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{{Game | {{Game | ||
| name = Rayman Dictées | | name = Rayman Dictées | ||
| image = [[File: | | image = [[File:RaymanDictees 1998 6ème.jpg|250px]] | ||
| published by = [[Ubi Soft]] | | published by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | ||
| developed by = [[Ubi Soft]] | | developed by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | ||
| release date = 1998 | | release date = June 17, 1998<ref>Ubisoft.fr (via archive.org), ''La Société Ubi Soft Entertainment France : Les Communiqués de Presse d'Ubi Soft - COMMUNIQUES LUDO-EDUCATIF'', https://web.archive.org/web/20000709095814/http://www.ubisoft.fr/societe/press/ludo-educatif/ludo-educatif.html</ref> | ||
| genre = Educational | | genre = Educational | ||
| gameplay mode = Single player | | gameplay mode = Single player | ||
| platforms = Windows 95/98/ME/2000 | | platforms = Windows 95/98/ME/2000 | ||
| distribution media = CD-ROM | |||
}} | }} | ||
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'''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is an entry in the ''Rayman'' educational series. This game was released for the PC only and exclusively sold in France & Canada. It is only available in French, with no other versions supporting different languages having been made. | '''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is an entry in the ''Rayman'' educational series. This game was released for the PC only and exclusively sold in France & Canada. It is only available in French, with no other versions supporting different languages having been made. | ||
The game focuses on dictation exercises which aim to help the player improve their spelling and grammar. Unlike most [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]], it also features several human characters such as [[Clara the Witch | The game focuses on dictation exercises which aim to help the player improve their spelling and grammar. Unlike most [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]], it also features several human characters such as [[Clara]] the Witch, Patrick, Gaaf, Tim, Junior, Landra, and Sam. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
One day, [[Rayman]] is seen resting in his room when suddenly [[Clara the Witch|Clara]] appears, by magic, alongside a machine called the Télévox. Clara explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken during an argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the island of Amnesia. Clara then says she has cast a curse on them, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator", which freezes [[Rayman]]'s human friends up to their torsos. She also explains that she will only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help with repairs and then jumps into the Télévox. | One day, [[Rayman]] is seen resting in his room when suddenly [[Clara the Witch|Clara]] appears, by magic, alongside a machine called the Télévox. Clara explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken during an argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the island of Amnesia. Clara then says she has cast a curse on them, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator", which freezes [[Rayman]]'s human friends up to their torsos. She also explains that she will only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help with repairs and then jumps into the Télévox. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Rayman Dictées is a crossover released in | Rayman Dictées is a crossover released in 1998 featuring [[Rayman]] and another educational game series developed by [[Ubisoft]]: ''The Adventures of Tim 7''. | ||
''The Adventures of Tim 7'''s main character is a young boy named Tim. One day, he has a scooter accident and falls unconscious. He is then found and kidnapped by a mad scientist, Doctor Gaaf, who takes him to the Island of Amnesia to experiment on him. As this is his seventh guinea pig, Doctor Gaaf gives him the name "Tim 7". Following his accident, Tim 7 has become amnesiac and unable to escape from Doctor Gaaf. The Adventures of Tim 7 has the player help Tim regain his lost memories through educational activities. | ''The Adventures of Tim 7'''s main character is a young boy named Tim. One day, he has a scooter accident and falls unconscious. He is then found and kidnapped by a mad scientist, Doctor Gaaf, who takes him to the Island of Amnesia to experiment on him. As this is his seventh guinea pig, Doctor Gaaf gives him the name "Tim 7". Following his accident, Tim 7 has become amnesiac and unable to escape from Doctor Gaaf. The Adventures of Tim 7 has the player help Tim regain his lost memories through educational activities. | ||
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* A sound effect that's used in-game was re-used in ''[[Rayman 3]]''. | * A sound effect that's used in-game was re-used in ''[[Rayman 3]]''. | ||
* One of the tracks used in a grammar exercise is re-used from the ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' level [[Eat at Joe's]]. | * One of the tracks used in a grammar exercise is re-used from the ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' level [[Eat at Joe's]]. | ||
* The music that can be heard during the game's intro is a variation of ''[[ | * The music that can be heard during the game's intro is a variation of ''[[French with Rayman]]'''s opening. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="320" heights="240"> | <gallery widths="320" heights="240"> | ||
Raymandictee0.JPG | |||
Raymandictee2.JPG | |||
Raymandictee3.JPG | |||
Raymandictee6 amnesiaislandhumans.JPG | |||
Raymandictee playername.JPG | |||
Raymandicteemenu.JPG | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxekqUWj1MA Intro movie of ''Rayman Dictées'' at YouTube] | ||
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