"Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)" is an ancient game from 2003. It's a whopping 22 years old at the time of this review, however has been modernized to support 4K graphics and customisable controls.

Originally made for the GameCube, this PC port does have some problems, but significantly fewer than I normally see with games this old.

The worst part about this is, there's no mouse input, despite this being sold on PC as if it were a PC game. That's something the developers should fix. However, the game is playable, well optimised, and while it looks a bit dated, the cartoony stylisation has helped it age better.

The third person platforming gameplay is serviceable enough, you've got edge grabbing and double jumps (somewhat new features for platformers back in 2003), and some different kinds of game activities.

One significant issue from a zoology perspective, kangaroos cannot run!!! They hop. Their legs aren't evolved to move independently from each other. Still, the developer is Polish and probably only ever saw pictures of kangaroos.

Anyway while there's some defects here and this isn't a perfect game, there's a lot of content. The game only costs $2 at full price! Value for money is a huge deciding factor when considering if a game is worth buying or not. Getting a few hours of gameplay in a not-unreasonable platformer for $2 is okay.

It's significantly better to play than much more recent Sonic the Hedgehog console ports. For $2 considering how much you get, and because the developer has proven to display outstanding ethics (donating proceeds to charity in the past), this is something gamers absolutely should consider if they like third person platformers.

After world 1 the game starts to crumble and stops beeing fun. Thank you Knuspertoast for the recomendation!

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