Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release)

Fun game!

Well, the game is fun, I hate the lives system, but I guess that's normal for games of this era, anyway, I recommend it.

A true classic.

Incredible nostalgia!! One of my first PC CDROMs I've owned, back when we had a Windows 98! I still have the big box packaging haha. Starting this up, I could immediately hum along the music - it always lingered in the back of my mind. I really did not know the game was on steam...just a nostalgia drive! Also, I think they fixed the tank-movement? I remember when I played this as a kid, the movement was super sluggish and clunky. It feels a lot more smoother than I can remember. Fantastic!

Nawet spoko tylko wkurza system życia (Stracisz wszystkie tracisz save).

Despite the camera angles not always being helpful straight away, this game is quite fun and the price is a bargain. If it turns out you do not like the game then very little money has been lost.

Yeah I don't think this one aged well. It's a platformer with corridor-like levels (think Crash Bandicoot), but Kao moves slowly and hitting enemies with his punches and tail whip feels janky. You have throwable gloves, but those aren't plentiful and enemies respawn after a few seconds anyway. The worst are the vehicle levels: you die in one hit and there are no checkpoints at all, so get ready to see Kao becoming an angel many times. Quitting a level reset the progress made within, but also refunds the lost lives, which is handy if you're losing a dozen of them in some hard sections. The bosses are very easy to beat, though one of them (the one riding a cloud) has a weirdly obtuse way to make him vulnerable, which is [spoiler]running under him while he's facing you.[/spoiler] Go for it if you're really feeling nostalgic, but Round 2 is a much better introduction for the little boxing kangaroo.

It's really cute

thats the first time i see a re-release of a game add tank controls, usually its the contrary but no, if you emulate it you get the original controls with are better, but if you buy it on steam you get tank controls that weren't in the original ????

I came back to finnally beat this game from my childhood ! Honestly, for modern standards it has terrible control, people hate on that for some reason, thinking, that it will affect our nostalgia. Who cares ? It is a small price to be paid for nostalgia !