Kao hops back into another adventure. But there's more to this platformer than ripping off Crash Bandicoot... SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Facebook: / nitroradofficial Twitter: / nitrorad
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@thetux4596 жыл бұрын
Technically returning boomerangs were just used to scare prey, usually birds, out of hiding to that hunting boomerangs, which are not designed to return because they are meant to hit and kill, would be thrown as actual weapons. Thus this game is the most accurate portrayal of hunting boomerangs as weapons in gaming. Plus even a returning boomerang only comes back if thrown with the correct angling and wrist movement. This has been The Tux with a your daily allotment of inane Trivia. (The More You Know Jingle) Side note, loving your videos and would be quite interested to find out what you think of Psychonauts.
@yeetdoggo074 жыл бұрын
I'm from poland i finished this game like 30 times as a little kid.i remebered it when it released for free on steam and man the title screen gave me nostalgia
@LemurDawid7 жыл бұрын
I'm from Poland and I played both Kao 2 and Kao 3 like crazy when I was a kid (these games are sort of cult classics in my country). But then I discovered Rayman...
@qwargly5 жыл бұрын
To be honest I found crash twinsanity to be a lot more similar to this game than Rayman 2.
@MasterZodpod5 жыл бұрын
Ikr. I'm a Rayman fan and when I saw this, it looked like Twinsanity and The Great Escape combined.
@Hynotama3 жыл бұрын
I'm team Kao.
@marcy91253 жыл бұрын
@@Hynotama me too!
@agent11eat7 жыл бұрын
I fucking love the "wew" and "yey" edits you've been adding into these, they catch me completely off guard and made me burst into laughter
@Makedounia17 жыл бұрын
Same! They crack me up so hard!
@notarmani48043 жыл бұрын
*y e y*
@jameslawrenson1208 Жыл бұрын
They catch me by surprise that's for sure.
@JTHMSqueeMrEffDBoy7 жыл бұрын
When I first saw Kao in a cage in the dark on a pirate ship, I immediately thought "Huh. Getting a little Rayman 2 on us, aren't you, Kao?" Little did I know how true that would be.
@ThePreciseClimber7 жыл бұрын
Kao 1 - baby's first Crash Kao 2 - baby's first 3D Rayman Kao 3 - baby's first Jak & Daxter 1
@MadmanEpic7 жыл бұрын
Kao 4: baby's first Kao 1
@MadmanEpic7 жыл бұрын
CuttingPointTheatre It was a joke
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective7 жыл бұрын
They are very different but Jak I I'd say is a very accessible and fun game just as Kao 3 is. It's actually really commendable how well Kao 3 tries to use it's world design.
@Jake_Eyes4 жыл бұрын
This game is free to keep on Steam until June 14th, 2020.
@Nintentoad1253 жыл бұрын
Welp
@abaddon54203 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late..
@lostuser64103 жыл бұрын
Valpact not as late as me! I don’t even have a PC!
@papalouie55173 жыл бұрын
@@abaddon5420, i just bought it its super cheap like 2€ and i almost finished it. Also the gameplay can last a couple of days or even weeks. The game is so long
@abaddon54203 жыл бұрын
@@papalouie5517 cool!
@NanaKyoto5 жыл бұрын
Is, anyone else back here again because Kao Round 2 just got released on Steam?
@SkarletOctaviaMUSIC5 жыл бұрын
I see you on a lot of game review vids
@Saxdude264 жыл бұрын
Darn tootin'! I grew up with Crash and Rayman... and the similarities if anything make me, as an Australian, just happy with the blend of marsupial and 3D platformer.
@saleh__h4 жыл бұрын
It’s free now
@asherorenstein12854 жыл бұрын
@@saleh__h Pretty much the reason I watched this video
@therealcpltrolllol4 жыл бұрын
@@asherorenstein1285 same lmao
@bobstayoffthegrass87727 жыл бұрын
From NR's Rayman 3 review: "Hey Krome! Maybe you should have ripped off of Rayman 2 instead of Sonic Adventure 2!" Wish granted? This looks like what Ty would be if the series did that.
@NitroRad7 жыл бұрын
+Bob Stayoffthegrass LOL
@bobstayoffthegrass87727 жыл бұрын
NitroRad I can't wait for your review of the third game where you explain why this series is better than Ty in every way.
@thatscreamingsheep71787 жыл бұрын
Kao The Kangaroo: The Great Escape
@jackhilstson24304 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean rayman : the great escape
@TU7OV4 жыл бұрын
@@jackhilstson2430 You missed the joke.
@jackhilstson24304 жыл бұрын
What joke?
@theophilecaceres58554 жыл бұрын
@@jackhilstson2430 are you new to the internet ?
@jalatovibes21284 жыл бұрын
@@theophilecaceres5855 is this reality? ಠ_ಠ
@cookiecreep92043 жыл бұрын
This game was my childhood, and once it now came out for steam... I still love it to no end. Its a gem. A clunky, flawed gem but a gem nonetheless
@InteriorCrocodileAlligator867 жыл бұрын
Do you think you could have a look at SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom?
@BlazeAndThorn7 жыл бұрын
yeah!!
@craftypantspro38947 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! Although I can see why he wouldn't, just because there are already plenty of reviews on it and NitroRad is always saying that he will only really review games if it has high demand or doesn't have reviews for it.
@shadowfighter12345677 жыл бұрын
John Mitchell omg yes
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective7 жыл бұрын
See I could imagine him reviewing a few Spongebob games but Bikini Bottom is one of the more popular ones. I think less popular ones like the DS games or Hero Pants would probably be more like. Would love to see a review of Tomba 1 and 2 though the games are insanely expensive but thankfully on PSN extremely cheap to buy.
@meklordsss49947 жыл бұрын
and the spongebob squerepants:the movie would be awesome
@mothtolias7 жыл бұрын
that box art looks like they were working off of the worms Armageddon box art
@Tengu1256 жыл бұрын
A bandicoot, a thylacine and a kangaroo? Seems to have been a trend or something to have marsupials for protagonists back then XD
@Hugelag7 жыл бұрын
Someone made a TV Tropes article about you. Congrats, you're officially famous.
@kaestral7 жыл бұрын
Now we just need a KZbin Wiki page.... I know what I'm spending tommorow evening on.
@r3dn3ck3r32 жыл бұрын
Came here after the announcement of release date for newest entry - and long neck returns. Notes aside, this was a way to overcome a problem "How to do a proper swimming animation?". Someone suggested to strech Kao's neck and it stuck. :P
@NitroRad5 жыл бұрын
UPDATE: Kao Round 2 is now on steam and is dirt cheap! store.steampowered.com/app/1048540/Kao_the_Kangaroo_Round_2/
@lrgogo15173 жыл бұрын
So he's just gonna pretend Kao doesn't look absolutely terrifying in the European boxart?
@Ceoofsonic064 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he realized the story is literally rayman 2 it goes from a simple cute game to a serious story and both characters are captured and in a pirate ship trying to free the captives
@jaredmartin70407 жыл бұрын
Haha that box art was so edgy!
@GuyWithChainsaw7 жыл бұрын
I see no, hear no eeeviiil! Black writing's on the WAAAALL!
@-Bluestreel-7 жыл бұрын
Sever the cables inside, Please, set me free!
@Tycini17 жыл бұрын
That's what it remids me of: www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/139672-worms-armageddon-windows-front-cover.jpg
@cjgg48853 жыл бұрын
@@GuyWithChainsaw Hey, at least Shadow the Hedgehog made it clear it was more serious than other Sonic games. Here it's just, "Hey guys, welcome to Kao: Round 2 where you can play as the adorable Kao who tries to spook you if you don't do anything and stretches his neck above water. Now here he is but in Vietnam."
@therunawaykid65232 жыл бұрын
I think this years kao will bring in many more players to me it looks beautiful and fun
@toongrowner16 жыл бұрын
heck, even the beginning is like rayman 2. Hero trapped on a pirate ship and rescued by a friend
@Hclegend7 жыл бұрын
American Kirby Is Hardcore is one of my personal favourite tropes.
@SuperPilkyRose647 жыл бұрын
Reasons that I love your videos: solid reviews, good skits, and nichijou.
@SOuTHeRNrAGe967 жыл бұрын
I love these informative and high quality videos over platformers. Great work!
@sockatiel80437 жыл бұрын
Aaaah this was the first game I ever played! ...that american boxart tho XD
@IR4ndI0mIL0wIb0Ib5 жыл бұрын
Well... You sure got me hooked on that obscure kangaroo game... Had to order a copy right away.
@RAGpikczers5 жыл бұрын
It's coming to steam june 1st
@IR4ndI0mIL0wIb0Ib5 жыл бұрын
@@RAGpikczers Just got my Ps2 copy... But, I'll make sure to grab the steam copy, for a fixed camera haha.
@henrybadger7857 жыл бұрын
I'm a rather recent sub, I just want to say I enjoy your content! Really well done! :)
@jojogape7 жыл бұрын
1:44 Confess it already omg. You are into KZbin Poop. *You can't deny it.* I can feel the poopiness flowing through y- wait that sounds horrible PS: WTF NICHIJOU AAAAA
@MadmanEpic7 жыл бұрын
He makes that very, very clear on this Discord.
@kobito11767 жыл бұрын
OH GOD THE NOSTALGIA AAAAAGH
@Masterge777 жыл бұрын
*looks at the cover and is instantly reminded of Conker: Live and Reloaded* Yeah, this was around the time Call of Duty became massive, I can tell you that. Can't wait to see you play the GBA port, it's... something all right.
@avenshitsevenpost94287 жыл бұрын
NitroRad you're the most underrated reviewer ever, i'm so glad you make those RPG indie horror games, you and JonTron are my favorites
@swedishjazz95464 жыл бұрын
Worth mentioning here: between January 9th-19th, all the proceeds from this game's Steam sales are going to WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc.) to help with the Australian bushfires.
@HarmonicaPL2 жыл бұрын
I've recently finished Kao Round 2 on steam (this is a remastered version) and now I'm waiting for the next entry. The trailer was published yesterday. Looks a lot like a Spyro Reignited :)
@Horrormoviesplatters7 жыл бұрын
Why are your videos so good? Like seriously, there so freaking entertaining and I don't understand how you don't get more views
@CameronBFunny7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this review. I wanted to play this game but I'm from America and the box art scared me so much I never got it.
@SketchyMane4 жыл бұрын
You kept noticing all these Rayman 2 similarities but yet you didn't think about how even the intro was similar? Bleak and the main character is imprisoned on a pirate ship.
@Jac-Man4 жыл бұрын
“Let’s check it out already!” “Ydy.”
@finngomezgamer2 жыл бұрын
He’s getting a new game
@ColdKiller_1414 жыл бұрын
Adored this game as a kid and saw the title and thought "hmm im sure ive heard of this game" bringing back memories i didnt know i had
@steaz29573 жыл бұрын
Rebought it on Steam. Still love it! Looking forward to their new Kao Game!
@YurikoSakuma4 жыл бұрын
who's here because the game is free to keep on steam
@LakoIsFun4 жыл бұрын
Actually that's because there's a new Kao game in development
@cesarrodriguezjr.26074 жыл бұрын
Lako wait are you serious! I can’t wait to play it!
@oliverpony2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe he's coming back
@tristrapp4 жыл бұрын
Kao's voice is just an Australian Luke Triton and I love it.
@SobiesawChabaz6 жыл бұрын
Kao was very popular here in Poland, hell, I have a copy at the family home as well!
@Chdonga7 жыл бұрын
I played Kao Challengers. I'm pretty sure it's just a port of Kao Round 2
@ThePreciseClimber7 жыл бұрын
PanSlav 4 new levels and multiplayer.
@kaestral7 жыл бұрын
Hey, if you'd like, come join us on the officially sanctioned Nitro Rad Discord and discuss the video! discord.gg/wWfhSyS
@JojoMonReturns917 жыл бұрын
That voice......... OH MY GOD ITS ROUGE THE BAT! My favorite voice actress Lani Minella was in this! :D
@JMFSpike5 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, I've never seen a sequel improve *this* much over it's predecessor before! The first game looks really awful, but this game actually looks decent and seems to improve on the first in every way.
@rosseenglimmer89622 жыл бұрын
Whenever I think of the punch-punch-kick from Mario 64, I hear that song "Boom Boom Pow!" playing for some reason.
@Sukapon007 жыл бұрын
Nitro rad, I just discovered you like a week ago and i already binge watched all your vids.
@cap2r6 жыл бұрын
Favorite game from my childhood
@sezunemizuhana38707 жыл бұрын
I remember, when we played demo of this game over and over and over. :D Thank you for reminding me. ^_^
@gnardhole36057 жыл бұрын
I'll never think Kao will look cute. Main reason being his eyes rest on top of his head rather than being within them. And so my imagination gives way to what his skull looks like, and now I can't look at the guy as anything but an eldritch abomination from the dark depths. Thanks, brain.
@IMakePeopleSaltyApparently6 жыл бұрын
ShiverMeTimbers what even lol
@dreamcastdazia47536 жыл бұрын
null lmfao
@Skia_Woodling3 жыл бұрын
Wait... What does GLOBOX'S skull look like?
@Kocktail17 жыл бұрын
I really like your reviews. I think ( hopefully not alone) that the art of the Platformers are (still)underrated. Keep on Running and Jumping :)
@leinadlink7 жыл бұрын
So, we have a Tasmanian Tiger, an Australian Kangaroo and an American Wolf (Ruff trigger)... When are you gonna cover a platforming game with a Canadian Moose mascot?
@TheBluestflamingos2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what a moose platformer would even be like. Moose aren't exactly known for their agility and jumping skills, and it's odd to picture one walking on two legs
@jameslawrenson1208 Жыл бұрын
Maybe do one with a Canadian Goose.
@undyne16 жыл бұрын
8:26 Wait wait wait WAIT That looks identical to the dingodile boss battle from Crash Twinsanity!
@MrMetalforever57 жыл бұрын
If you ever get a Patreon going, you'll be the only person I donate to. You deserve it, one of the best gaming channels I've seen recently.
@wub90445 жыл бұрын
Hey, Nitro~ Have you heard that this game is getting (somewhat) remastered on Steam and it releases tomorrow?
@wub90445 жыл бұрын
@@retron-64 Well, those features kinda gave me some thoughts about the whole remaster thing, but that's fine if I'm wrong.
@mrdreamy17474 жыл бұрын
The north american boxart for this game makes kirby really f***ing pissed.
@dafyddkeen47414 жыл бұрын
2:40 This is why I want to get this game, because of how cute Kao is!
@DGolden2476 жыл бұрын
I just remembered I used to play this as a kid on the gamecube. ...that's it, that's all I have to say about this game, can't even believe I remembered.
@ShepardCZ5 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that thing with talking to a firefly to select a level in a hubworld? That only happens if you use the option "back to hub" in a level and therefore "stop the adventure". You normally talk to a beaver/enter a train/enter motorboat/talk to pelican.
@stefanofanigliulo78597 жыл бұрын
8:35 jesus that reminds me so much of Reflux's battle in Rayman 3
@elina_chan27442 жыл бұрын
Oh this game! I used to watch my big sister play it all the time wen i was a kid 😁
@simply_girly79764 ай бұрын
Do you want a Kao movie
@elina_chan27444 ай бұрын
@@simply_girly7976 Yes
@oilchange65427 жыл бұрын
This was the first game I've ever played. I WAS THREE!!! good times.
@AstraVex6 жыл бұрын
HOLD ON. - Darker ominous intro screen? - Pirate ship? - Protagonist & Friends are captured? - Side character comes to save Protagonist? ......Someone's been playing Rayman 2! :D
@Gill_consumes7 жыл бұрын
sweet! NitroRad video woop woop :D
@PedroElPolako7 жыл бұрын
I played it as kid in Poland and only recently I've read it's Polish, I liked it a lot.
@PedroElPolako7 жыл бұрын
though even back then Rayman FTW
@didsomeonesaymarblehornets83027 жыл бұрын
For gods sake, you need more subscribers.
@SuperPiposaru7 жыл бұрын
This is a fact!
@leinadlink7 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, the most subscribed channel in youtube...
@kaestral7 жыл бұрын
I know, there's so much production value here.
@everyojanniromerosifuentes2425 жыл бұрын
Hey sexi hice me your facebook bae.
@LoppyQ5 жыл бұрын
I love extendo neck
@BeautyMommysUnite6 жыл бұрын
I actually like the title screen for 2 better then 1. I've never played these games but it looks like 2 is a huge improvement over 1 and if I do ever have a chance to play the series this is where I would start.
@NanaKyoto7 жыл бұрын
I thought for a moment you wouldn't mention the fact that a third Kao game exists, but you caught that. And now I am curious how the third game is like.
@Quill_The_Avali7 жыл бұрын
i really enjoy these your a hidden talent!
@isetmfriendsofire Жыл бұрын
I could tell it was a Rayman clone as soon as I saw the character in a cage on the pirate ship lol
@phoenx88685 жыл бұрын
As a child, I didn't understood english and didn't know how to play it, I never passed the first level but is one of the games I remember the most. The same as Spyro and Medal of Honor: Spearhead.
@coconutshammaz7 жыл бұрын
You should check out the Pac-Man World games. They're worth a shot!
@williamproto61646 жыл бұрын
seconded, I'm not into 3D platformers but I love Pac-Man World 1-2. My childhood games
@johnmcinturff37304 жыл бұрын
lol, the checkpoints being bells that you ring is a joke in itself. There's the expression "He got his bell rung." whenever someone gets hit hard And in Boxing, they ring a bell to start their rounds.
@matthewenginer30066 жыл бұрын
MY CHILDHOOD! ! !
@wikthedik40656 жыл бұрын
Now this game... is my childhood
@no_hay_valentim5 жыл бұрын
I've played the hell out of that game at the time! So cute!
@finedecision56392 жыл бұрын
i played kao 2 as a kid and i can confirm that the box art is what drawn me in. There was screenshot in the back showing some sort of lightning power kao could do. And I can confirm that i was disappointed none of these are in the game, still had fun tho.
@__Xeese7 жыл бұрын
With that hoodie on, you look like a human version of Rayman
@chasescott17457 жыл бұрын
I love that nichijou edit, honestly
@CuriousGuy_5 жыл бұрын
today the game was released in steam and only FOR TODAY it had a 100% discount, so i give it a try, and i LOVED IT, is a really good game, if all my friends had steam acounts i will tell them "hey get TODAY this awesome game totally for free".
@donaldbaird78495 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not a bad game. Not too great either. But I'm having fun with it
@amango79257 жыл бұрын
Keeping up the quality, nice
@orinanime3 жыл бұрын
I would just like to point out that my ad for this video was for Outback... LOL
@Arne1772 жыл бұрын
Guess what? He's BACK!!
@elitek87632 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Kao Round 2 is free on steam every year near summer and you can buy it for 2$
@olegcrysis17 жыл бұрын
1:44 Keep doing this in every video, love it
@KoenfuPanda7 жыл бұрын
nice video as always. btw another obscure 3d platformer is Animaniacs The Great Edgar Hunt, for ps2, xbox and gamecube. So if u ever come across it, I recommend it.
@GMMReviews5 жыл бұрын
Kao the Kangeroo: Round 2 is FREE right now on steam! Get it while it's free! It's regularly like 2 bucks.
Damn, watching your last video on the first game, and now this one back to back I like how much of a step up things look visually. Had me laughing with the comparisons to Rayman 2 towards the end :P
@jjsoupsworth7 жыл бұрын
I was about leave a disappointed comment about the lack of neck... but it hath been delivered. thank you.
@hyperstarkage36182 жыл бұрын
Kao the Kangaroo is back!
@MusicDiscoveryNet5 жыл бұрын
and now it's on steam !! picking up steam again
@thedude84186 жыл бұрын
This is the game of my childhood
@thenewhiltonsapples88132 жыл бұрын
I’m glad that round 2 is the kao game I own
@RomWatt2 жыл бұрын
"What are you, a kangaroo or a giraffe?" Kao: "Yes"