Rayman Origins Video Review

I want a new game in the Rayman series like the PS2 game Rayman: Hoodlum Havocs

does it have a good story

this is by far the best fast paced side scrolling platform I've ever played... you can choose to play valiantly, or trickily or just full speed ahead into the end of the level. If only recent sonic the hedgehog games would follow this exact principle...

Finished it today after 3 months of struggle

This game is amazing in almost all aspects: it has amazing level design, a great soundtrack and it is beautiful and challenging. It is great to play alone and with others. The only thing it lacks is replay value, after I finished playing it, I really haven't touched it again.

Brilliant! The only game were i don't turn the music of, it's gorgeous!!!

Very difficult for me, but my 7 years old son beats me all the time.....

lol @ the interne explorer commercials. They have to advertise because it sucks compared to chrome and Firefox lol

nice and relaxing

i like this game so much

This game is an absolute JOY to play!! Even my non-gamer gf loves it! Creativity of this level is SO refreshing. Thank you, Ubisoft!

WOW! This looks incredible and could spell the rebirth of mainstream 2d games. I've just seen this for the PC so am off to buy it right away. Good review btw.

rayman oranges!!!!!!! XD....MWUHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH GAME CERTAINLY MAKES YOU HIGH

good game

9.5/10 for the vast amount of compelling levels seen.

I played the demo. Fun and beauty incarnate.

I bought this on a whim and now Link is getting neglected because of it.

Great review, great game. I love it. It gets awesome later on.

i really liked this game pretty cool.

There's only two things I hate about this game. The first is the Tricky Treasure levels. I hate that the camera follows the chest, not you. If you're not good enough with the jumps or fast enough, you die. The second is the sprint button. It feels too slow for me. Other than that, great game.

Excellent review!

This game made me reminisce the glorious side scrolling games of the 1990s. Of course the graphics back then weren't as fantastic as the ones we have today :-)

Let's hope for a sequel!

tis looks awesome, gotta get it.. thankk god a decent platformer.

I bought this yesterday for the equivalent of $45 from one our local gaming chains here in South Africa and I am already madly in love with it. It really is a total blast to play not to mention very funny and exquisitely charming. WOW! This is one of those games that came out of nowhere for me as It wasn't even on my radar. I played the original Rayman years ago on Playstation One and remember enjoying it but not particularly loving it. The sales rep at the shop, however, was gushing praises for Rayman Origins, so I thought why not give it a try. What a fantastic and enjoyable surprise! The last game that surprised me to this degree was ICO (still my number one game of all time), and how long ago was that game released? The art style and graphics are some of the best yet I've seen this year. In this day and age though, and if you are a serious gamer, that should mean very little as a game needs the game play to back up those shiny new pixels, and boy does Rayman pack a platforming punch. I am only a few hours in but if it continues in this vein its going to score an honoured place in my top 10 games of all time list (and in the process be the first 2D sidescrolling platformer to join this esteemed list of games). Quite frankly this is the platformer to beat for this generation of consoles.

I platinumed this game and beat this game inside and out but this game never gets old. My all time favorite 2d platformer to date.

@inso-maniac U have one life at the beginning, but you can regain hearts within the levels.

what did he say? sorry I was mesmerised by the games visuals O.O

i played the demo and couldnt beat it cause u die in one hit does the game itself change this or is it rly this hard?

I haven't played Rayman since Rayman Arena for the game cube. I'm actually very excited to get this game.

I have three brothers. YES.

I want this game to sell well, but I'm worried it won't do well commercially. I want Rayman to continue.

60 levels + 4 players CO-OP + pizza = an awesome time

Marking it down for requiring collectibles?! How did you survive in the 32bit era, boy?! Back in my day, you had to walk 15 miles to get 20 power stars, walk another 15 miles to find more frozen dragons, and walk ANOTHER 15 miles UPHILL to collect a bunch of puzzle pieces, and then walk ANOTHER 15 miles to... *passage of time* and that's why you kids today are all soft! Soft I say!

Having 60 levels in the game basically makes the game infinitely enjoyable in ways.

Nice 2d game, i can t help thinking about megaman X though :( ... Why doesn t capcom come with a good game like x4,x5,x6 but with this style NOW? -.- Anyway, back to Rayman, this looks really good, I will get it!

Yeah, I just pre-ordered the special edition :D Great review, looks great!

I hope you are watching Nintendo. This is the direction you should have been going from N64 to Wii-U.

Yep, I played the demo as well. The art is absolutely fantastic, and the game play is outstanding. Must get.

Metacritic and Gamespot are one: they are both fine fine CBS Interactive properties. That's a problem!

have to get it

I played the demo of this game for PS3, and it is awesome. I can't wait to get it.

This is one of the most fun games I've played....ever.

This game is seriously amazing if you like any kind of plat-former. Better then any 2D side scrolling mario platformer to date. Seriously the art-style is gorgeous, every level looks different in someway.I honestly had more fun gaming this with my brother then I did playing Skyrim on my own, which was one of my most anticipated games of all time. Not saying this is a better game but I definitely am having a blast playing through it with my bro. Anyone considering getting this, please check it out.

how match time does it take to finish the game? this information shouldn't be missing in any review

I'm here for McInnis

he said doodads :D

Wished this has gimicky motion controls so that gamespot would give it a lower score than.... WHOOPS!!!

Great review! Is this your first, Shaun?