Best Launch Title On The Wii
This game is a collection of mini games so if you're looking for ONLY a racing game keep looking (although there's racing in this game) and if you're looking for ONLY a first person shooter keep looking (even though there's a FPS in this game that's got great controls) and if you're looking for a poodle grooming sim then would you be willing to settle for a sheep shearing sim? Because that's in here too.
This is the best launch title made for the Wii.
The story is thin but gets the job done.
You're Rayman (named that because your parents didn't like you obviously) You're out with your little animal friends when the Rabbids come and capture all of you. Your mission (or missions) is to participate in the various games of agility, strength, stamina, intelligence, etc.... in order to win plungers to help you escape.
Now a quick moment to speak about the Rabbids.
They are the best new character(s) in video games this year.
I know we had that guy on the 360 in Gears Of War, that Mr. Man guy but he's just a guy.
The Rabbids are nuts, they're funny and crazy and for only able to voice their thoughts by screaming and grunting they do a wonderful job of getting the point across. You can't help but love these guys.
Back to the game itself.
It's so addictive that just when you put it down you'll be thinking about the next event and pick it up again. It's got that "well let me just see what the next event is" quality.
The games are a little bit of everything, it's like you taped a dog to a cat and then threw it in a salad bar, there's pieces everywhere.
There's events where you run by moving the Wiimote as the right foot and the nunchuck as the left then how fast you raise them up and down is how fast Rayman runs. There's racing games that has you riding on some huge beast and you "whip" the Wiimote to make him run faster, there's FPS missions that control perfectly (sure it's on rails but it's still the best shooter on the Wii so far lol), there's also musical games where you have to keep the beat of Rabbids coming down the dance floor in time with the music.
That's just the tip of the iceberg, there's over 70 games in all that will have you doing everything with the Wiimote except having you taste it.
No other game will showcase the Wiimote and nunchuck as well, the only other title that may is Wario but people have to wait for Wario to be released and even when it is released Rayman will still be worth picking up.
This is a must have title, this is the kind of title that makes people believers in the Wii and all of it's possibilities. No respectful Wii owner should omit this from their library.