- Platform, Arcade, Action
Kangaroo is arcade game that was released in 1982. It was manufactured by Sun Electronics and distributed by Atari. The gameplay and plot of Kangaroo resemble that of Donkey Kong. The player takes the role of a mother kangaroo wearing boxing gloves, who is trying to rescue her son from fruit-throwing monkeys.
PlatformArcadeActiongravityfemale protagonistdonkey kong clonehigh scorecountdown timerkidnappingkangarooArcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, classical in form and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Platforms
- Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200
- Developer
- Sun Electronics, Sun Electronics
- Publisher
- Sun Electronics, Atari Corporation, Atari Program Exchange
- Released
- June 1, 1982
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 4.1/10 from 5 ratings.
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