Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano

Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano
The Australian box art for the game.
Developer	Tate Interactive [1]
Publishers	Cenega (Poland) [2] n3vrf41l Publishing (Australia) [3] / 1C Company (Russia) [4]
Series	Kao the Kangaroo
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Release	POL: December 2, 2005 EU: December 15, 2005 RUS: December 16, 2006 [5] [6] AU: June 21, 2007
Genre	Adventure
Mode	Single-player

Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (Polish : Kao: Tajemnica Wulkanu ^[7] ) ^[a] is an adventure platformer video game released in 2005 by Tate Interactive. ^[9]

Plot

In this installment, Kao ends up in an archipelago where he has to collect four artifacts to overcome evil forces manifesting from a nearby volcano, in order to get inside and defeat the God of the Volcano and free his friend.

Release

Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano was released in Poland on December 2, 2005. ^[10] The game was re-released alongside the original Kao the Kangaroo and Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 , in a collection called "The World of Kao the Kangaroo" (Polish: Świat Kangurka Kao), on November 17, 2006. ^[11] Years later, alongside the original Kao the Kangaroo and Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 were added to GOG.com in February 2021. ^{[12] [13]} The game was added to Steam, on 27 April 2023. ^[14]

Reception

Daniel Kazek of GRY-Online.pl praised the graphics and difficulty but criticized its camera and short length. ^[15]

Notes

1. Also known as Kao: Mystery of Volcano, Kao: Mystery of the Volcano, KAO the Kangaroo - Mystery of Volcano, Kao the Kangaroo Round 3: Mystery of the Volcano and Kao - Mystery of Volcano Island. ^[8]

References

1. "KAO THE KANGAROO - MYSTERY OF VOLCANO". Australian Classification. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Strona główna, Kangurek Kao: Tajemnica Wulkanu - już w sklepach - Cenega.pl".
3. "KAO THE KANGAROO - MYSTERY OF VOLCANO". Australian Classification. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Игра "Као и загадка вулкана" для PC". 1C-SoftClub. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
5. "KAO the Kangaroo 3: Mystery of Volcano (Као и загадка вулкана) – обзоры и оценки игры, даты выхода DLC, трейлеры, описание". Игромания. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
6. "Игра "Као и загадка вулкана" для PC". 1C-SoftClub. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
7. Daniel Kazek (2006-01-24). "Kao: Tajemnica Wulkanu – recenzja gry". Gry-Online. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
8. "Problems, Vundo, AntiSpyware and a ton others. [RESOLVED] - Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal". Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
9. "TATE MULTIMEDIA". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
10. "News - Kangurek Kao: Tajemnica Wulkanu - już w sklepach". Cenega (Poland) (in Polish). 2005-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
11. Cenega (2006-11-16). "Świat Kangurka Kao - premiera już jutro". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
12. Błażewicz, Jakub (2021-02-15). "Kangurek Kao - cała seria po latach wróciła do sprzedaży". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
13. @Kaothekangaroo (15 February 2021). "Today is the day that most of you've been waiting for!Thanks to we are very excited to ann…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 – via Twitter.
14. Kleszyk, Kamil (2023-04-15). "Brakujące części kultowego Kangurka Kao zmierzają na Steam". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
15. Kazek, Daniel (2006-01-24). "Kao: Tajemnica Wulkanu - recenzja gry". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2025-11-12.