Rayman

This article is about the video game series. For the titular protagonist, see Rayman (character). For the first game of the series, see Rayman (video game).
Rayman

Current Rayman logo used since Rayman Origins
Genres Platform
Developers Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Milan
Ubisoft Shanghai
Ubisoft Casablanca
Ubisoft Bulgaria
Ubisoft Romania
Publishers Ubisoft
Gameloft
Feral Interactive
Nintendo
Creators Michel Ancel
Platform of origin Sony PlayStation
First release Rayman
1 September 1995
Latest release Rayman Adventures
3 December 2015
Spin-offs Raving Rabbids

Rayman is a platform video game series created by Michel Ancel and owned by Ubisoft. The original Rayman was a 2D sprite based platformer similar to those of the 16 bit era. Rayman 2: The Great Escape moved the series into 3D, and added more variety to the gameplay with new actions such as being pulled through a marsh by a snake, riding a rocket, and the ability to temporarily swim in water. Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc kept the same core platforming of Rayman 2, but added timed power ups and had a bigger emphasis on combat. The handheld entries in the series have remained similar to the sprite-based original in gameplay in that they are mostly 2D; Rayman DS and Rayman 3D are the only exceptions to this, as both are ports of Rayman 2.

Rayman Raving Rabbids, which was at first planned to be a traditional platformer, turned into a mini-game collection late in development after the developers were able to try out the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Early trailers for the game and early information portray it having a darker atmosphere than is typical of a Rayman game, and show Rayman riding animals including a giant spider. Rayman could alter his appearance, and his dancing style with it, and dance to entrance the Rabbids. Ultimately this idea was scrapped, and replaced with motion based mini-games similar to those in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Rayman Raving Rabbids was also released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PC despite being made around the motion-sensing Wii controller, and simply replaced physical actions with traditional button presses and stick movements. Rayman M features Rayman characters racing on foot through platformer like stages and battling in a separate arena mode. There has also been a Rayman educational game, Rayman Junior, which focused less on gameplay and more on learning.

The games in the main series have fairly distinct settings (sometimes described as different realms, etc. within Rayman's home world) and plots. Nonetheless, besides the titular hero, several characters (Globox, Murfy, Ly) and themes (freeing magical beings from cages, collecting magical energy, etc.) do appear with some regularity. As of April 2014, the main series had sold over 25 million units worldwide, while Raving Rabbids series had sold 14 million.[1]

Games

See also: Raving Rabbids
Year Title Developer Platform(s)
Console Computer Handheld Mobile
1995 Rayman Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Milan
Atari Jaguar, PS1, Sega Saturn, PS3 MS-DOS PS Vita, GBC, PSP, 3DS, DSi, GBA Symbian, iOS, Android
1997 Rayman Designer Ludimedia
Mindscape
Windows
Rayman By His Fans Ubisoft Montpellier
Rayman Gold
1998 Rayman Dictées Micro Application
Rayman 60 Levels Ubisoft
English with Rayman
French with Rayman
1999 Rayman Activity Centre
Rayman CP
Rayman (SmartSaver Series)
Rayman Collector
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft Montpellier
Gameloft
PS1, N64, Dreamcast, PS3 PS Vita, PSP iOS
Rayman 100 Levels
Ubisoft
2000 Rayman Junior Aqua Pacific PS1
Rayman Revolution Ubisoft PS2
2001 Rayman M Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Milan
Windows
My First Rayman Micro Application
Rayman 2 Forever Ubisoft Milan GBC
Rayman Advance Digital Eclipse GBA
2002 Rayman Rush Ubisoft Shanghai PS1, PS3 PSP
Rayman Arena Ubisoft Montepellier Xbox, GameCube
Rayman Golf Gameloft Java ME
Rayman Bowling
Rayman Garden
2003 Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Ubisoft Shanghai
Gameloft
PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube Windows, Mac OS X GBA, N-Gage
2005 Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge Backbone Entertainment GBA
Rayman DS DC Studios DS
2006 Rayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Bulgaria
PS2, Xbox 360, Wii Windows, Mac OS X GBA, DS Symbian
2007 Rayman Kart Gameloft Java ME
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 Ubisoft Paris Wii Windows DS
2008 Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
2009 Rayman DSi Junglevision Software
Making Fun
DSi
2011 Rayman Origins Ubisoft Montpellier PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Windows, Mac OS X PS Vita, 3DS
Rayman: Slap Flap, and Go! Web Browser
Rayman 3D Ubisoft Casablanca
Ubisoft Bucharest
3DS
2012 Rayman 3 HD Ubisoft Montepellier
Ubisoft Shanghai
PS3, Xbox 360
Rayman Jungle Run Pastagames
DotEmu
Windows 8 iOS, Android,
Windows RT, WP8
2013 Rayman Legends Challenges App Ubisoft Montpellier Wii U
Rayman Legends PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U Windows PS Vita
Rayman Legends Beatbox Supergazol
Ubisoft EMEA
Ubisoft Montpellier
Web Browser iOS, Android
Rayman Fiesta Run Ubisoft Casablanca Windows 8 iOS, Android,
Windows RT, WP8
2015 Rayman Adventures Ubisoft Montpellier mobile only

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of 29 January 2012.
Game GameRankings Metacritic
Rayman (GBA) 85%[3]
(JAG) 85%[4]
(SAT) 85%[5]
(GBC) 79%[6]
(PC) 77%[7]
(PS1) 75%[8]
(DSi) 66%[9]
(GBA) 84[10]
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (DC) 93%[11]
(PC) 91%[12]
(N64) 89%[13]
(PS1) 87%[14]
(PS2) 85%[15]
(3DS) 65%[16]
(NDS) 59%[17]
(N64) 90[18]
(PS2) 90[19]
(3DS) 61[20]
(NDS) 58[21]
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (GBA) 82%[22]
(PS2) 80%[23]
(PC) 78%[24]
(GC) 78%[25]
(Xbox) 77%[26]
(X360) 69%[27]
(PS3) 68%[28]
(GBA) 83[29]
(GC) 77[30]
(PS2) 76[31]
(Xbox) 75[32]
(PC) 74[33]
(PS3) 72[34]
(X360) 69[35]
Rayman Origins (Wii) 91%[36]
(Vita) 90%[37]
(X360) 89%[38]
(PS3) 88%[39]
(PC) 87%[40]
(3DS) 71%[41]
(Wii) 92[42]
(Vita) 88[43]
(X360) 87[44]
(PS3) 87[45]
(PC) 86[46]
(3DS) 71[47]
Rayman Legends (WIIU) 93%[48]
(XONE) 92%[49]
(PS3) 92%[50]
(PS4) 90%[51]
(PC) 90%[52]
(X360) 89[53]
(Vita) 83%[54]
(WIIU) 92[55]
(XONE) 91[56]
(PS3) 91[57]
(PS4) 90[58]
(X360) 90[59]
(PC) 89[60]
(Vita) 87[61]

Since his debut in 1995 on the Atari Jaguar and PlayStation, Rayman has become a popular and recognizable video game character over the past decade, along with his trademark lack of limbs and helicopter power, having appeared in several titles up for many platforms until the present day. Since the first game's release in 1995, the Rayman games have become highly successful and popular with many fans.

At the end of May 2010, as a result of rumors that Rayman creator Michel Ancel was leaving Ubisoft and the Beyond Good & Evil 2 project, fellow game designer and close colleague Nicolas Choukroun posted on Ancel's unofficial Facebook page stating that Ancel had instead moved into another studio to work on a new Rayman game.[62] The game was revealed as Rayman Origins at Ubisoft's E3 2010 conference.

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