Rayman Kart
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| Published by | Gameloft S.A. | |
| Developed by | Gameloft Bulgaria EOOD | |
| Produced by | Dobromir Grigorov (Miro) | |
| Designed by | Stanislas Dewavrin (lead game designer) Vesselin Jilov, Vladimir Milchevski, Lyubomir Iliev (game design) | |
| Programmed by | Valeri Vuchov, Emil Veselinov Popov, Stefan Nikolaev Nikolov, Mikhail Lozanov | |
| Art by | Arthur Hugot (art director), Dimitar Dimitrov (lead graphic artist) | |
| Release date | 2007 | |
| Genre | Racing game | |
| Gameplay mode | Single player | |
| Platforms | J2ME (Java-based for mobile phones) | |
Rayman Kart is a spin-off game developed exclusively for certain then-modern mobile phones and published by Gameloft in 2007. It is the first, and currently last, Rayman go-kart racer, though it borrows heavily from games such as Mario Kart. Because it was designed to be used on different mobile phone models, it comes in different resolutions and colour palettes, resulting in differences between the graphics, sound and features of the game. As of 2008, it is compatible with most colour phones models registered to O2, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile.
Gameplay
Rayman and his friends and enemies race through various race courses, some based on levels in the previous Rayman games, with go-karts and try to win Lums that unlock new worlds, challenges, go-karts and characters. Along the way are pickups, such as boxer gloves, tornadoes and nuclear missiles as well as special power-ups specific to each character, which can be used either to benefit the player or to slow down the other racers. Due to the game being designed for such a small device as a mobile phone, the controls are very limited. There are 8 levels to choose from, and each one have four challenges - an easy race, a hard race, time attack and Lums mode. The player can also play three cups races.
Power-ups
Power-ups are traditionally found in spinning boxes with question marks on them, and the computer chooses one of the following at random.
- Boxer Gloves: spin around the character and are thrown at opponents.
- Boost: gives the player two boosts.
- Fairy Blessing: increases the player's speed and makes them invincible for a while (though not immune to Nukes).
- Nuke: locks onto the racer in first place and knocks them off guard.
- Tornado: sends all the other racers flying.
- Special: allows a character to use their special power-up.
Levels
- Dreamy Forest (not to be confused with the Dream Forest)
- Rockslide Race
- Sanctuary of Fire (not to be confused with the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire)
- Frozen Highway
- Shipwreck Track
- Murky Swamp
- Moonlight Pass
- Rabbid Battlefield
Classic Cups
Playable characters
The game features characters from many of the previous Rayman games as well as the then-recent Rayman Raving Rabbids games. Murfy makes a cameo appearance as well, counting how many laps the player has been through.
Gallery
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Choosing a character. The others are unlocked as courses are completed. -
The world selection map. Other worlds are unlocked the same way as the characters. -
A Rayman Kart race in action. -
A Rayman Kart advert for mobile phones. -
Artwork for Rayman Kart, used in the ad on the left.
