Difference between revisions of "Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2"
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{{ii}} <code>key.ini</code> stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume, <code>lang.ini</code> stores the currently selected language and <code>user.ini</code> stores graphical options. | {{ii}} <code>key.ini</code> stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume, <code>lang.ini</code> stores the currently selected language and <code>user.ini</code> stores graphical options. | ||
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Revision as of 08:16, 23 March 2018
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Tate Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Australia | Auran Games |
| Europe | JoWood Productions |
| North America | Atari |
| Poland | Cenega |
| Russia | Russobit-M |
| Digital | THQ Nordic |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 4, 2003 |
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| Kao The Kangaroo | |
|---|---|
| Kao the Kangaroo | 2000 |
| Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 | 2003 |
| Kao: Mystery of Volcano | 2005 |
| Kao the Kangaroo (2022) | 2022 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Earlier European prints use SecuROM 5.0 DRM and are not compatible with modern versions of Windows. Earlier Polish prints and all Russian prints use StarForce 3.0 DRM[Note 1]. All North American prints use SecuROM 7.0 DRM. |
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| Retail | |
Later prints of Polish and European versions only. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Digital release not compatible with modern versions of Windows. | |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- European releases with a green PEGI logo are DRM-free and compatible with modern versions of Windows.
- StarForce 3.0 is not compatible with Windows Vista and later.
- Earlier European releases use an obfuscated EXE that is not compatible with modern versions of Windows.
Game data
- North American versions store files in the path
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kao - Round 2\, while all other releases store files in the path<path-to-game>\media\.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\media\*.ini[Note 2]%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kao - Round 2\ *.ini |
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key.inistores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume,lang.inistores the currently selected language anduser.inistores graphical options.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\media\KAO2SGa_bb_ccc_dddd_eee_fff_ggggg[Note 2]%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kao - Round 2\KAO2SG a_bb_ccc_dddd_eee_fff_ggggg |
- Key:
a- save file number (1-6)bb- current stageccc- unknown?dddd- total number of collected coinseee- total number of collected crystalsfff- total number of collected starsggggg- total playtime
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | European and North American releases only. The European version uses a different dub to the North American version. | |||
| French | European release only. | |||
| German | European release only. | |||
| Italian | European release only. | |||
| Polish | Local retail version only, earlier game build. | |||
| Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
| Spanish | European release only. |
- The Polish localization uses an earlier build of the game that contains bugs that have been fixed in the other releases.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.2 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, Me, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB (128 MB for 2000/XP) | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 256 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).