Legend of Kay

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Legend of Kay is an action-adventure computer game originally developed for the Playstation 2 . It comes from the German computer game developer Neon Studios and was published by the Austrian game publisher Jowood . Jowood subsequently ported the game to the Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Switch platforms.

action

The game is set at a time when cats live in complete harmony with the world and when prosperity has reached a new high. As a result, they see less and less need to adhere to their own philosophy of life called “The Path”, which stands for eternal peace and a carefree life. In addition, new neighbors, namely rats and gorillas, invade the village and strive for world domination. There is only one person who dares to oppose the intruders, to restore the old order and to reanimate the belief in “the way”: the fighting cat Kay.

Game principle and technology

In the game, the player takes on the role of the fighting cat Kay, who is the hero of the game. The player must jump-'n'-Run -typical accomplish tasks, how to shimmy across ropes, narrow beams run along, using several jump combinations to reach higher ground targets etc. The special feature of this title is in the kung-fu combat system, with which you can fight your opponents, such as rats, gorillas or spiders.

Combat system

The cat gradually learns the innumerable combat combinations that Kay can perform from his mentor, an old fighting cat. They are to be executed with certain key combinations. On his way through the game world, Kay gradually receives three different weapons: sword, claw, hammer.

For each of the three weapons you can get two upgrades in the further course of the game, which differ from the respective basic weapon both visually and in efficiency. Each of the weapons has its advantages and disadvantages, for example the claw is the only weapon that can also be used swimming. It is much faster, but also weaker than the hammer, for example, which takes a long time to use, but has more crushing power than the other two weapons.

Game world

The Legend of Kay game world is consistently colorful. This is how the adventure begins in the village of cats. The course of the game can be divided into four parts: forest, swamp, fortress and volcanic island.

Mini-games

In addition to the main game action, in which you mainly have to fight opponents and solve certain skill tasks, Legend of Kay also has so-called mini - games . There are quite a few racetracks throughout the game where the cat Kay has to prove his speed - on a wild boar. Kay also goes on a boat trip.

Production notes

The game was originally released for PlayStation 2, followed by ports on Nintendo DS and PlayStation 3. At the beginning of 2015, versions for Windows, Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's home game console Wii U were announced for July 28, 2015.

reception

reviews
publication Rating
PS2 Windows
4players k. A. 82
Meta-ratings
Metacritic 72 k. A.

From 30 aggregated ratings, Legend of Kay achieved a score of 72 on Metacritic .

  • gamesweb.com - Test: 86%
  • vgamers.de - Test: 87%
  • apxserver.de - test: 84%
  • spieletester.com - Test: 86%
  • gamezone.de - Test: 8.5
  • gmx.net - Test: Very good gaming fun
  • soft7.de - test: 10/10 points
  • gamesfreak.de - Test: 85%
  • gamecaptain.de - Test: 85%
  • justgamers.de ( now Looki.de ) - Test: 84%
  • gbase.ch - test: 86/100 points
  • Video Games Aktuell (Edition 02/2005) - Rating: 2+
  • Kids Zone - Overall Rating: 1 (Very Good)
  • Bravo Screenfun (Edition 02/2005) - Fun: 2 (Good)
  • PlayZone (03/2005 edition) - rating: 85%
  • The official Playstation 2 magazine (issue 02/2005) - rating: 81%

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Legend of Kay: New release for PC and Wii U
  2. 4Players.de: Legend of Kay. Retrieved May 1, 2017 .
  3. ^ A b Metacritic.com: Legend of Kay. Retrieved May 1, 2017 .
  4. Looki.de