Rayman Classic

Rayman Classic
Rayman Classic
Published by	Ubisoft
Developed by	Ubisoft Paris
Directed by	{{{directed by}}}
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Designed by	Michel Ancel and Serge Hascoët with Bruno Bouvret, Sacha Gentilhomme, Michael Guez, Christophe Thibaut
Programmed by	Vincent Greco, Yann Le Tensorer, Daniel Palix
Art by	Alexandra Ancel (characters) Eric Pelatan, Sylvaine Jenny (backgrounds)
Written by	{{{written by}}}
Soundtrack by	Nathalie Drouet, Rémi Gazel, Frédéric Louvre, Frédéric Prados and Olaf Zalcman
Release date	18th February 2016 (iOS) 17th March 2016 (Android)
Genre	2D platformer
Gameplay mode	Single player
Languages	{{{languages}}}
Platforms	Apple iOS, Android
Ratings	{{{ratings}}}
Distribution media	Digital (App Store, Google Play)
Game engine	{{{game engine}}}

Rayman Classic is a mobile port of the PC version of the original Rayman game with much of the soundtrack from the PlayStation version. It was released for Apple iOS on the App Store on February 18, 2016 and for Android on Google Play on March 17, 2016. Unlike earlier ports of the PC version, such as the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DSi versions, this one does not leave out any content. The Breakout minigame is present, as well as the short animations shown after each boss fight. Due to the touch screen oriented nature of mobile devices, the game uses virtual buttons and a virtual analog stick. While the iOS version has support for physical gamepads, the Android version currently lacks this feature even though it is advertised in the store description.

As of November 24, 2016, the app is free with ads. The ads can be disabled through an in-app purchase, though this is done automatically if the player bought the game prior to it becoming free.

During the summer of 2018, the app was removed from the App Store in most regions for unknown reasons.

In 2020, the game became unplayable with an internet connection on Android devices, most likely due to certain online services being shut down. It can however still be played without an internet connection.

Differences from other versions

While this is the most complete port of the PC version, it does have some issues present. Repeating sound effects, such as Rayman charging his fist, the helicopter and plums moving in water, stop repeating after a few seconds. This is the first version of the original Rayman game to include achievements, not including the Anti Dark-Matters from the DSi version, through Gamecenter and Google Play Games. Some are however glitched and therefore impossible to obtain. Some can still be obtained if replaying the game and redoing what is required for the achievement. Other issues involve incorrect music playing during the Magician's bonus stages, no music playing during the encounter against Mr Dark in Mr Dark's Dare and the characters Rayman meet, such as Joe and Tarayzan, not speaking like in the PC version. There is also a huge glitch with the Breakout minigame making it near impossible to beat. Whenever the ball is lost, the player cannot move Rayman. This means that if Rayman is positioned under an obstacle, launching the ball will make it bounce back right down. On iOS devices this can be resolved by playing with a controller, which makes movement possible before launching the ball.

While there are a bunch of glitches, the game has also fixed a few issues preset in the original game. The music, which was known to be lacking in the PC version, is now mainly taken from the PlayStation version. The intro plays in full-screen and its English voice-acting is taken from the PlayStation version. The game now includes an auto-save feature which auto-saves every time the player enters the map. Because of this, the save points have been removed from the map. The Breakout minigame can now also be found on the map instead once Mr Dark's Dare is completed.

Whenever the player starts a new game, there are three save slots to choose from, each with their own name which cannot be changed. These names are RAY, BET and JOE, and are references to the characters Rayman, Betilla and Joe. The player will then get to choose the difficulty, which is a one time decision and cannot be changed without starting a new game. The difficulties available are easy, original and hard. Easy mode grants the player unlimited lives with it staying at 99, original mode plays exactly like how it originally did on PC and hard mode has the player start with 0 lives and continues. More lives can however be obtained normally in hard mode. The virtual jump and punch buttons use the same textures as the ones from Rayman Jungle Run and Rayman Fiesta Run.

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  The three different game modes available.

Announcement

The game was originally teased on February 11, 2016 with the official Rayman Facebook page posting that a special 'retroRayman' is coming to mobile the following week with an image saying Back to Basics with the date of February 18, 2016 below.

On February 17, a new post revealed the name Rayman Classic as well as it being launched on iOS before Android.

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  The first teaser.
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  The artwork of the game.
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Sales

Prior to being changed to a free title, the game received numerous sales to promote the game.

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  The 40% off sale.
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  The game costed 0.99 for one week.
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  The 80% off sale.

Social network integrations

The main menu.

This is the first version of the original Rayman game to feature achievements and leaderboards. On iOS devices they are connected through Gamecenter and on Android through Google Play Games.

Achievements

Main article: List of achievements in Rayman Classic

There are currently 51 achievements which are earned by completing various tasks, such as defeating a certain number of enemies. Some of the achievements have been known to not trigger correctly on both iOS and Android devices.

Leaderboards

There are a total of 20 leaderboards in the game, with 18 of them being the completion time in levels. Although the leaderboards function during the first playthrough, they do not always register the new time when replaying a level. This is most likely to happen on levels where the final phase cannot be replayed, such as Moskito's Nest. The two other leaderboards are for the total completion time and the total amount of Tings collected.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  The main title screen.
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  Rayman finishing a stage with Betilla the Fairy.
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  Rayman using his super helicopter power to cut the ropes.
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  Rayman fighting Space Mama in Space Mama's Crater.
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  Mr Dark kidnapping Betilla after completion of Space Mama's Crater.
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  The first part of Eat at Joe's.
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  The Game Over screen.
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  The artwork which is shown once the game is finished.
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  The credits.

Artwork

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  An early icon for the game
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  An unused button for crawling

Trivia

• This is the only Rayman game to require the player to play through the game multiple times, in this case 3, in order to unlock all achievements.
• The game went free as the first reward of Ubisoft's 30th Anniversary 30 day giveaway.
• The achievement Great magician has lives misspelled as 'lifes'.