Kao the Kangaroo (Polish: Kangurek Kao) is a series of platform video games developed and published by Polish studio Tate Multimedia. The protagonist and titular character, Kao, is a young Australian kangaroo fitted with a boxing outfit.[1]
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Genre(s) | Platformer adventure, action-adventure |
Developer(s) | Tate Multimedia (2003-present) Titus Interactive (2001) |
Publisher(s) | Titus Interactive (2000) JoWooD Productions (2005) Atari (2005-2006) Tate Multimedia (2022) |
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First release | Kao the Kangaroo November 23, 2000 |
Latest release | Kao the Kangaroo May 27, 2022 |
2000 | Kao the Kangaroo |
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2001 | Kao the Kangaroo (GBA) |
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2003 | Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 |
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2005 | Kao Challengers |
Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano | |
2006–2021 | |
2022 | Kao the Kangaroo |
The first instalment of the franchise that was published by Titus Interactive for Microsoft Windows on November 23, 2000.[2] A GBA port was released on December 11, 2001, which is an entirely different game, despite having the same title.[citation needed]
A sequel to Kao the Kangaroo that was released on November 4, 2003, for Windows and on April 15, 2004, for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube.[3]
A sequel to Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 and the third mainline game in the Kao the Kangaroo series. The game was released exclusively for Windows on December 2, 2005. The plot is set on an island with a giant volcano. Kao gets new skills and five companions to help him on his way.[4]
Kao the Kangaroo was released on May 27, 2022.[5] Kao returns after a 16 year old hiatus and has to fight his way through enemies called "fighting masters" in search of his missing sister. The game was meant to keep the spirit of the original games, but have a more modern look.[6]
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