A very tough game
Story
Well platformers are really ment to tell stories but Raymans world has been taken over by these creatures and its up to Rayman and his friends to kick them out basically.
Gameplay
Like other games in 2D the object is to get from point A to point B and doing it without getting yourself killed. You basically also have to rescue Electoons that are trapped in cages and some are well hidden and there's always one at the end of the level and they are used to unlock characters and levels. Some also require you doing a time trial as well and other things. As you progress other levels become aviliable and can be accessed from earlier on.
You have a limited set of lives maybe because opf the difficultly but one hit and your back to the last checkpoint. You can collect hearts to have an extra hit. This can help when playing in co- op best because as long as there's one person still alive you can just ber popped by your teammate so it basically works like New Super Mario Bros Wii.
Your abilities from the get go are jump and wall jump as well as ground pound. As you progress through the adventure you shall gain new abilities from fairies like flying like a Helicopter and also be able to swim underwater as well as running up slopes like Sonic you could say.
The bosses are very clever and some are mad chases like chasing treasures boxes which can get rather frustrating but you will just be desparate to do it. Believe the big bosses are very well done beating them might take a bit of working out.
Presentation
The graphics are very nice and colorful for a 2D platformer and add charm and humor as well. The audio is very nice as well and they go well with the theme of the level and the game has alot of vareity in level design like Fire,Ice,Water,Forest and many more.
Lastability
For a 2D platformer its actually pretty long and rewarding when you have played through certain levels. About 6 to 8 hours possibly because you will probably die alot in certain levels.
Overall Opinion
Another brilliant 2D platformer this gen, Nice colorful graphics,entertaining characters and some top notch level design. The game is rock hard espically the later levels you shall die alot but the satisfaction is well worth it. If you thought games were getting easy then think again this is the hardest 2D platformer of this gen.
Overall Score 9