Action-adventure game released in 2000 by Tate Interactive. During development it was known as Denis the Kangaroo. Kao is a young kangaroo living with his family in the jungle when they are one day captured by a ruthless hunter and his goons. It's up to Kao to drive the invaders from his home and save his family.
PlatformAdventureArcadeActionKidscollectingminigamesrobotstalking animals3d platformerprotagonist's name in the titlepolygonal 3dcollectiblescheckpointsuseable vehiclesmoving platformsenvironment as weaponsPC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast
- Developer
- Tate Interactive
- Publisher
- Titus Interactive
- Released
- December 8, 2000
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 5 h rushed · 6 h main story · 7 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 19 ratings.
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