Binding: Video Game EAN: 0008888310013 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Not Available Manufacturer: Not Available Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Not Available Sales Rank: 8833 Studio: Not Available
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Menacing opponents that learn your playing style to defeat you!
Product Description: Enter the challenging world of Rayman and suddenly reality seems far too tame. Free your mind as Rayman takes you on an arduous adventure through a complex realm of psychedelic landscapes, absurd characters, formidable oppents, and uncharted levels of dementia.
Editorial Review: Many of the games in the budget-priced Greatest Hits series are showing their age, but Rayman's old-school 2-D technology ironically gives it an edge in terms of longevity. This still is one of the most beautiful, fun, and imaginative side-scrolling platform jumping games ever released.
You control the now-famous Rayman, a strange character with no arms or legs (although he has feet and hands) and a propeller on his head. Some may look at this as just another game where players run around and jump all the time, but the charming graphics and incredibly tight controls elevate Rayman into special territory. The difficulty level is just right at the beginning, letting players get a feel for Rayman's basic moves. Later levels require more advanced tricks and precise jumps, but the game is never unfair--something few 2-D side-scrolling games can claim. If you can get past the too-cute graphics and see them for the lush, imaginative visuals they are, the gameplay should keep you hooked for days. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
Imaginative graphics and smooth animations
Tons of levels to explore
Cons:
2-D confines can make things a little dull after hours of play
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - BEFORE YOU CONSIDER BUYING - PC > Playstation
Hello, all. I am a lifelong Rayman fan, been playing ever since my parents set me up with the original when I was three or four. Before you consider buying this game for your Playstation, there is something you must know, so read on.
As some of you may know, Rayman was originally released as a PC game (and on Atari Jaguar, but that system died pretty quick). Therefore, you could say that the PC version is the definitive version of Rayman. It sold amazingly, but that's beside the point. The Playstation port of the game came out a month or two later, and unfortunately for Playstation fans, the PC version of this game is superior to all other ports. Let's take a look at this game while comparing it to the original, computer version.
This is kind of long, so if you don't have time let me sum it all up - PC version delivers where Playstation falls short. Even if you have XP, you can get the PC version to run with the official Ubisoft patch. Buy PC version.
PC vs. Playstation
Graphics - The graphics are one of many strong points in Rayman. They are lush, vibrant and brilliantly done. The backdrops are splendid and as a whole the graphics in this game do a great job of drawing you in. Luckily, I found that between the two versions of the game, there was no difference in the quality of graphics. However, for reasons unexplained, some of the backdrops were different in certain levels. This may not bother some people, but to me and my friends, we felt as if they didn't quite fit in that particular spot.
Music/Sound - I've noticed that most Ubisoft games have exceptional music that is played well by talented people and sounds good. In this game, the music delivers on those counts but also adds a certain level of emotion to the game. To illustrate, the music in Band Land truly allows you to appreciate the beauty of the world around you, while in The Cave of Skops the music alternately makes you feel apprehensive, at ease and lonely. There are a few different tracks for each level (I believe around three each) and at least one of them always makes you realize how beautiful the game is, while the others have their own quality to offer.
Now that you know how exceptional the music is, I hate to tell you that the Playstation version of the game cuts out a LOT of it. I recall hearing music in levels that don't call for that certain track, and I recall levels that didn't even have music at all, and only strange percussion solos. In the PC version, all the music from a world is featured in each level - they simply play at different times as the level calls for it. The music always matches the scenario in the PC version, and there are no strange percussion things going on. Also worthy of note is that in the Playstation version there are strange kind of buzzy sounds that occur every now and then (they are part of the game and I don't know where they come from) as well as a pretty annoying brass/giggling interlude when you complete a level. Both of these things were absent from the PC version, and it was for the better.
Gameplay - Luckily, the actual gameplay wasn't affected as much, but it still has some serious flaws. Rayman still obtains all the powers he needs to and controls the same, but some of the levels were completely different. I recall one level from the PC version of the game - the first level in Band Land which was a beautiful walk through the hills - removed from the game entirely to be replaced by a completely different monotonous level in the Playstation version. Another level in the Dream Forest was an exciting adventure through the swamps walking on logs, and it was changed to the point that it was completely unrecognizable. What's the deal?
All in all, at least Rayman plays more or less the same. However, I felt this Playstation version came short in too many spots for me to get the full experience. I would only buy this if I couldn't run it on a computer, and if that were the case, I wouldn't be writing this review because you don't need a very advanced computer at all to run the software. I only bought it because the Playstation version is available for download on the PSP and I needed my fix of portable Rayman. It was a little bit of a letdown, sorry to say.
Rating: - rayman
My Granchildren love it and have enjoyed playing it. I can't say for myself, but they love it
Rating: - Rayman, To The Rescue!
This is probably the best Play Station 1 game out there - this and Crash. It has filled many hours with fun entertainment, and has created a lot of fond memories. It's fairly easy with a cheesy story line and idiotic characters. But over all, is quite charming, makes one laugh and shake their head, and is ultimately entertaining. I would by it in again in a second. I have never met anyone who has played who doesn't like it.
Rating: - A Classic
Rayman was a game I played when I was very young and it kept me entertained for hours. I'm way older now, and it still keeps me entertained. The graphics and the music are beautiful. This is a game that proves that gore is not neccessary to appeal to older gamers. This is a landmark in gaming history. As for the PC version, it runs on DOS (a program not found on Windows XP) but patches can be downloaded that will make it work. I recommend this game to you.
Rating: - Captivating, mind-bending, and addictive
Enter the challenging world of Rayman and suddenly reality seems far too tame. Free your mind as Rayman takes you on arduos adventure through a complex realm of psychedelic landscapes, absurd characters, fomidable opponents, and uncharted levels of dementia. This mind-altering platform game features...
1. Menacing opponents that learn your playing style to defeat you
2. Incredibly intense visuals with 65,000 colors and four independently scrolling backdrops
3. 70 surrealistic levels
4. Over 50 demented characters
5. Exhilarating CD-quality sound effects and music
- BEFORE YOU CONSIDER BUYING - PC > Playstation
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