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Maths and English with Rayman

2009-07-23T04:09:27Z

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{{Game
| name = Rayman Junior
| image = [[Image:RaymanJuniorEUcover.jpg|center|200px]]
| published by = Ubisoft
| developed by = Ubisoft
| release date = 2000
| genre = 2D Platformer/Edutainment
| gameplay mode = Single player
| platforms = Sony Playstation, MS-DOS
}}

'''''Rayman Junior''''' (also known as ''Rayman Brain Games'' in the United States, and ''Maths & English with Rayman'') is an educational video game based on ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' that was designed to teach children aged 6-8 years old the basics of mathematics and literacy. Many variations of the game are known to have been released for MS-DOS starting from 1996, with the Sony Playstation version being released in 2000.

==Gameplay==
The gameplay in ''Rayman Junior'' is somewhat simplified specially for the young player. The number of levels in the game has been reduced to just twelve, two per world, and each one covers an educational topic, such as phonics, adding and subtracting, number recognition etc. The questions asked come in three difficulties, which may or may not be selectable depending on the version.

Each level starts with [[the Magician]] giving [[Rayman]] an overview on what he has to do. Then the player will see [[the Magician]]'s hat at various points of the level where he asks you a question when you walk past it. You then have three paths to choose from, the right path being the right answer to the question. A life is lost if the wrong path is taken. After the level is completed, the player is then sent to a bonus stage and given a time limit in which he or she have to accomplish whatever challenge [[the Magician]] has now set for him or her. Once all of these levels are cleared, [[Rayman]] can then have access to [[Mr Dark]]'s hideout.

The game contains a new world map, and aside of the levels, there is an extra one called [[Betilla's Garden]], which the player uses to practice. This is the first time in which [[Betilla the Fairy]] speaks. It also has a new title theme, and the level music is extended.

==Plot==

“''Happiness abounds in [[Rayman]]'s world. The sun shines brightly, the plants are green and the clear water of the river bubbles and sings merrily as it flows.''

''Deep in the forest, [[The Magician|the Wizard]]'s cottage is peaceful and sheltered. There, he and [[Betilla the Fairy]] spend time enjoying their idyllic world and protecting [[The Magician|the Wizard]]'s [[Magic Book of Knowledge]]. [[The Magician|The Wizard]], a very scholarly and philosophical person, has put all the secrets of wisdom and knowledge in this book; the secrets that keep the world happy and beautiful.''

''But one day, the evil [[Mr Dark|Mister Dark]] breaks into [[The Magician|the Wizard]]'s cottage, destroying everything in his wake, and steals the [[Magic Book of Knowledge|Book of Knowledge]] and the map to this secret hideout that [[Rayman]] gave to [[The Magician|the Wizard]]! Now the world will be at the mercy of the evil [[Mr Dark]]! So [[The Magician|the Wizard]] and [[Betilla the Fairy|Betilla]] call for the one person who can save the world and return it to its former happiness and beauty. They call for [[Rayman]]!!!''

''Only this superhero, who has proven his courage time and again, can save the world from such a grave situation. It will be a long and difficult journey, but [[Rayman]] is strong and clever, and prepared to face the challenges ahead. Each time [[Rayman]] successfully completes a challenge, he gets a piece of parchment which, when matched with all the other pieces he obtains along the way, forms the map that will show the way to [[Mr Dark|Mister Dark]]'s hideout. Once the map is pieced together, a final test will give [[Rayman]] the chance to retrieve the [[Magic Book of Knowledge]] from the evil [[Mr Dark|Mister Dark]], and fill his world with happiness and beauty again.''

''Good luck [[Rayman]]!!!!!''”

==Levels==

* [[Art alley]]
* [[Pebble peril]]
* [['copter candy]]
* [[Ring rhapsody]]
* [[Eraser rebound]]
* [[Butterweed bog]]
* [[Rocky road]]
* [[Slick slopes]]
* [[Crazy caves]]
* [[Rising tides]]
* [[Percussion path]]
* [[Tasty chase]]
* [[Mr Dark's lair]]

== French Voice Cast ==
*Steve Perkinson as [[Rayman]]
*Brigette Guedj as [[Betilla]]
*Gérald Loussine as [[The Magician]]
*Douglas Rand as [[Mister Dark]]

==Screenshot Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:RaymanJuniorTitle.PNG|The title screen, which despite the game's name shows just “Rayman”
Image:RJRayman.PNG|Rayman leisurely painting in the intro sequence
Image:RaymanJuniorMap.PNG|The game's world map
Image:RJPlay 001.PNG|The game in action
</gallery>

==See Also==
* ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''
* [[The Magician]]
* [[Betilla]]
* [[Mister Dark]]

==External Links==
* [http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A455A7D1F62BAD11 Rayman Junior footage on Sony Playstation @ Youtube]

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Rayman 3

2009-07-21T16:23:13Z

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{{Game
| name = Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
| image = [[Image:R3 PS2EUcov.jpg|center|200px]]
| published by = Ubisoft
| developed by = Ubisoft
| release date = 3rd March 2003
| genre = 3D Platformer
| gameplay mode = Single player
| platforms = Sony PlayStation 2, PC, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox, [[Rayman 3 (GBA)|Game Boy Advance]], Nokia N-GAGE, Macintosh
}}
''"Rayman 3" redirects here. For other uses, see [[Rayman 3 (disambiguation)]].''

'''''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''''' is the sequel to ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. It was released starting on the 3rd of March 2003 for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, [[Rayman 3 (GBA)|Game Boy Advance]], Nokia N-GAGE, PC, and Mac. ''Rayman 3'' was 3D, with graphics similar to ''[[Rayman Revolution|Rayman 2: Revolution]]''. However, ''Rayman 3'''s levels were a series of "action stages" as opposed to having a single level per world (as were most of Rayman 2's). Also unlike ''Rayman 2'' and especially ''Revolution'', the levels strictly followed a "movie"-like plot; in other words, returning to a level meant returning to a point in the adventure (such as [[Rayman]] falling in [[Begoniax]]'s outhouse) instead of returning to a location in the adventure. ''Rayman 3'' also featured a scoring system, and players could post their final scores on the then-new RaymanZone website.

==Worlds==
Similar to the gap between ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and ''Rayman 2'', all locations in ''Rayman 3'' were new and unconnected to previous games. However, they are still the same environments as Rayman's games tend to stick with: the mountains, forests, and swamps from ''Rayman'', and the plains, coasts, and fortresses from ''Rayman 2''. One area in particular, the [[The Fairy Council|Fairy Council]], was alluded to in ''Rayman 2'', and [[Count Razoff]]'s father supposedly shot something as large as [[Space Mama]]; these allusions make ''Rayman 3'''s locations generally regarded as still being in the same canon as ''Rayman'' and especially ''Rayman 2''.

''Rayman 3'''s worlds in particular picked up on a lot of things ''Rayman 2'' and ''Revolution'' lacked: unique environments. While the [[Iron Mountains]] and the [[Menhir Hills]] pretty much looked the same, ''Rayman 3'' 's worlds were vast and varied. Many elements from ''Revolution'' were included in ''Rayman 3'' 's worlds--the most evident of these are the ambient sounds (for example, the [[Desert of the Knaaren]] has the same ambience as [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]) and the unique lighting. ''Rayman 3'' also had many instances of stained glass windows, also a previous characteristic of the Lava Sanctuary.

''Rayman 3'' returned to the fairy tale-like theme of ''Rayman'' 's locations, though not as surreal. Many odd locales dot ''Rayman 3'' 's small collection of worlds, such as in the [[The Fairy Council|Fairy Council]] and the [[The Longest Shortcut|Longest Shortcut]].

Finally, ''Rayman 3'' included many allusions to its two predecessors, including a statue of [[Ly the Fairy]] (who is oddly absent from the Fairy Council), and an appearently "frozen" state of [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and his [[Robo-Pirate Army]].

==Plot==
When Andre is firghtened so much he turns into a Dark Lum, he transforms a lot of the other Red Lums into Dark Lums too. The Dark Lums steal the fur from other animals and use it to weave costumes for themselves, becoming 'Hoodlums'. When Andre, dressed up in a Hoodlum costume, starts heading towards Rayman, Globox and Murfy, the latter two desperately try to wake Rayman up. Globox eventually becomes so frightened he accidently pulls off Rayman's hand and runs off with them. Murfy picks up Rayman by the hair and flies off with him, waking him up. More Hoodlums try to shoot down Murfy and Rayman as they fly away, but they both escape. They then begin searching for Globox and Rayman's hands.

However, when, they find Globox and Rayman gets his hands back, Andre, along with two slapdashes, pursue the large toad. Rayman and Murfy go following him into the building of the Fairy Council. Rayman soon defeats Andre's Hoodlum costume, which drops a Laser-Washing-Detergeant Can behind, and Andre flees towards theHeart of the World, wanting to gain ower from there. After Rayman tries out the Laser-Washing Detergeant, called 'combat fatigues', he and Murfy pursure Andre to stop him from getting to his destination. They find Globox along the way, who accidentally swallows the Dark Lum Lord.

==Score System==
Rayman 3 was the second game to have a score system (after ''[[Rayman 2: Revolution]]''), and the first for the score system to be in an arcade-style format. This score system allowed players to upload their scores onto RaymanZone's Lums Quest. The score system increased the replay value of ''Rayman 3''. The scoring system followed this formula:<br>
#Collect a [[Jewel]] / Break a Piggy Bank / Defeat a Hoodlum
#Points are added to Score
#Combo Mode starts
#During Combo Mode, step 1 brings double points to step 2
#Unless step 1 is carried out consistently, Combo Mode shortly ends

If Rayman is using a [[Laser-Washing Powder|Laser-Washing Powder Can]], each point is doubled, increasing the amount of points he can get and quadrupling the payoff of Combo Mode.

With the reformat of RaymanZone for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', the Lums Quest ended.

==Levels==
* [[The Fairy Council]]
* [[Clearleaf Forest]]
* [[The Bog of Murk]]
* [[The Land of the Livid Dead]]
* [[The Desert of the Knaaren]]
* [[The Longest Shortcut]]
* [[The Summit Beyond the Clouds]]
* [[Hoodlum Headquarters]]
* [[The Tower of the Leptys]]

==Trivia==
* The [[manual]] that [[Murfy]] has in the beginning of the game has a picture of [[Rayman]]'s head from the [[Rayman 1|original Rayman game]] on the cover.
* Throughout the game, there are sharp posts that you can stick [[plum]]s on top of to gain access to higher areas. On these posts are pictures of a [[Livingstone]]s from [[Rayman 1|the original Rayman game]].
* The [[Fairy Council]] and the [[Heart of the World]] were first mentioned in [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]], and only now make an appearance in [[Rayman 3]].
* Sometimes, when you start hitting [[Globox]], he says 'You were nicer in [[Rayman 2]]!', referring to [[Rayman]]'s sudden change of personality in this game.
* There are lots of secret rooms in the game, but three of them refer to [[Rayman 2]]. One, located in [[the Longest Shortcut]], has a statue of [[Ly]] in it. another, in the [[Hoodlum Headquarters]], has statues of [[Razorbeard]] and some of his Robo-Pirates sitting at a table, in the style of 'The Last Supper' painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Also, in [[Razoff]]'s mansion, one of the many statues is of a snake similar-looking to [[Sssssam|Sssssam the Snake]].
* At the beginning of the third part of the [[Fairy Council]], when [[Rayman]] and [[Murfy]] are looking for [[Andre]] and [[Globox]], [[Murfy]] tells [[Rayman]] to hurry or else '[[Andre|he]]'ll start telling everyone he's your father!'. This is a reference to the well-known scene from the extremely successful movie, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes back, when Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker that he is his father.
* In the [[Fairy Council]], when [[Rayman]] and [[Murfy]] pursue [[Andre]], the Dark Lum Lord throws a [[Ludiv]] away from her home, saying Zelda needs her, before hiding in the [[Ludiv]]'s home. Zelda is a major character from the successful video game series 'The Legend of Zelda'.
* In the [[Bog of Murk]], inside Razoff's house is a room with a large mirror. If Rayman is left in idle in front of it, he'll make a face at himself and notice he has something stuck in his teeth, pulling it out.

==See Also==
*''[[Rayman 3 (GBA)|Rayman 3]]'', the handheld-version of ''Rayman 3'', which has a different story line and gameplay.
*''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'', the spin-off sequel of ''Rayman 3''.
*[[Miscellanea]]

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