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Rayman: Raving Rabbids (Wii)
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41 Customer Reviews
RRP: £39.99
Amazon Price: £31.48
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 2 to 4 weeks
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Ubisoft
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Editorial: In a nutshell:
Rayman steps back into the limelight as he's brought in to protect the world from evil alien… rabbits? One of gaming's most beloved platform stars returns in a mini-game collection that makes Wario Ware seem sane.The lowdown:
Apart from Mario, most other attempts from platform heroes to branch out into other genres has usually ended up in abject failure. Overseen by the series' creator though this features 80 of the weirdest party games ever conceived, including hammer throwing with cows and squirting rabbids with water to keep the door shut on them while they're in the toilet. Not all of the games are as short and simple as that though as this also includes various racing missions, a fully fledge flight game and ten different first person shoot 'em-up levels. Although each mini-game is introduced with a frequently amusing cut scene there's also a fully fleshed out multiplayer mode for most of them, including the shoot 'em-up levels where you get to play as either Rayman or one of the Rabbids. Most exciting moment:
Whenever you complete a game in the story mode you can replay it any time via the replay mode. When playing the game like this you also get to dress Rayman up in an unlikely range of clothing, from afro wig to flared jeans and winged collars. It's not just for show either as it increases the likelihood you'll get a love letter from the Rabbids in the audience of each game! Since you ask:
The Rayman series was created by Michel Ancel, France's most celebrated game designer. As well as the first two Rayman games he was also responsible for Tonic Trouble, the award winning Beyond Good & Evil and celebrated movie tie-in Peter Jackson's King Kong. The bottom line:
Rayman's jump from platforms to mini-games is no misstep.-HARRISON DENT
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"physical laugh out loud stuff - funny watching others do it too!" - 31 December 2006
Having bought a Wii for my sons (7 & 8 yrs) we naturally bought a few titles too and rayman came highly recommended. It IS hard work at times and some parts are just too hard for little kids but then there is an option to skip a game on each 'day'. It really shows off the controller and nunchuk so you dance, tilt a ball-roll, swing it round your head (holding on of course !) draw with it - really good fun and, of course, it keeps you moving. We invited a couple of friends round and this game (and others) really kept us entertained - a really wide age range had fun and that....is the whole point of this system. Get a Wii....and get this game
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"Very funny" - 27 December 2006
I thought this game might have been too childish and so initially didn't consider buying it and then I had the chance to play it at a friend's house. It was so much fun I just had to buy the game.
There are so many varied mini games and if you get a group of people around it is so funny watching them play.
This game makes full use of the Wii's unique control system using both the nunchuck and Wiimote. Simple enough to play and yet still challenging for all age groups. So much fun.
The only real issue I have is that you have to play single player games first to unlock the multi-player games but it is only a minor issue.
This really is one of the must have games for the Wii.
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"Difficult for youngsters" - 27 December 2006
It's rated as a 3+, but it is very difficult for my 4 year old and 7 year old to master. This is the only reason for giving it less than 5 stars! It really is a fun game to play, or rather a fun series of mini-games. I love it!
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"Another good title for the Wii" - 10 December 2006
I brought this game at the launch of the Wii on THE EIGHTH OF DECEMBER! Before this date, noone in the UK owned the game. Anyway, personally for me this was rayman, but not as we know him.
Instead of his usual platform adventure, this is a series of mini games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The story is basically this. Mad rabbit looking creatures have captured Rayman and are forcing him to participate in some mad games. Every day he recieves a plunger as a trophy which he will eventually use to escape with.
The graphics are excellent, and the product has a general quality feel about it. The characters are definately unique and creative and the locations and settings from ships, to cowboy towns are great.
Now, the games. Usng the nunchuck and wii remote, you'll have to complete certain tasks such as racing, (alternately shake the nunchuck and remote) to closing changing room doors (aim with the remote and close by shaking nunchuch) and dancing (shake the nunchuck and remote in time.) There are other games such as throwing a cow as far as possible and first person shooting zones where you'll have a plunger gun which is a good laugh too.
Yet as you advance, you can't help but feel angry. Some of the games are annoyingly hard, and you'll feel it's the controllers fault that you lost. I found this, maybe it's only me, but I want you to know that. Secondly, after the games, there isn't much reason to go back and replay the game, and thus replay value doesn't come into it.
I feel personally, it's a good title, and really shows us what the wii is capable of, but I think most of us would have preferred a platformer as opposed to what we got. A good game though, nonetheless.
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"Absolutely superb!" - 11 December 2006
Getting my Wii on Friday I go the package from ToysRUs. Not the best package but not too bad. Got Call of Duty 3 which was far more like it. On returning to the store I got Rayman - Raving Rabbids. Hearing good results.
Well if you have a Wii and wonder where the superb graphics and explotation of the new controllers is - well it's in Rayman! Superb graphics, awesome gameplay - this is what the Wii was about. Great fun, playable from the start - gets harder nice and steady.
Mental to the last - from cow throwing to the great disco challenges. Taking advantage of the Wii control like no othe rgame has - this is a game the whole family will love. Good party levels for up to 4 players. Simply brilliant. If you have a Wii - and you haven't got this then put it back in the box - you haven't give it a chance to show off yet!
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"Forgotten gem" - 11 December 2006
This must surely be the most under-rated game of the Wii launch. While everyone is picking up Zelda, I fear this game is being forgotten, and it really, really shouldn't. I haven't had this much fun playing a game on my own for years, and multi-player - probably ever. It's just all-round silliness and you will find yourself constantly laughing at the daft situations, sound effects and evil bunnies (lots of them!). The mini-games all make fantastic use of the Wiimote, and each in a different way. Some require real physical effort, something unheard of for most games, but as the previous reviewer concluded, this makes beating the games even more pleasing. This is a game that everyone can play and really epitomises what the Wii is about: fun and easy for everyone to join in.
This is worth buying a Wii for on its own. If this is the future of gaming with the Wiimote, we have a bright Wii future ahead of us.
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"A hidden gem" - 2 January 2007
I was fortunate enough to obtain a Wii for my son this Christmas, and along with the console I picked up a couple of titles to go with it, one of which was this.
I have to say that after seeing my kids on this I had to have a go and I'm completely hooked! My previous experience of Rayman was as a platformer, but this is a collection of mini-games and a complete departure from the usual Rayman titles.
Each level consists of an arena, where upon you must complete at least 3 of the 4 challenges to open up the main gate. This takes you to an end of level game which you must pass in order to move onto the next arena.
The challenges themselves are inspired - not only do they make excellent use of the Wiimote & Nunchuk but because they are so short they never get chance to be boring or repetitive. Some of the games are simple "waggle the remote as fast as possible" (a bit like the old button basher games) and others require skill to complete a maze or puzzle within a given time. I have now played 6 levels so that's 24 different mini-games (plus boss battles) and the challenges are never so difficult that I want to give up but it grips you with that "just one more go" factor. There have been 2 mini-games that I thought were a bit lame and there is almost always a dance level as one of the 4 games, but as the game boasts over 70 games repetition has not been a problem so far!
[...]. Do yourself a favour - buy Rayman!
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"Raving good fun" - 2 January 2007
Having been lucky enough to track down a Wii in time for xmas I wanted a fun game that all the family could play. No 'shoot um ups' for me. Raving Rabbids was indeed an inspired choice. My husband in particular is not a gaming fan but when he saw Wii on Breakfast news he declared an interest. WE (not the kids) have played the most on this game, having a sneaky go when they are out/gone to bed etc. It is such good fun, nothing violent etc (except firing sink plungers at rabbits!!!) Levels are not long and drawn out and despite some of the tasks being a real challenge to our rhythm, reaction times etc but it does become very addictive in the best possible way. Everyone in the family can enjoy this game - superb graphics, easy to understand - highly recommended!!
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"Its not a reason to get a wii, but is still loads of fun." - 10 January 2007
It doesnt take a keen eye to tell that mini games have become a genre all to themselves, cast under the long shadow of mario party.
Ubisofts limbless wonder Rayman reaches for the top place but does it deliver.
Raymans buddies have been kidnapped by masercistic bunnies, and now you have to compete for 15 days through double dare activities, to free them and yourself, its a convienient if skippy fram story, but it does mark your progress and give you a goal to set your eyes on.
The production values are through the roof with all the details drenched in the bizarness of Raymans world, even the licensed usic gets the flak of wierd.
The amount of costumes allow for a personal frankenstein of Rayman, or being a fahsion victim is good all time fun.
Each day offers 4 activities that make use of the various functions of the wii remote, with the occasional nunchuk only games. 3 games need to be cleared in order to advance, so if throwing cows isnt to your liking you can skip it, although completing all four unlocks more songs and costumes.
The main events are usually either a delightful plunger shooting or warthog racing, both of these events are really fleshed out with a wide variety of ebvironments and hotspots, the bunnies also come dressed in their own costumes such as sam fisher rom splinter cell.
the warthog races are definatly not mario kart material but they are just a bit more then running laps, also when rabids cant milk cows warthogs can drift.
Multiplayer and scoring games allow you to use what you have unlocked, this means no multiplayer out of the box, high scores unlock videos and tidius online scoring while the game remains offline.
Mulitplayer makes few consessions with split screen co op, but also a lot of waiting for turns, remember these are mini games not micro games.
Rayman will make you abuse your body, even though little movements can win you games going all out swinging is going to happen, especially when approaching some of the more frantic mini games with timers counting down, expect a jerk, jolt, joggle and probably other words as rayman trys to get rid of the cute bunny overlords. Sweating is a possibility.
the games themselves are various, funny, fun and well put together but by the second round youll see they are not that various.
By the third round youll grow suspisious of the dance floor game and how many times its going to resurface all be it with some new tunes and pacing, and while some games repeat the motions, with new window dressing and time limits, some like the dance floor are just repeats but just more difficult.
the enevitable nutshell, the games are fun by themselves and youll want to complete the overall game but marathon sessions can get deja vu, and possible collapsing. The party aspect offers alot of fun returns though watching someone spray carrot juice into a diving mask can make a delightful spectator sport at times.
Rayman Raving Rabids rolls triple six for carisma but the overall implementation is flawed, the games repeat core mechanics too often, many solo games go on for too long but good for alternating multiplayer.
Its obvious that the wii version is going to be the superior version it does limit the play by repeated games/ controls and possible strane.
Its a solid launch game (heavy on the launch).
But it is a very well polished game, alot of fun with or without friends and will become a partying sensation.
Graphics - 8
Sound - 8
Gameplay - 8
Design - 9
Value - 7
Overall - 8.5/ 10
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"Fun, fun, fun" - 25 June 2007
Absolutely brilliant. The gameplay is hilarious, one for all the family, ranging from little kids to bigger kids, adults and even grandparents. Everyone can have fun playing this and this game must be up there with the most fun and rewarding around. However, the only reason why this game doesn't have 5 stars is because you have to do 4 mini-missions before you can save and this'll take you around 45 minutes. So, it isn't one of those games you can just pick up and play for 20 minutes. But, other than that it's great and worth every penny!
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