Legends delivers some of the best 2D platforming outside of Nintendo’s recent classic New Super Mario Brothers. The story is only the vehicle to get players hopping and bopping in the 2D platforming gameplay, which is precisely where Rayman Legends displays its true legitimacy. If you think this sounds an awful lot like the plot of Origins, you would be right, the two are very similar, but then again who ever questioned why Mario had to keep saving Princess Peach, right? Along the way, they will have to battle a series of ridiculously powerful bosses that emanate from the Bubble Dreamer’s nightmares. Rayman and Globox are awakened from their slumber to help free the scores of captives from their cages and free the land from the evil grip of the evil Magician.
Taking place a century after the events of Origins, the Magician has once again captured the Teensies, as well as the land’s ten princesses (i.e.
New to the series are female characters, Barbara and her nine sisters – each of which through the course of the game become playable characters as well. Fan favorite Globox returns as a playable character as well as the loveable Teensies. The characters – while outwardly appearing to be paper-thin two dimensional sprites – are actually fully animated models that move fluidly in exaggerated, yet humanistic motions that give the game a personal feel despite the cartoon-like appearance. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, things get even weirder – and more fascinating. Each successive level improves on the previous with increasingly wild and whimsical backgrounds that react dynamically to the action occurring in the planes of play. Rayman Legends takes the already psychedelic visuals of Origins, and gets downright trippy with layer upon layer of vividly-colored and meticulously-detailed set pieces. While gamers might initially cry foul with Legends’ Origins-esque visual style and 4-player cooperative gameplay, Legends quickly proves that it is indeed a worthy successor with unique gameplay and design that help the new title rise above the bar firmly set by Origins.Īs uncouth as it is to rate a game by its graphics – the old judging a book by its cover comes to mind – it really is difficult to discuss any Rayman game without immediately focusing on the visual splendor that has become hallmark of the series since its inception in 1995. Superstar game designer Michel Ancel and his limbless hero have returned once again with a superb follow-up to 2011’s critically acclaimed Rayman Origins. If there were any case for the argument that platform gaming is dead, then Rayman Legends effectively silences it.
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