Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

Steam Deck Playable

Tate Multimedia · Adventure · May 31, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $1.99. It has been as low as $0.79.

93%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ Extremely fun with diverse levels and gameplay mechanics
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The controls are decent, the graphics are nostalgic (at least to me) and the gameplay was engaging enough to keep me interested throughout.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
+ Controller support
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Even though there is a genuine amount of amusing dialogue, cute sound effects, and some environmental background noises, the audio does not stand out in the crowd.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It runs smooth on the SteamDeck, this time it has controller support so you don't even need to scrap an own custom Input together again.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay43 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Controls39 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters52 reviews
81%
Crashes46 reviews
78%
Difficulty17 reviews
88%
Performance6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat25 reviews
80%
Bugs8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $1.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
9
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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