Instead, R2 is a 3D platform game, complete with outstanding 3D visuals and standard action. You play as the limbless hero--who has hands and feet, but no arms or legs--as he tries to outsmart pirates and the Mystical Guild, who want him for their intergalactic zoo.
If you enjoyed Mario 64 or Gex , you may just get a leg-less kick out of this one. The amount of time Ubi Soft has taken to develop the N64 version of Rayman 2 was well-spent. This has got to be the most detailed and lush game on the N64 ever. Moreso than even Rare's best attempts. Even in low-detail and low-resolution, it looks great though fuzzy in low res. The control is very tight and the difficulty is well-adjusted so that anyone can pick up and play right away.
But perhaps my favorite feature of the game is the use of Z-targeting. This keeps the enemy you're attacking in your view at all times so you can dodge attacks quickly without having to worry about where the camera is positioned.
It's been in a few games now and it makes so much sense that it's a shame more 3D action platform games don't have it. The action starts up right where Rayman 1 left off, and there's just about every kind of level a 3D action platform fan could ask for, too--Waterskiing, flying, sliding through tubes, wild piggyback rides on top of a missile with legs.
Cinema scenes are done with the in-game engine and will make you laugh at least a few times. The music's nice, but more to fill the game's ambience than make their way into your head so you're humming them all day long. While we haven't heard much from Rayman in the past few years, it's nice to see that his return has been done the right way. This game has "sleeper hit" written all over it. Rayman 2 is more fun than Tonic Trouble and looks better than Banjo.
In fact, with the Expansion Pak in place, this thing pumps visuals that had some office passerby asking if I was playing a Dreamcast title. Better still, Rayman 2 offers plenty of gameplay variety, excellent control and fantastic level design. It's not quite as fun as my favorite 3D adventure game, Banjo-Kazooie , but it's close.
Five years is a long time to wait for a sequel, but I think that Ubi Soft has shocked us all with the quality of Rayman a. Graphically it's on a par with some of the Rare games especially with the expansion pak and the gameplay is sprinkled with cool ideas and quirky humor to keep you interested. The Z targeting system is a welcome feature too, making this one of the easiest to control 3D platformers around at the moment.
Rayman a Is surprisingly awesome. I was very wrong. There are a ton of imaginative and fun minigames and gameplay elements in each of the levels, and the graphics are some of the best I've seen on the N64 to date with the Ram Pak. And get this: The control and camera don't get all that touchy like most 3D games. It's obvious a lot of work has gone into this title, and it really shows when playing. A true sequel to the original Jaguar, PlayStation and Saturn game, Rayman 2 takes Ubi's mascot to the third dimension.
This time around, Rayman must fight for freedom against a horde of evil space pirates who have enslaved his friends and are out to destroy him. There are a total of 30 levels in Rayman 2, which range from exploration to fast-paced action. Ubi told us that they have tried to make most of the game fast-paced, much like Indiana Jones. The result is a mix of having to run-jump-swim-dodge, etc. Vour objectives change as you go through the game as well.
In one level, for instance, you have to waterski behind a snake, making sure to take the right turns and hit jumps without breaking your line. In another, you swim after a whale, collecting air bubbles it gives off until you've gotten to an underwater entrance to a pirate ship. Another has you riding a walking missile, being careful not to crash into anything.
The graphics are nice, but still seem to have that N64 blurriness to them in some areas. This time, Rayman's joined by a supporting cast of characters which includes the pirates, their secret weapons and bosses and Rayman's new friend, Globox--there are some cameos here as well from another Ubi Soft game. Cinemas in the game will run in real time, and the game's designers have really made Rayman 2 look like an interactive cartoon and Ubi Soft is actually doing a Rayman CG-animated TV series in France that may eventually make its way stateside , just like the first game, Rayman has a variety of moves to aid him in his quest, including his patented helicopter technique, which on a few levels can be used continuously.
He also now shoots a ball of light which destroys his enemies. Rayman 2 uses a new version of the Tonic Trouble engine, and looks promising even at this early stage. Lacking music or sound effects, the game played just as you would expect a 3D version of Rayman to play.
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Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. The music and sound effects are quite pleasant with haunting melodies and triumphant orchestral pieces that sweep you away as you play. The characters' voices are in a very strange dialect but it's also interesting to hear it spoken. Thankfully, all dialogue has subtitles, so there's no confusion at all.
It has plenty of great gameplay, beautiful graphics and oozes charm and atmosphere. If you're interested at all in platform gaming with great character, this should be the one. How to run this game on modern Windows PC? Contact: , done in 0.
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