<s>
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tate	O
Multimedia	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
released	O
after	O
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Volcano	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
Kao	O
as	O
he	O
moves	O
and	O
jumps	O
across	O
obstacles	O
and	O
suspended	O
platforms	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Polish	O
studio	O
Tate	O
Multimedia	O
who	O
previously	O
created	O
every	O
other	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Kao	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
:	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
following	O
a	O
trending	O
#BringKaoBack	O
campaign	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
lamented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
overworld	O
design	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
while	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
biggest	O
highlight	O
"	O
but	O
similarly	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
as	O
its	O
major	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
try	O
too	O
hard	O
to	O
be	O
gimmicky	O
,	O
packing	O
a	O
colourful	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
light-hearted	O
humor	O
to	O
carry	O
it	O
through	O
the	O
parts	O
where	O
it	O
feels	O
unoriginal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shacknews	O
was	O
fond	O
of	O
Kao	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kangaroo	I-Application
's	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
glove-incorporating	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
pop-in	B-General_Concept
,	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
buggy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
in-game	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
expected	O
,	O
with	O
fun	O
platforming	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
low-budget	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
clunky	O
,	O
and	O
frustrating	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
