Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

40 to 100 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Rocks"

Gaming has their favorite mascots in several different categories. Gaming's favorite plumber Mario, favorite speed demon Sonic, and favorite limbless hero Rayman. Now we all know Sonic was dumped down when Sonic Heroes came into the scene, then returned to his roots when Sonic Generations came, something similar happened with Rayman. He had a good start with the original, an then came 2 which spawned ridiculously amounts of ports, slightly dumped down but fun 3, then came.... Rabbids.... who eventually took Rayman's spotlight. But now he's back to his roots in Origins and I assure you, you will not be dissappointed. Now the plot while kinda stupid, makes sense. Rayman and his friends are sleeping, and their snoring disturbs their neighbors, the Livid Dead, so a old hag sends a bunch of bad guys to take over the Glade of Dreams. A little extreme for a little noise violation but it's true. Now the visuals are amazing, probably the best I've seen on this genre. Now unlike 2 and 3 which are 3D platformers, this goes back to Rayman 1, the 2D platformer. There are also R-Type styled shooter levels by riding on mosquitoes' backs. There are also unlockable characters, although there just color changes of the original animated models of the characters, it's better than playing as plain Rayman, Globox and two Teensies. Plus, your getting the same game as PS3 and 360. If you're a Rayman fan, this will be great if your tired of countless ports Rayman 2 or the Raving Rabbids. If your a gamer, this will be great if your really looking for that nostalgic feeling of those early 2D side-scrollers. If your a Wii owner, this game will replace all your crappy 3rd party games. And if your, well, anyone on the planet, Rayman Origins is a perfect buy, whether if it's single player, multi-player, anything will do.