Rayman Classic: Difference between revisions

| image = [[File:Rayman Classic Icon.png|250px|center|Rayman Classic]]

| published by = [[Ubisoft]]

| developed by = [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft Paris]]

| soundtrack by = Nathalie Drouet, [[Rémi Gazel]], Frédéric Louvre, Frédéric Prados and Olaf Zalcman

| release date = [[File:Globe.png|16px]] 18th February 2016 (iOS)<br>[[File:Globe.png|16px]] 17th March 2016 (Android)

'''''Rayman Classic''''' is a mobile port of the PC version of [[Rayman 1|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 [[Rayman Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|Nintendo DSi]] versions, this one does not leave out any content. [[Ray Breakout|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.

 

 

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.

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 [[Telescopic fist|fist]], the [[helicopter]] and [[plum]]s moving in water, stop repeating after a few seconds. This is the first version of [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]] to include achievements, not including the Anti Dark-Matters from [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|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 level (Rayman 1)|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 [[Ray Breakout|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 [[Rayman 1|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. [[Ray Breakout|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 [[Life|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 [[Life|lives]] and [[continue]]s. More [[Life|lives]] can however be obtained normally in hard mode. The virtual jump and [[Telescopic fist|punch]] buttons use the same textures as the ones from ''[[Rayman Jungle Run]]'' and ''[[Rayman Fiesta Run]]''.

RaymanClassic Modes.PNG|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.

==Sales==

==Social network integrations==

[[File:Classic android menu.png|thumb|320px|class=sprite|right|The main menu.]]

===Achievements===

{{Main|List of achievements in Rayman Classic}}

===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 [[Ting]]s collected.

Classic title.PNG|The main title screen.

Classic - Betilla finish.PNG|[[Rayman]] finishing a stage with [[Betilla]] the Fairy.

Classic Screenshot.PNG|[[Rayman]] using his [[super helicopter]] power to cut the ropes.

RaymanClassic SpaceMamaBoss.PNG|[[Rayman]] fighting [[Space Mama]] in [[Space Mama's Crater]].

Classic - Cutscene.PNG|[[Mr Dark]] kidnapping [[Betilla]] after completion of [[Space Mama's Crater]].

Classic - Joe.PNG|The first part of [[Eat at Joe's]].

Classic - Game Over.PNG|The Game Over screen.

Classic - End image.PNG|The artwork which is shown once the game is finished.

Classic - Credits.PNG|The credits.

 

Rayman Classic Unused Crawl.png|An unused button for crawling

==Trivia==

*The game went free as the first reward of [[Ubisoft]]'s 30th Anniversary 30 day giveaway.

*The achievement '''Great magician''' has [[Life|lives]] misspelled as 'lifes'.

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