Rayman (1995)
Rayman marks the debut for the Ubisoft series of the same name.
First released
Sep 8, 1995
Aliases
Rayman Advanced, Rayman Classic
Franchises
Rayman
Developed by
Ubisoft Montpellier Studios, Junglevision Software, Making Fun, Ubisoft Milan Studio
Published by
Ubisoft Entertainment, Red Ant Enterprises Pty Ltd.
Platforms
Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, Jaguar, PlayStation 3, Saturn, Game Boy Color, PlayStation Network (PS3), PC, iPhone, DSiWare, PlayStation Network (PSP), iPad, Android, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Wii U, PlayStation Network (Vita)
Genres
Platformer
Themes
Fantasy
Rating
ESRB: K-A, ESRB: E
Releases
- 3DSE - Rayman United States
- DSI - Rayman United Kingdom
- DSI - Rayman United States
- GBA - Rayman Advance Japan
- GBA - Rayman Advance United States
- GBA - Rayman Advance United Kingdom
- GBC - Rayman United States
- JAG - Rayman United States
- PC - Rayman Forever United States
- PC - Rayman Gold United States
- PS1 - Rayman Japan
- PS1 - Rayman United States
- PS1 - Rayman United Kingdom
- SAT - Rayman United States
- WiiU - Rayman Advance United States
Community reviews
*Warning: spoilers* Most nostalgic and memorable game from my youth
Ah yes, Rayman. My journey in the world of gaming, all started with this gem of a game. My uncle had a nice Windows 95 pc and bought this game so I could play it in his home.
Right from the start, I was addicted to its colourful graphics, the nice music, and the jolly animations in the background from different objects and fauna.
Story wise, Rayman is a classic fairy tale. A villain called Mr. Generi… I mean Mr. Dark tries to take over the world and is imprisoning every magical creature in Rayman’s homeland and our hero Rayman must stop him and save all his little buddies. You know, classic stuff.
The graphics are sweet and colourful, and the animations are smooth. The same goes for the controls, they are spot on and feel very natural. This makes that, even today, the game looks like a modern Indie game and is perfectly playable and controls just as well.
I want to personally pay my respects to the music composers in this game. In terms of soundtracks, Rayman is in my top 10 of all time. Every track fits the environment and different worlds perfectly. My personal favourite is the music that plays when fighting Mr. Stone.
Speaking of stones, this game is harder than bricks enclosed in concrete. It has no mercy and I think the developers hated kids. Although doable most of the levels, some examples are the Space Mama boss fight, the water level in Mr. Scorp’s caves with the yellow floating balls and the annoying piranha and of course, Mr. Dark himself. This i a game that says: "Hey bro, git gut".
The game is very large for its time to. You got many different worlds to explore with different themes which gives the game great variety.
Back then, and even today, I have some minor complaints about the game, like the invisible triggers that spawn a cage or death-trap out of nowhere. This game is all about exploring the levels and trying to reach hidden places, but sometimes you need to take a jump into limbo and *bling* a cage appears or a secret cloud takes you there. As a kid, I never completed all single world 100%, because my little child brain could not anticipate on this factor.
Secondly, I wished their where more extra life powerups. As mentioned, this game is relentlessly hard, and you spent your extra lives quicker than you can blink.
I have played a fair deal of games in my youth, but when talking nostalgia, Rayman takes the cake.
Even today I can play this game anytime and it will be just as entertaining (and hard) as it was back then. Rayman is an example of a game that ages really well and does not become “unplayable” with time.
It will always have a place in my heart, and I am glad that I have experienced its magic back in the day.
Right from the start, I was addicted to its colourful graphics, the nice music, and the jolly animations in the background from different objects and fauna.
Story wise, Rayman is a classic fairy tale. A villain called Mr. Generi… I mean Mr. Dark tries to take over the world and is imprisoning every magical creature in Rayman’s homeland and our hero Rayman must stop him and save all his little buddies. You know, classic stuff.
The graphics are sweet and colourful, and the animations are smooth. The same goes for the controls, they are spot on and feel very natural. This makes that, even today, the game looks like a modern Indie game and is perfectly playable and controls just as well.
I want to personally pay my respects to the music composers in this game. In terms of soundtracks, Rayman is in my top 10 of all time. Every track fits the environment and different worlds perfectly. My personal favourite is the music that plays when fighting Mr. Stone.
Speaking of stones, this game is harder than bricks enclosed in concrete. It has no mercy and I think the developers hated kids. Although doable most of the levels, some examples are the Space Mama boss fight, the water level in Mr. Scorp’s caves with the yellow floating balls and the annoying piranha and of course, Mr. Dark himself. This i a game that says: "Hey bro, git gut".
The game is very large for its time to. You got many different worlds to explore with different themes which gives the game great variety.
Back then, and even today, I have some minor complaints about the game, like the invisible triggers that spawn a cage or death-trap out of nowhere. This game is all about exploring the levels and trying to reach hidden places, but sometimes you need to take a jump into limbo and *bling* a cage appears or a secret cloud takes you there. As a kid, I never completed all single world 100%, because my little child brain could not anticipate on this factor.
Secondly, I wished their where more extra life powerups. As mentioned, this game is relentlessly hard, and you spent your extra lives quicker than you can blink.
I have played a fair deal of games in my youth, but when talking nostalgia, Rayman takes the cake.
Even today I can play this game anytime and it will be just as entertaining (and hard) as it was back then. Rayman is an example of a game that ages really well and does not become “unplayable” with time.
It will always have a place in my heart, and I am glad that I have experienced its magic back in the day.