Rayman returns
Michel Ancel once again directs development for his disincorporated hero; multiconsole release set for later this year.
Proving once again that you can't keep a good...thing...down, Ubisoft has announced that its colorful armless and legless mascot Rayman is returning for a fourth installment. The game is currently under development at Ubisoft's Montpellier studio, and is scheduled for release on current- and next-generation consoles.
While Rayman creator Michel Ancel has been busy in recent years working on games like Beyond Good & Evil and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, he is returning to the platforming hero he helped create for a fourth go-round. The third Rayman adventure, Hoodlum Havoc, was released on multiple systems in 2003.
No details about the gameplay are available yet, but the game is expected to ship this coming holiday season.
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Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Genre: 3D Platformer
Platform: X360
Release Date: Apr 24, 2007
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were bound for a good rayman game...soon...maybe...hopefully...
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rayman 2 was awesome... i was a little disappointed by rayman 3 but rayman 4 couls make up for it.... 3, 5, 9, 10, 47, 1, 5, 17, 22. there... a bunch of numbers
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I Hope it is as good as the other games.
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Their direction is already screwed up! Common, it's Rayman 4! What direction could possibly make this a good game? The only answer here is to scrap the project completely...THAT'S IT, I'm starting a hate site dedicated to the downfall of Rayman!!!
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I can't wait for a screenshot to see the direction they will be going in!
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Rayman 4? Rayman should never have been created. I didn't think that the first warranted a second...yet, here we are with the 4th installment...no wonder the suicide rate is climbing...
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Y-E-S! Yes! I agree with elPistolerro it whould be cool to see Sidescrolling again (on the consoles) but I doubt it will every happen.
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BLUPPITY BLEEP!!!! ABLIBBO LA BOINK LA NINTENDO DS, OOP LOIT BLAAHKITTY BLAIKY BLOOP - rayman language
translation: CANT WAIT!!!! I NEED SOMETHING TO WIPE THE MEMORY OF THE UTTER PIECE OF COWDUNG OF A RAYMAN GAME THEY PUT OUT FOR THE NINTENDO DS.
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Rayman was pretty sweet.
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I hope Rayman does not talk English in this next game. What was endearing about Rayman 2 was how he spoke, as if he had his own language. In Rayman 3 all of the character acting were annoying.
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Rayman is amazing.
Even the ones that get horrid ratings are pretty fun.
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we need good platform games
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Drop the Rayman and and get to work on a new BG&E.
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Drop the Rayman and start working on a new Beyond Good and Evil.
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Rayman?!? Nooo, I wanted a sequel for BG&E. Not we're gonna have to wait for him to finish this up before that becomes a possibility again...
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How about ... NO MORE sequels, movie-to-game adaptions, and fourth installments!? Now, how about something original and fresh? Beyond Good and Evil was AWESOME btw. I don't think it needs a sequel even if the ending hinted for continuation. Psychonaughts which I havent had the pleasure of play'n yet is another original adventure/action game that everyone thinks is awesome. Anyways, keep pushing the envelope, i say.
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Eh it's Rayman again
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great its been a while since we have a new Rayman game
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I cant wait to see how is the gameplay.....!
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who cares
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meh.
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Flying fists for all!!
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That's cool, I like the Rayman games. Now how about a sequel to Beyond Good & Evil?
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Hmm,..not for me.
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Sweet! I love Rayman. The first one was the best!
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On which current platforms?
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He'd better bring something new, cuz am tired of this guy now!
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o all the children under 14 will like game i personally think is the worst game ever.
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yay i've been waiting for a new one!
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Havent played a Rayman game since my old N64 days hope this game is goos and not that half-ass crap fest they have a on the DS.
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rayman!!!!
hooyah
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But I want Beyond Good & Evil 2.
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I liked Rayman 3 but hoping 4 kicks ass.
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honestly i have never owned one of his games but i played their demos and they werent half bad, but i know they were popular so it can only help the ps3 mainly, in my opinion, as most of his followers are strong supporters of sony
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Thats Gr8 news but i was really knda hoping Michel Ancel's next project would be BG&E2
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RAYMAN MAKES HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN! I hope.
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Back when I was a wee lad I would play Rayman on my Windows 95 and I loved every second. Rayman 2 for the N64 was another wonder in game design. Unfortuenately Rayman 3 was nowhere near as magical, hears hoping Rayman 4 can return the series to its former glory.
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I really liked Rayman 2. This is pretty cool news
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yes loved rayman 2 on 64 so much rayman the coolest platform heros after mario.
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If he's making another Rayman game,....maybe he'll make BG&E 2! That would kick ass!
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Thats good news for Rayman fans.
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where's pc version?!
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Never play a Rayman game before. I gonna try it out.
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Awesome. Always loved Rayman...I was really excited when I heard about this one...
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blah.. this game is worse than unreal told legned!!!!
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Yay.
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well, would prefer news of a new Banjo kazooie game :-(
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Cool! I'm in.
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Bout freaking time. Hope it's a good one.
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When this first came out for the Dreamcast... It was a magical time. =)
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