Maths and English with Rayman

Rayman Junior
Rayman Junior
Published by	Ubisoft
Developed by	Ubisoft
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Release date	1996
Genre	2D Platformer/edutainment
Gameplay mode	Single player
Languages	{{{languages}}}
Platforms	Sony PlayStation, MS-DOS
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Rayman Junior is a series of educational video games for children aged 6-10 years old based on the original Rayman. It is also known as Rayman Brain Games, Amazing Learning Games with Rayman, Rayman Learning Center, Maths and English with Rayman and French with Rayman in its various English editions, as well as numerous other names in its foreign editions.

The large array of games is divided in two sub-series: one designed to teach children the basics of mathematics and reading, and one for them to learn a secondary language, namely English, French, German or Spanish depending on the release. The gameplay is identical across both sub-series, and the levels almost the same, although in a different order and with minor differences in layout. Both plots also follow the same structure.

Plot

Mathematics and reading

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 Wizard's cottage is peaceful and sheltered. There, he and Betilla the Fairy spend time enjoying their idyllic world and protecting |the Wizard's Magic Book of Knowledge. |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 Mister Dark breaks into |the Wizard's cottage, destroying everything in his wake, and steals the Book of Knowledge and the map to this secret hideout that Rayman gave to |the Wizard! Now the world will be at the mercy of the evil Mr Dark! So |the Wizard and 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 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 Mister Dark, and fill his world with happiness and beauty again.

Good luck Rayman!!!!!

—The Magician, Rayman Junior

In the mathematics and reading sub-series, Mr Dark breaks into the Magician's house, steals the Magic Book of Knowledge and destroys the map to his hideout. Once again, the Magician and Betilla the fairy must call on Rayman to save the day, this time by reassembling the map to Mr Dark's Lair so that he can recover the book.

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  The Magician introducing the story of the game
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  The Magician and Betilla the fairy watch over the Magic Book of Knowledge
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  The Magician along with Betilla the fairy
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  The Magician thinking with Betilla
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  The Magician and Betilla as they thought of Rayman
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  Betilla and the Magician running through the Dream Forest
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  Rayman leisurely painting in the intro sequence

Once Rayman has recovered the Magic Book of Knowledge, festivities are organized in his honor, and he is presented by the Magician with a golden wand as a token of gratitude.

Secondary language learning

In the secondary language learning sub-series, while the Magician is in his garden with Betilla the fairy, he receives a letter from a foreign cousin: either an English one named Andrew, a French one called Pierre, a German one called Hans or a Spanish cousin. It contains a recipe for a magic spell. However, the Magician is unable to read the language in question. He explains to Betilla that he and his cousin grew up together and graduated as magicians on the same day. Suddenly, Mr Dark appears, snatches the recipe from the Magician's hands, casts a spell which will turn them into garden gnomes in a few hours, and flees. The Magician then calls Rayman on his telephone and asks him for help.

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  The Magician's family photo album, as seen in the English learning educational games
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  Rayman answering the Magician's phone call in the introduction cutscene

After Rayman has retrieved the recipe from Mr Dark, he and the Magician use the knowledge they acquired during their journey to decipher the letter from the latter's cousin. They then discover that the formula is used to create a dessert.

Gameplay

The gameplay in Rayman Junior is somewhat simplified specially for the young player. The number of main 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 or number recognition in the mathematics and reading sub-series, or a theme in the secondary language learning sub-series. Separately from the main levels, there is an extra one called Betilla's Garden, which the player may use to practice the game. The game contains a new world map; that of the secondary language learning games feature landmarks of countries speaking the language in question.

Each level starts with the Magician giving Rayman an overview on what he has to do. Throughout the level, Rayman will encounter his hat at various points where he asks the player a question. The player then has multiple paths to choose from, the right path being the right answer to the question. A life is lost if the wrong path is taken, usually due to it leading to an obstacle which instantly causes Rayman to lose a life. During levels, it is possible to access a section where either the Magician or Betilla give hints on how to solve the problems. The final section of each level requires Rayman to explore the area and complete a certain task within a given time limit to make the exit sign appear. After the level is completed, the player is sent to a bonus stage and given a time limit in which Rayman must complete whatever challenge the Magician has set. Once all of these levels are cleared, Rayman can then access Mr Dark's lair, a final level in Candy Château with no educational content.

In the mathematics and reading sub-series, the Magician's cousin and an unnamed relative of Betilla's are also encountered.

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  The title screen, which despite the game's name shows just “Rayman”
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  The game's world map

Levels

Mathematics and reading

• Betilla's Garden
• 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

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  Art Alley
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  Pebble Peril
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  'Copter Candy
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  Ring Rhapsody
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  Eraser Rebound
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  Butterweed Bog
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  Rocky Road
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  Slick Slopes
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  Crazy Caves
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  Rising Tides
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  Percussion Path
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  Tasty Chase
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  Mr Dark's Lair

Secondary language learning

• Betilla's Garden
• People
• In the Street
• At School
• At Home
• Media
• Special Occasions and Traditions
• Numbers
• Nature
• Sports
• On Holidays
• Food and Drinks
• The Human Body
• Adventures and Heroes
• Culture and Art
• General Knowledge
• Fin (Also known as 'The Lair of Dark')

Glitches

• When the demos play in Rayman Brain Games, Rayman's 2D theme music is not played. However, in Amazing Learning Games with Rayman and Rayman Junior, the theme plays.
• In Rayman Brain Games, the music for Butterweed Bog plays in Rising Tides.
• In Rayman Junior, Amazing Learning Games with Rayman and Rayman Brain Games, the music for Tasty Chase is heard in Mr Dark's Lair. The music that is supposed to play on the level is from the menu of the original Rayman game.
• In Rayman Brain Games, when Rayman is facing to the right, his eyes look enlarged. When he is facing to the left, they return to their original size.
• In Rayman Brain Games, there is a glitch that causes life statues to not appear in the game.

Regional releases

Various versions of the game has been released in different regions, with different names, difficulty levels and age ratings. Some releases contain the multiple difficulty levels in the same release, selectable when starting the game, while others have them split across multiple releases. Several of these releases also feature slightly modified level designs from each other.

The Israeli release, כיף ללמוד עם ריימן ('Kef Lilmod Im Rayman', which means 'fun to learn with Rayman'), by Hed-Arzi (a big Israeli multimedia products importer and disributor) was the first release of Rayman that was fully translated to Hebrew (interface and dubbing).

Franska med Rayman, Spanska med Rayman and Tyska med Rayman were originally meant to release in Sweden a year after the release of Engelska med Rayman, judging by the box cover which states this on the back, but the releases were eventually canceled.

Below are tables of all known releases of the game for both the mathematics and reading and secondary language sub-series. The file date shown is the date recorded for the files on the disc and does not indicate when the game was officially released.

Mathematics and reading

Many variations of the game have been released for MS-DOS starting from 1996 with different names in different regions. A version was released on the Sony PlayStation in 2000, named Rayman Junior in Europe and Rayman Brain Games in North America. Most versions of the game feature 3 different difficulty levels, while the German versions have 4 ones to choose from. The level layouts appear similar in most difficulties, although modified to be more challenging the higher the difficulty level is.

Platform	File date	Name	Language	Version code	Version mode	Difficulties	Text language
MS-DOS	1996-08-28	Amazing Learning Games with Rayman	English (US)	USA	USA - 1 2 3	1 2 3	English
MS-DOS		Rayman Learning Center - Vol. 1 - Ages 6-7	English (US)
MS-DOS		Rayman Learning Center - Vol. 2 - Ages 7-8	English (US)
MS-DOS		Rayman Learning Center - Vol. 3 - Ages 8-9	English (US)
MS-DOS	1996-11-13	Amazing Learning Games with Rayman (DEMO)	English (US)	USA	USA - 1 2 3	1 2 3	English
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Brain Games	English (US)	US1	USA - 1 2 3	1 2 3	English
MS-DOS	1996-10-16	Maths and English with Rayman - Vol. 1 - Age 6+	English (UK)	GB1	GB - 1	1	English
MS-DOS	1996-10-16	Maths and English with Rayman - Vol. 2 - Age 7+	English (UK)	GB2	GB - 2	2	English
MS-DOS	1996-10-16	Maths and English with Rayman - Vol. 3 - Age 8+	English (UK)	GB3	GB - 3	3	English
PlayStation	2000-05-17	Rayman Junior - Level 1 - Age 6+	English (UK)	GB1	GB - 1	1	English
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Level 2 - Age 7+	English (UK)	GB2	GB - 2	2	English
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Level 3 - Age 8+	English (UK)	GB3	GB - 3	3	English
MS-DOS	1996-11-13	Rayman pour les Juniors (DEMO)	French	FR	FR - CP CE1 CE2	cp ce1 ce2	Français
MS-DOS	1996-09-11	Rayman pour les Juniors - CP	French	FR1	FR - CP	cp	Français
MS-DOS		Rayman pour les Juniors - CE1	French	FR2	FR - CE1	ce1	Français
MS-DOS	1996-09-11	Rayman pour les Juniors - CE2	French	FR3	FR - CE2	ce2	Français
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Calcul-lecture - CP	French	FR1	FR - CP	cp	Français
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Calcul-lecture - CE1	French	FR2	FR - CE1	ce1	Français
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Calcul-lecture - CE2	French	FR3	FR - CE2	ce2	Français
MS-DOS	1996-09-30	Lesen und Rechnen mit Rayman - Klasse 1+2	German	AL1	AL - 1 2	Klasse 1 Klasse 2	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1996-09-30	Lesen und Rechnen mit Rayman - Klasse 3+4	German	AL2	AL - 3 4	Klasse 3 Klasse 4	Deutsch
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Klasse 1+2	German	AL1	AL - 1 2	Klasse 1 Klasse 2	Deutsch
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - Klasse 3+4	German	AL2	AL - 3 4	Klasse 3 Klasse 4	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1996-12-27	Rayman Juniors Rekenen en Lezen - Groep 2 6 - 8 jaar	Dutch	NL1	NL - 3de	3de	Nederlands
MS-DOS	1996-12-27	Rayman Juniors Rekenen en Lezen - Groep 4	Dutch	NL2	NL - 4de	4de	Nederlands
MS-DOS	1996-12-27	Rayman Juniors Rekenen en Lezen - Groep 5	Dutch	NL3	NL - 5de	5de	Nederlands
MS-DOS	1997-06-02	Lekande lätt med Rayman	Swedish	SW	SW - 1 2 3	ettan tvåan trean	SWEDISH
MS-DOS	1997-06-04	Legende let med Rayman	Danish	DK	DK - 1 2 3	1.Klasse 2.Klasse 3.Klasse	DANISH
MS-DOS	1997-11-27	Rayman Oppimis- ja Seikkailupeli	Finnish	FI	FI - 1 2 3	ala-aste yläaste lukio	FINNISH
MS-DOS	1997-06-13	Lek og lær med Rayman	Norwegian	NW	NW - 1 2 3	1.Klasse 2.Klasse 3.Klasse	NORWEGIAN
MS-DOS	1997-10-22	כיף ללמוד עם ריימן	Hebrew	ISM	ISRAEL - M	1 2 3	Hebrew
MS-DOS	1997-10-22	כיף ללמוד עם ריימן	Hebrew	ISL	ISRAEL - L	1 2 3	Hebrew
MS-DOS		Rayman Junior Matek és olvasás - 1 (6 éves kortól)	Hungarian	HN1	HN - 1	1	HONGROIS
MS-DOS	1999-11-26	Rayman Junior Matek és olvasás - 2 (7 éves kortól)	Hungarian	HN2	HN - 2	2	HONGROIS
MS-DOS		Rayman Junior Matek és olvasás - 3 (8 -10 éveseknek)	Hungarian	HN3	HN - 3	3	HONGROIS
MS-DOS	1997-06-09	Rayman+ - 레이맨 플러스	Korean	KO	KOREA	1 2 3	Korean
MS-DOS		Rayman Juniors Matematica e Italiano - I e II elementare	Italian	IT1	ITALIANO	1 e 2 el	Italiano
MS-DOS	1997-09-05	Rayman Juniors Matematica e Italiano - III e IV elementare	Italian	IT2	ITALIANO	3 e 4 el	Italiano
MS-DOS	1997-09-05	Rayman Juniors Matematica e Italiano - IV e V elementare	Italian	IT3	ITALIANO	4 e 5 el	Italiano
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - I e II elementare	Italian	IT1	ITALIANO	1 e 2 el	Italiano
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - III e IV elementare	Italian	IT2	ITALIANO	3 e 4 el	Italiano
PlayStation	2000-05-16	Rayman Junior - IV e V elementare	Italian	IT3	ITALIANO	4 e 5 el	Italiano
MS-DOS		Amazing Learning Games with Rayman	Thai	TH	THAI		thai
MS-DOS	1998-05-06	Rayman uczy matmy i polaka	Polish	PO	PO - 1 2 3	1 2 3	Polish
MS-DOS	1997-06-26	Rayman Yingyu Da Chuangguan - Rumenpian	Chinese	CH1	CH 1	1	Chinese
MS-DOS	1997-06-26	Rayman Yingyu Da Chuangguan - Jinjiepian	Chinese	CH2	CH 2	2	Chinese
MS-DOS	1997-06-26	Rayman Yingyu Da Chuangguan - Gaojipian	Chinese	CH3	CH 3	3	Chinese
MS-DOS	1997-11-26	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman I	Spanish	CS1	CS - 1	1	Castil
MS-DOS	1997-11-26	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman II	Spanish	CS2	CS - 2	2	Castil
MS-DOS	1997-11-27	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman III	Spanish	CS3	CS - 3	3	Castil
PlayStation	2000-06-19	Rayman Junior - Matemáticas y Lenguaje - 1er Curso Primaria - 6-7 años	Spanish	CS1	CS - 1	1	Castil
PlayStation	2000-06-20	Rayman Junior - Matemáticas y Lenguaje - 2er Curso Primaria - 7-8 años	Spanish	CS2	CS - 2	2	Castil
PlayStation	2000-06-20	Rayman Junior - Matemáticas y Lenguaje - 3er Curso Primaria - 8-9 años	Spanish	CS3	CS - 3	3	Castil
MS-DOS	1997-11-26	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman I	Catalan	CT1	CT - 1	1	Catal
MS-DOS	1997-11-26	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman II	Catalan	CT2	CT - 2	2	Catal
MS-DOS	1997-11-27	Matemáticas y Lenguaje con Rayman III	Catalan	CT3	CT - 3	3	Catal
MS-DOS		Rayman Τζούνιορ τεύχος A' - 6-7 ετών	Greek
MS-DOS		Rayman Τζούνιορ τεύχος Β' - 8-9 ετών	Greek
MS-DOS		Rayman Τζούνιορ τεύχος Γ' - 10-11 ετών	Greek

Secondary language learning

Platform	File date	Name	Original language	New language	Version code	Version mode	Difficulties	Text language
MS-DOS	1998-06-29	French with Rayman - (Age 8+)	English	French	GF	GF - 1	1	English
MS-DOS	1997-07-31	Anglais avec Rayman - CM/6ème Rayman Jeu d'action pour réviser Anglais CM/6e	French	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Français
MS-DOS	1997-08-02	Anglais avec Rayman - 5ème/4ème	French	English	FG2	FG - 2 3	2 3	Français
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Anglais - CM/6e	French	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Français
MS-DOS	1997-08-04	Allemand avec Rayman	French	German	FD	FD - 1 2 3	1 2 3	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-08-04	Espagnol avec Rayman	French	Spanish	FE	FE - 1 2 3	1 2 3	Spanish
MS-DOS			French	Italian	FIT	FIT - 1 2 3
MS-DOS	1997-10-23	Englisch mit Rayman - Anfänger	German	English	DG1	DG - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-11-06	Englisch mit Rayman - Fortgeschrittene	German	English	DG2	DG - 2 3	2 3	Deutsch
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Englisch für Anfänger	German	English	DG1	DG - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-10-15	Französisch mit Rayman - Anfänger	German	French	DF	DF - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1998-02-06	Engels met Rayman - Beginners - 8-12 jaar	Dutch	English	GH1	GH - 1	1	HOLLAND
MS-DOS	1998-02-10	Engels met Rayman - Gevordenen & Vergevorderen	Dutch	English	GH2	GH - 2 3	2 3	HOLLAND
MS-DOS	1998-02-10	Frans met Rayman	Dutch	French	HF	DF - 1	1	HOLLAND
MS-DOS	1998-05-08	레이맨 잉글리쉬 제1편	Korean	English	KG1	KG - 1	1	English
MS-DOS			Korean	English	KG2	KG - 2 3		English
MS-DOS		레이맨프렌치	Korean	French
MS-DOS	1999-09-22	雷射超人英語闖通關	Chinese	English	TG1	TG - 1	1	Taiwan
MS-DOS	1999-09-22	雷射超人英語闖通關	Chinese	English	TG2	TG - 2 3	2 3	Taiwan
MS-DOS	1999-12-16	Rayman uczy Angielskiego - Poziom 8-14	Polish	English	PG1	PG - 1	1	Polish
MS-DOS	1999-12-16	Rayman uczy Angielskiego - Poziom Gimnazjum	Polish	English	PG2	PG - 2 3	2 3	Polish
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Rayman Opettaa Englantia - Taso 1	Finnish	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Suomi
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Rayman Opettaa Englantia - Taso 2 & 3	Finnish	English	FG2	FG - 2 3	2 3	Suomi
MS-DOS	1998-10-10	Engelska med Rayman - Nivå Lätt	Swedish	English	SG1	SG - 1	1	Svenska
MS-DOS		Engelska med Rayman - Nivå Medel/Svår	Swedish	English	SG2	SG - 2 3		Svenska
MS-DOS			Thai					thai
MS-DOS		Rayman English - Volume I	Italian	English	IG1	IG - 1	1	Italiano
MS-DOS		Rayman English - Volume II e III	Italian	English	IG2	IG - 2 3	2 3	Italiano
MS-DOS	1998-04-02	Inglés con Rayman I	Spanish	English	EG1	EG - 1	1	Castellano
MS-DOS	1998-02-23	Inglés con Rayman II	Spanish	English	EG2	EG - 2 3	2 3	Castellano
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Ingles - Nivel principiantes - 8-10 años	Spanish	English	EG1	EG - 1	1	Castellano
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior	Italian	English	IG1	IG - 1	1	Italiano
MS-DOS			Portuguese (Brazilian)	English	PG1	PG - 1	1	Português
MS-DOS	2000-05-10	Aprendendo Inglês com Rayman - Idade 8 a 12 anos	Portuguese (Brazilian)	English	PG2	PG - 2 3	2 3	Português

Manuals

Click on the thumbnail to read the manual.

• Manual for the French edition of Rayman Junior on PlayStation
  Manual for the French edition of Rayman Junior on PlayStation

Box art

Mathematics and reading

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  Rayman pour les Juniors CP (1996 PC edition)
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  Rayman pour les Juniors CP (1999 PC edition)
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  Rayman pour les Juniors CE1 (1996 PC edition)
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  Rayman pour les Juniors CE1 (1999 PC edition)
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  Rayman pour les Juniors CE2 (1996 PC edition)
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  Rayman pour les Juniors CE2 (1999 PC edition)
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  Rayman Junior CP (PlayStation edition)
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  Rayman Junior CE1 (PlayStation edition)

Secondary language learning

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  French with Rayman
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  L'Anglais avec Rayman CM/6ème (1997 PC edition)
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  L'Anglais avec Rayman 5ème/4ème (1997 PC edition)
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  L'Allemand avec Rayman (1997 PC edition)
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  L'Espagnol avec Rayman (1997 PC edition)
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  L'Anglais CM/6ème (1999 PC edition)
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  L'Anglais Collège (1999 PC edition)
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  L'Allemand Collège (1999 PC edition)
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  L'Espagnol Collège (1999 PC edition)
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  Rayman Junior (CM/6ème; PlayStation edition)
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  Französisch mit Rayman
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  Französisch mit Rayman
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  Französisch mit Rayman
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  Französisch mit Rayman
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  English mit Rayman
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  Rayman English
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  Rayman English
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  Rayman uczy angielskiego
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  Rayman uczy angielskiego
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  雷曼英语万事通 (simplified Chinese) / 雷射超人英語萬事通 (traditional Chinese)
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  Frans met Rayman
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  Engels met Rayman
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  Engels met Rayman
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  Engels met Rayman + Frans met Rayman (compilation)
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  Engelska med Rayman
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  Engelska med Rayman

Localized assets

Mathematics and reading

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  World map
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  The Photographer's panel

German learning

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  Title screen
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  World map
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  Menu
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  The Photographer's panel

French learning

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  Title screen
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  World map
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  Menu
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  The Photographer's panel

English learning

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  A title screen
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  A world map
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  Menu
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  The Photographer's panel
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  Another title screen, featuring Rayman in a bowler hat.
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  Another world map, featuring real-world locations. The World Trade Center can be seen on the right of the screen.
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  Later editions of the game were edited out of sensitivity following the September 11 attacks.

Spanish learning

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  Title screen
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  World map
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  Menu
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  The Photographer's panel

See also

• List of quotes in Rayman Junior

External links

• Maths and English with Rayman introduction scene
• L'Anglais avec Rayman introduction scene
• Inglés con Rayman playthrough (PlayStation version)
• Advertising for Rayman Junior