Rayman Preview

Rayman DS

Genre
Action / Adventure

Publisher
Ubi Soft Inc.

Developer
Ubi Soft Inc.

# of Players
1

Release Date
December

ESRB Rating
Everyone

Rayman, one of the most innovative and interesting characters to come out of Ubisoft will be launching just after the launch of the DS. The Rayman series is quite popular and provides an adventure/platformer style game, some what similar to Mario 64. The game features just a single player mode opposed to most DS games offering some kind of multiplayer mode. In the game you must go through levels to collect lums using Rayman’s special abilities such as flying, bombing, or whatever it takes. The game also features a humourous storyline which will affect the game and make it entertaining.

The game makes use of the dual screens in a similar fashion to Madden and Asphalt. The game features the main action on the top screen and Rayman’s health and items on the lower screen. The game is controlled by the D-pad and buttons. The game also features a colourful display of graphics and smoothing. The graphics in the game do show the DS’s potential.

Expect good things from this game and for it to be undersold. I have heard good things about the Rayman series and plan to atleast give this game a try. This game will be good for long trips with only single player. The graphics also show the game off very well. The game will probably not rival Mario 64 DS, but will be a good game never the less. You should probably try this game out, and it deserves a 7.5/10 for total appeal.

Total Appeal Score: 7.5/10