<s>
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
title	O
from	O
Dutch-based	O
studio	O
GREat	O
Effects	O
Development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
Advanced	I-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Architecture	I-Device
to	O
generate	O
high-colour	O
graphics	O
through	O
hundreds	O
of	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
from	O
stock	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
kangaroo	O
Klont	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
collect	O
kangaroos	O
,	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
collect	O
bonuses	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
exit	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
aimed	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Architecture	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
A4000	O
or	O
A1200	O
Amiga	B-Device
units	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
supporting	O
enhanced	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
using	O
the	O
AGA	B-Device
,	O
using	O
hold	O
and	O
modify	O
techniques	O
on	O
digitised	O
sprites	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
high	O
color	O
pallette	O
of	O
1000	O
colors	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
spurious	O
,	O
including	O
claims	O
of	O
graphics	O
"	O
as	O
never	O
seen	O
on	O
any	O
game	O
console	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
false	O
claims	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
would	O
"	O
work	O
on	O
all	O
AGA	B-Device
Amigas	B-Device
and	O
"	O
boot	O
easily	O
from	O
any	O
workbench	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
were	O
offered	O
limited	O
or	O
incomplete	O
previews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
some	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
Steve	O
Faragher	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
1.8	O
MB	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
,	O
comprising	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
2	O
MB	O
memory	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
A1200	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
being	O
prone	O
to	O
memory	B-Error_Name
leaks	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
unusual	O
requirement	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
disable	O
all	O
disk	O
and	O
hard	O
drives	O
on	O
the	O
A1200	O
,	O
or	O
start	O
the	O
disc	O
without	O
closing	O
the	O
door	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
console	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
some	O
reviewers	O
to	O
assume	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
were	O
largely	O
divided	O
on	O
the	O
merits	O
of	O
the	O
collage	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Forbes	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
stated	O
"	O
graphically	O
,	O
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
complete	O
mess	O
...	O
the	O
green	O
,	O
purple	O
and	O
brown	O
colour	O
scheme	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
visual	O
equivalent	O
of	O
smelling	O
salts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Smith	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
critiqued	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
the	O
game	O
creators	O
are	O
doing	O
something	O
very	O
clever	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
digitised	O
images	O
and	O
Dpaint	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
've	O
wasted	O
their	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
balanced	O
review	O
,	O
Jason	O
Compton	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Report	O
found	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
very	O
accomplished	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
elaborate	O
graphics	O
sets	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
conceded	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
"	O
uneven	O
presentation	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
makes	O
you	O
wonder	O
what	O
exactly	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
accomplish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
areas	O
of	O
criticism	O
of	O
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
related	O
to	O
the	O
platformer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Anderson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Report	O
dismissed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
"	O
leaps	O
of	O
faith	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
simply	O
ca	O
n't	O
tell	O
whether	O
he/she	O
can	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
platform	O
;	O
a	O
missed	O
jump	O
means	O
another	O
two	O
minutes	O
making	O
the	O
way	O
back	O
up	O
the	O
playfield	O
,	O
no	O
doubt	O
only	O
to	O
miss	O
it	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
the	O
exit	O
is	O
easier	O
said	O
than	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
in	O
Kang	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
are	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
find	O
the	O
key	O
for	O
the	O
lock	O
"	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
play	O
Writing	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
Andy	O
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
"	O
shambolic	O
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
joke	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Royan	O
Webb	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Informer	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
joystick	B-Device
handling	O
was	O
"	O
touchy	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
"	O
some	O
difficulty	O
switching	O
weapons	O
"	O
which	O
"	O
detracted	O
from	O
the	O
playability	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
