is about the kangaroo Kao, who sets out on his journey to find his sister
Kaia, who has not returned to the island for a long time after she went on a journey
to search for their missing father. Here begins Kao’s adventure to search for
his sister after he got his father’s magical gloves. Learn about the secret of
the mysterious crystals that have scattered on the various islands, the story
of the game is justification of events no more as usual from the genre games.
The game offers a cartoonish graphic orientation and it can be said that it
is similar to Crash Bandicoot games. The game offers a variety of well-designed
environments and offers some classic melodies that are typical of the genre games.
It can be said that the most grievances about this game are in these two aspects.
The graphic level is volatile with Textures and environment details appear late
sometimes while on the move. In terms of technical performance, the game
performs well in general, with the exception of the last island, which clearly
suffers from low frame rates, whether during exploration or during combat.
As for the audio, the voice acting and the many sounds from the effects and
so on disappear completely. Suddenly while playing and in some clips.
The gameplay is very simple with the ability to jump, roll and a button to direct
punches to enemies with another button dedicated to the fatal blow when its
counter is full and the same button is used to interact with the characters,
One of the drawbacks to the playing system is the simplicity or primitiveness
with the absence of the combined strikes or the abilities that can be used effectively
in the fight. Many of the powers that you will get are used to solve puzzles without
the battles that provide some entertainment and are mainly used to break
the routine because the game depends heavily You have to move between platforms
and solve puzzles. A limited number of boss encounters were presented that
varied and with simple and beautiful ideas with the strategy of defeating
the boss changing a few times during the fight based on his health meter,
and these confrontations usually require you to take advantage of the elements
of the surrounding environment.
As for jumping between platforms, the game, despite the simplicity of its name
and appearance that seems ordinary, the stages are very beautifully and elaborately
designed, mixing the need for accuracy without the cost of difficulty with
the constant diversification, so you will find various forms of obstacles in each
stage you play with many puzzles related to the elements Which you will gain
strength during playing and some stages may revolve around a specific idea such
as skiing or running away from an opponent chasing you and all of these elements
result in a very enjoyable experience suitable for players of different ages.
For the little ones thanks to the beautiful balance between its different elements.
The content of the game is also excellent in terms of providing many options
for exploration to search for treasures or collect manuscripts that introduce you
to the characters of the game. You can also search for letters that make up
the name Kao in addition to collecting mysterious gems and rocks that you must
search for and collect a certain number of them to allow you to enter the stages
There is also a set of challenges that you can find during the stages and you can
return to those challenges later through its own portal that is located on all the islands,
and as it is clear, the content offered by the game is rich and encourages you to
re-exploration to collect everything.
We finished the game within 8 hours by 89% due to the keenness on exploration
and it can be said that the game will require about 5 and a half hours to finish it
with full focus on the story without exploration and you will need about 10 hours
to assemble everything, the game offers a good and enjoyable experience, although
the negatives that we mentioned Not many, but they are prominent, except for
the performance problems that occur in the last region, and these problems can
addressed in the future through some updates, but the result of the review
based on the game as it is now and not what it could become in the future,
Kao the Kangaroo is a successful return to this series and an experience of
providing content Excellent and fun.
