Hi! My name is Aquamantor, and I'm here to review what has quickly become the most underrated game ever made!
User Rating: 8.3 | Rayman DS DS
Note: for my reviews, 5 is average Either I'm crazy or everyone else is, but Rayman 2 is still one of the best games ever. I know that, and nobody can argue with me on it. So what's up with all the hate? Blaming imaginary camera problems? (the camera does NOT shift in the least oportune moments) Or completely unfounded graphical problems? What is up with this? But trust me here, this game is still amazing. Sure, it could use an analog stick, but unlike Mario, it finnally gets touch control right. Of course, it WILL take a while to get used to, just like the stick at first. But at the end, it won't be AS good. But you'll still think of it as the best substitute possible. The original Rayman 2 was the best platformer ever made. And now it's portable! I'm getting giddy all over again! Ahem, anyway, like I said before, the game's main problem is that it still really doesn't manage to substitute for the analog stick, and the learning curve set above really isn't the curve for the game in general, but the controls. It will take a long time for expierienced 3D gamers to accept this. But if they practice with it, they will be rewarded with much more precise control than a D-pad in the later levels. For those of you who have never been blessed with the power of limblessness. Yes, I hold a very very strong opinion that this game, or at least the previous versions of it, is the best platformer ever. From the moment you start playing, just how surreal the game is will hit you like a lead can. In the first few moments, you'll see robot pirates that look like steam engines, a blue, overweight, walking-whale-like creature that seems to have some kind of Native American origins (Globox). And the general absence of arms and legs. This world has a very very strong charm to it. A very surreal and comedic sense of beauty. The near-perfect level design helps in this. And the great motivation to unlock new levels and learn more about the world presents an excellent reason to collect yellow lums. (fairy like creatures that are sort of like coins in a mario game) If you like platformers, you'll go insane for missing this one the first few times. It's probably best just to buy the game now, with a low price point and portability. So no matter what anyone says, I believe that Rayman DS is a great port of a masterpiece. I seriously don't understand what's so wrong with it, I'm confused here, I really am. But hey, I'm GREATLY enjoying the game. And the reviewers who gave it bad scores probably aren't. But if the whole world thinks that this game stinks so much, my review could be misguiding. I still have trouble believing that all the hate is for no reason, you should probably play this game before you buy it.
