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{{Infobox video game
| title = Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2
| image = Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 Coverart.png
| caption = PAL region cover art for PlayStation 2
| developer = Tate Interactive
| publisher = {{vgrelease|POL|Cenega|PAL|JoWooD Productions|NA|[[Company:Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]]}}
| released = {{vgrelease|POL|November 4, 2003<small> (Win)</small>|PAL|April 15, 2005|NA|March 21, 2006}}
| series = ''[[Software:Kao the Kangaroo|Kao the Kangaroo]]''
| genre = [[Software:Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Software:Platform game|platform]]
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br />[[Engineering:GameCube|GameCube]]<br />[[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
}}
'''''Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2''''' ({{lang-pl|'''Kangurek Kao: Runda 2'''}}) is an [[Software:Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] developed by Tate Interactive, and a sequel to ''[[Software:Kao the Kangaroo (2000 video game)|Kao the Kangaroo]]''. It was originally released on the PC in Poland in November 2003 by Cenega, and was later released in other European territories on PC and consoles in 2005 by JoWooD Productions, and in the US in 2006 by [[Company:Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]].

A remake titled ''[[Software:Kao Challengers|Kao Challengers]]'' was released for the [[Engineering:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable]] in 2005/2006 and a new title called ''Kao: Mystery of the Volcano'' was released for the PC in 2005.

''Kao the Kangaroo Round 2'' was released to [[Software:Steam (service)|Steam]] on June 1, 2019, being free for users to add to their libraries for 24 hours. The game alongside the other two games in the series were added to [[Company:GOG.com|GOG.com]] in February 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1361322251912695811|user=Kaothekangaroo|title=Today is the day that most of you've been waiting for!Thanks to we are very excited to ann…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=15 February 2021}}</ref>

==Plot==
The wicked hunter from the [[Software:Kao the Kangaroo (2000 video game)|first game]] returns and captures Kao and all of his friends in order to take revenge. However, Kao escapes from his ship and must find a way to defeat the hunter and his allies to save his friends.
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==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = NGC: 57%<ref name=GRGC>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/926445-kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/index.html |title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for GameCube |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=2014-02-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011817/https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/926445-kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/index.html |archivedate=2019-12-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />PS2: 61%<ref name=GRPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/926528-kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/index.html |title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=2014-02-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011607/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/926528-kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/index.html |archivedate=2019-12-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| MC = XBOX: 62/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for Xbox Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><br />NGC: 57/100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for GameCube Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><br />PS2: 58/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/kao-the-kangaroo-round-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.1/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/kao-the-kangaroo-round-2-review/1900-6148517/|title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 Review|last=Provo|first=Frank|publisher=GameSpot|date=2006-04-27|accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
| GT = 6.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/0hrv8k/kao-the-kangaroo--round-2-review|title=Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, Review (GC)|publisher=GameTrailers|date=April 11, 2006|accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
| GameZone = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2006/05/02/kao_the_kangaroo_round_2_gc_review|title=Kao The Kangaroo Round 2 - GC - Review|last=Lafferty|first=Michael|publisher=GameZone|date=2006-05-02|accessdate=2014-02-08|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603103909/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r25588.htm|archivedate=2009-06-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 5.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/31/kao-the-kangaroo-round-2|title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2|last=Bozon|first=Mark|publisher=IGN|date=2006-05-30|accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
| NGC = 59%<ref>{{cite journal|title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2|journal=NGC Magazine|date=May 2005}}</ref>
| NP = 2.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2|magazine=Nintendo Power|volume=204|date=May 2006|page=94}}</ref>
| Play = 54%<ref>{{cite journal|title=Kao the Kangaroo Round 2|journal=Play|date=June 2005}}</ref>
}}

Reviews of the game were mixed. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 62 out of 100 for the Xbox version,<ref name=MCXB/> 57% and 57 out of 100 for the GameCube version,<ref name=GRGC/><ref name=MCGC/> and 61% and 58 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/>
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==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Single-player video games]]
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