Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release)

Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release)

Steam Deck Playable

Tate Multimedia · Action · Apr 27, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

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

74%
Mostly Positive
437 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Controls: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 437 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 137 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
However the Steam-Layout for games that don't officially support controllers worked like a charm here, the one I made for myself made the game so much fun on both the Steamdeck and with a Xbox-Controller so that outdated control scheme problem can be entirely nullified!
31 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
To add the cherry on top of this messy sundae, I recommend that you map your checkpoint marker button to the south/down part of the d-pad.
6 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It was an amazing experience on my Steamdeck!
5 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ great soundtrack actually the best thing in this game
4 of 137 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 love4 themes
Controls31 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics18 reviews
50%
Gameplay15 reviews
80%
Story and characters7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes18 reviews
33%
Combat10 reviews
80%
Difficulty8 reviews
50%
Bugs4 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.

3 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
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