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Kameo: Elements of Power is a video game launched for the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console and developed at Rare since the end of 1999 after Donkey Kong 64
was finished.

Plot

When Theena the elf queen gives her daughter Kameo the power of transformation, her sister Kalus grows jealous, and releases the ancient curse which held the Evil Troll King Thorn captive. Unleashing his army upon the world, Thorn captures the three Ancestors and the ten Elemental warriors. Guided by the Mystic, Kameo must rescue them all, and ultimately defeat Thorn. She battled through the badlands and each of the elemental temples to rescue her ancestors: Halis, Lenya, and Yeros. She in turn defeated 3 demons who held her ancestors. She also helped repel the troll invasion of the Enchanted Kingdom by protecting the 3 elemental shrines. Eventually she saught to confront Thorn in his domain. Farron, the army general, lead a full scale assault on the Troll forces while Kameo made her way to Thorn's Pass. There she conronted Lord Drok, a huge hulking robot made by the Trolls. The Trolls then lead an airship strike consisting of thousands of ships. Kameo sabatoged the ships and finally made her way to Thorn. In the end Kalus comes to her senses, and after Kameo as worn Thorn down, Kalus turns herself and Thorn into stone. It is also revealed that the Mystic was manipulating both Kameo, and Kalus. The mystic's motives are unknown but it is assumed that the mystic wanted the power of the elemental warriors. It is also known that she held an orb that could allow her to transform into the elemetal warriors. If Kameo had not went to Thorn's pass the Mystic would have taken the Wotnot book from her. The Mystic flees at the end of the game and there is possibly a sequel in the works.

The game appears to draw heavily from Nintendo generally and The Legend of Zelda specifically, but is enchanced by the ability to shape-shift into different forms, which provides more interesting possibilities when solving puzzles and fighting enemies.

History

Kameo was originally planned for Nintendo's GameCube, and was set to be one of Rare's flagship titles for the system, along with Star Fox Adventures
and Donkey Kong Racing. However, when Microsoft announced its purchase of Rare in late 2002, Kameo's future was put in question. It was decided that work would continue on the Xbox, and a planned release date of 2003 was given. After several revamps, causing repeated delays, Kameo was put on indefinite hold in late 2004. Following this, rumours began that the game was once again undergoing a platform change, this time from the Xbox to the Xbox 360, where it was finally released as a launch title. The launch of the game brought with it the sale of an official soundtrack featuring 27 musical tracks from the game.

Reaction

Game reviews

DarkZero: 9 out of 10 (90%)
Xbox-Evolved: 8.9 out of 10 (89%)
Kikizo Games: 8.8 out of 10 (88%)
TeamXBOX: 8.8 out of 10 (88%)
GamingTrend: 87 out of 100 (87%)
GameSpot: 8.7 out of 10 (87%)
UGO: B+
IGN: 8.4 out of 10 (84%)
Cheat Code Central: 4 out of 5 (80%)
USA Today: 4 out of 5 (80%)
X-PLAY: 4 out of 5 (80%)
Gamespy: 4 out of 5 (80%)
Yahoo! Games: 4 out of 5 (80%)
eToychest: 78 out of 100 (78%)
: 7.5 out of 10 (70%)
GameDaily: 3.5 out of 5 (70%)
GamerFeed: 3.5 out of 5 (70%)
1UP: 7 out of 10 (70%)
Electronic Gaming Monthly: 6.33 out of 10 (63.3%)
GamePro: 3 out of 5 (60%)
Eurogamer: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Trivia

Kameo, herself, has undergone many costume changes throughout her hopping between systems, her most famous can be unlocked as the Classic Kameo Skin.
Rare released a skin set for Kameo and her Elemental Warriors shortly after the game's release called the Winter Warrior Pack. This dressed each character in festive, holiday-themed skins. It is currently available from Xbox Live for 200 Microsoft Marketplace Points.
In the Forgotten Forest, Kameo destroys a boulder in front of a man's house which is denying him access to his home. This is very similar to a mission given to the protagonists in Rare's most popular Nintendo 64 release, Banjo-Kazooie
, by the beaver Gnawty (which, in turn, was a cameo from the Donkey Kong universe) in Click Clock Woods. Upon destroying the boulder in front of the man's house, entrance is granted and a small jukebox placed upon the man's dresser will play a special remix of the Banjo-Kazooie theme with an electric guitar.
It's been confirmed that U.S. release of the game will fully support Korean menu and dialogue(subtitled in Korean) when the console is set to Korean language.

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