Rayman Origins brings four-player co-op and striking 1080p visuals to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
At some point in his video game Rayman career lost its way. Whether it was his conversion to 3D with Rayman 2: The Great Escape, or to play second fiddle to his Raving Rabbids on the Wii, he has not succeeded in the public imagination like his wildly popular debut on the PlayStation has to catch. And yet, as a sign that he 's still incredibly endearing. With his disembodied head and hands, Rayman has a look that is so unique even today as it was in his 1995 debut. Series creator Michel Ancel knows this. Rayman Origins, he 's make the stars again ditching the Rayman Rabbids and moving the series back to its 2D platforming roots. By setting up an isolated studio in Montpellier, France, has Ancel could craft Origins his way, without unwanted interference from the bigwigs at Ubisoft. Has the lone development process has been worthwhile? We can have a look first at the game and spoke with the man out for yourself.
Rayman Origins is a reboot for the series and is set in the Glade of Dreams, a world imagined into existence by its creator, the Bubble Dreamer. It's a world full of wacky creatures--some that fans of the series will recognise from the original game, such as Moskito, Betilla the Fairy, and the Electoons, as well as a host of new creations. Unfortunately, the Bubble Dreamer starts having nightmares, thus bringing less desirable creatures into the world. As the nightmares begin to infect the environment, the Electoons succumb to the influx of evil and turn into the Darktoons. It's Rayman's job to rescue the Electoons and hopefully bring peace to the Glade of Dreams.
Our view on Origins began with a look at the technology behind the game, which takes the form of a brand new 2D game engine that runs on a fast 60 frames per second in full 1080p HD. Rayman was an empty white room, where we immediately noticed how hot he looked with his trademark floppy fringe floating limbs and demonstrated rebounds as he moved. He was soon by his longtime pal Globox came with his bullet-round blue body slide into Rayman and threw him over. The pair soon set about slapping, kicking and tripping the other one, complete with funny animations and wacky sound effects. This friendly nonsense is part of the game 's four-player cooperative mode. Players are able to drop in and drop out of the game at any time to play as one of two or Globox Teensies Wizards. You can help each other with puzzle-platformer, or a nuisance caused by blows to each other.
Eventually, Rayman and Globox stopped fighting and started making their way toward the right of the screen, where different creatures began to scroll past. The Bubble Dreamer appeared in various forms, including a Shaolin master, a vegetable, and a form of rock. More-complex creations began to appear soon after that, with the Moskito and a somewhat sexier Betilla the Fairy being the most recognisable. There were villains on show too. A humongous red monster filled the screen, with its spindly arms trying to grab the two heroes. We also caught a brief glimpse of Mr. Dark, Origins' principal villain, but because he was shrouded in a veil of dark mist, we couldn't see his face.
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The demo went to a few sample levels, the first of which was set in a meadow. Although the level was 2D, there were several levels, Rayman could walk through, similar to the system in Little Planet Big. He was in front or behind the blades of grass on foot, with objects in the foreground out of focus, so focus on the appearance of a shallow depth of field and makes it easy to what is happening at the middle level. Instead of just random bits of scenery such as platforms to jump on, different creatures are used. Once we were shown, for example saw Rayman break a glass bottle with a blue creature inside. Once freed, it was transformed into a series of platforms, our hero could jump to reach Electoons who broke into a joyous song in the collection.
Music and sound effects play a major role in Origins and are synchronized with each other. This extends as far as Rayman 's individual tracks click on the music, and enemies such as beans, farting, farts which add extra rhythm. The beans are part of the Infernal Kitchen plane, which is surrounded in a rocky area of ??the fire. Other residents are throwing knives chefs and try wieners, Rayman beat the fire. Another level saw Rayman on foot infected in an area of ??the bubble Dreamer 's nightmares; area turned from a lush forest into a world silhouette reminiscent of the hyper-stylized graphics of Limbo was.
It will play through 12 environments in Origin, which may each with different themes. Apart from Infernal kitchen, we saw an early stage in a forest, where we look at the four-player co-op in action. After a first punching game, set the four letters in the woods, finally meets a group of enemies. Rayman used his fists flying to the enemies of dispatch, while the others stomped on the head in true Mario style. Unfortunately caused a jump at the wrong time to kill him by Globox. Instead of disappearing from the game, though, he turned into a balloon that could be controlled. Other players could then pop the balloon to Globox back into the game that as long as at least one player remains alive, the game continues.
Many hands make light work for the transport of Rayman and his comrades.
By working together, the four characters could also access bonus rooms filled with Electoons. One example we were shown saw Globox holding his hands up the air, which the others could use as a platform to climb to an otherwise unreachable area. Another example saw the characters handing off a vine, and by climbing down each other they could form a chain to make their way to another hidden room. Aside from leaping around platforms, Rayman and his companions can now swim in underwater areas, performing dives and leaping out of the water like dolphins. Ancel told us that these underwater areas were implemented to increase the number of places to explore and to remove the threat that water posed in the original game.
Watching the characters appear to jump around levels and work together to solve puzzles looked like a lot of fun. Even if the characters were to each other beat, the cute animation and wacky sound effects made the game to watch humorous. The visual design was something to see, with the crisp look gives the game the look of a great cartoon. The rich colors were also a treat for the eyes - a nice break from the monotonous brown and gray color palette, which form the basis of so many games. Rayman Origins shows promise much, and when the hero handles as good as it looks, platforming fans will have to undergo treatment. The game is due for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year. Read on GameSpot to find out more about the game from this year 's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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