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Tonic Trouble is a game ~~based on~~ the ~~Rayman series (even though it wasn~~'~~t a story about Rayman~~'~~s World in general) that was created a month after the original version of~~ Rayman 2. It'~~s about a Friendly but Clumsy alien janitor named "Ed" who accidentally dropped a Mysterious can of Tonic~~ on Earth~~. Causing it to infect humans~~, ~~animals and plants. The tomatoes are rolling away, the carrots are bouncing~~ at ~~high speed like jack-hammers, icebergs even started appearing and disappearing. The whole World has gone topsy-turvy. Back at Ed~~'~~s home, he is sent back to repair the damage he did~~. ~~But the can of tonic has fallen into the hands of a ruthless Viking giving him great powers. His name~~ was ~~"Grogh~~ the ~~Hellish"~~ and ~~he declared himself as the master of earth!~~

=Tonic Trouble=

'''''Tonic Trouble''''' is a game that was developed by Ubisoft Montréal, initially to test the 3D engines used by ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. It is notable for featuring limbless characters akin to the earlier ''[[Rayman]]'' games although it is actually set on Earth; in fact, one of these characters appears as a cameo at a very late point in ''Rayman 2''. It was released for the Nintendo 64, PC and Game Boy Color in 1999.

~~Help~~ Ed ~~explore earth~~, ~~encounter~~ strange and ~~dangerous beings~~ which ~~was~~ in ~~fact~~ (~~like already mentioned~~), his ~~whole fault~~ in the ~~first place~~.

{{Game

| name = Tonic Trouble

| image = [[Image:Tonic.jpg‎|200px|center]]

| published by = Ubisoft

| developed by = Ubisoft Montréal

| release date = 31 August, 1999

| genre = Platformer

| gameplay mode = Single player

| platforms = PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color

}}

==Plot==

The game follows the story of Ed, a small and clumsy member of a purple limbless alien species, who works as a janitor during a crusade through space. During one shift, he comes across a strange can and drinks its contents. He doesn't like the taste, and spits the fluid out, causing any object it came to contact with to come to life, forcing him to throw it down a chute which sends it falling to Earth. The fluid's effects on the Earth's environment cause chaos, and the can falls into the hands of a Viking called Grogh, who becomes more powerful upon drinking from it.

Ed faces a trial in court, and as punishment for his carelessness, he is sent to Earth to clean up the mess. During his journey there, his own spaceship malfunctions and ends up crashing into a snowy mountainous area on Earth, which is now roaming with mutant killer vegetables and balloon sheep. Eventually he meets a doctor and his daughter, Suzy, who offer to help him by giving him weapons and powers in exchange for small things such as springs and propellers used by the Doc to build a machine.

==Gameplay==

The game sticks very closely to the formula found in the first Rayman. Much like in Rayman, Ed starts off defenseless and acquires new weapons and powerups throughout the game. Also, each stage includes 6 objects that Ed must collect in order to properly complete it. The main difference between the two games is that Tonic Trouble is in 3d, and some stages in TT focus more on puzzle solving than platforming. In addition to the 6 objects in each stage, Ed must also collect 120 antidotes hidden throughout the levels and Southern Plains hub map in order to access the Mad Mushrooms Lair late in the game (akin to needing all of the [[Electoons]] to enter [[Candy Château]] in Rayman).

==Characters==

==Levels==

==Music==

The music in Tonic Trouble was composed by [[Eric Chevalier]] who also did the soundtrack to Rayman 2. The soundtrack is very eclectic and experimental in nature. In one portion of the game bagpipes, a rhythm guitar, a beat boxer and a synthesizer can be heard at the same time. The music was intended to be interactive and would change depending on the mood Ed was feeling in each room, but in the final version of the PC game each track is a long suite of sorts.

Ed also has his own short jingle "theme" that can be heard in some of the tracks that sounds almost like the inverse of Rayman's theme from Rayman 2.

==Beta Version==

Early in 1999 a beta version of Tonic Trouble title "Tonic Trouble Special Edition" was released with some computers. The game is barely the same to its final counterparts on the PC and Nintendo 64 featuring different music and level designs. Ed controls much differently and feels heavier due to a less precise jump and tank-like controls. Unlike in the final PC version, there is no voice acting in this version.

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-Tonic Trouble is a game based on the Rayman series (even though it wasn't a story about Rayman's World in general) that was created a month after the original version of Rayman 2. It's about a Friendly but Clumsy alien janitor named "Ed" who accidentally dropped a Mysterious can of Tonic on Earth. Causing it to infect humans, animals and plants. The tomatoes are rolling away, the carrots are bouncing at high speed like jack-hammers, icebergs even started appearing and disappearing. The whole World has gone topsy-turvy. Back at Ed's home, he is sent back to repair the damage he did. But the can of tonic has fallen into the hands of a ruthless Viking giving him great powers. His name was "Grogh the Hellish" and he declared himself as the master of earth!
+=Tonic Trouble=
+'''''Tonic Trouble''''' is a game that was developed by Ubisoft Montréal, initially to test the 3D engines used by ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''.  It is notable for featuring limbless characters akin to the earlier ''[[Rayman]]'' games although it is actually set on Earth; in fact, one of these characters appears as a cameo at a very late point in ''Rayman 2''.  It was released for the Nintendo 64, PC and Game Boy Color in 1999.
-Help Ed explore earth, encounter strange and dangerous beings which was in fact (like already mentioned), his whole fault in the first place.
+{{Game
+| name = Tonic Trouble
+| image = [[Image:Tonic.jpg‎|200px|center]]
+| published by = Ubisoft
+| developed by = Ubisoft Montréal
+| release date = 31 August, 1999
+| genre = Platformer
+| gameplay mode = Single player
+| platforms = PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
+}}
+==Plot==
+The game follows the story of Ed, a small and clumsy member of a purple limbless alien species, who works as a janitor during a crusade through space.  During one shift, he comes across a strange can and drinks its contents.  He doesn't like the taste, and spits the fluid out, causing any object it came to contact with to come to life, forcing him to throw it down a chute which sends it falling to Earth.  The fluid's effects on the Earth's environment cause chaos, and the can falls into the hands of a Viking called Grogh, who becomes more powerful upon drinking from it.
+Ed faces a trial in court, and as punishment for his carelessness, he is sent to Earth to clean up the mess.  During his journey there, his own spaceship malfunctions and ends up crashing into a snowy mountainous area on Earth, which is now roaming with mutant killer vegetables and balloon sheep.  Eventually he meets a doctor and his daughter, Suzy, who offer to help him by giving him weapons and powers in exchange for small things such as springs and propellers used by the Doc to build a machine.
+==Gameplay==
+The game sticks very closely to the formula found in the first Rayman. Much like in Rayman, Ed starts off defenseless and acquires new weapons and powerups throughout the game. Also, each stage includes 6 objects that Ed must collect in order to properly complete it. The main difference between the two games is that Tonic Trouble is in 3d, and some stages in TT focus more on puzzle solving than platforming. In addition to the 6 objects in each stage, Ed must also collect 120 antidotes hidden throughout the levels and Southern Plains hub map in order to access the Mad Mushrooms Lair late in the game (akin to needing all of the [[Electoons]] to enter [[Candy Château]] in Rayman).
+==Characters==
+==Levels==
+==Music==
+The music in Tonic Trouble was composed by [[Eric Chevalier]] who also did the soundtrack to Rayman 2. The soundtrack is very eclectic and experimental in nature. In one portion of the game bagpipes, a rhythm guitar, a beat boxer and a synthesizer can be heard at the same time. The music was intended to be interactive and would change depending on the mood Ed was feeling in each room, but in the final version of the PC game each track is a long suite of sorts.
+Ed also has his own short jingle "theme" that can be heard in some of the tracks that sounds almost like the inverse of Rayman's theme from Rayman 2.
+==Beta Version==
+Early in 1999 a beta version of Tonic Trouble title "Tonic Trouble Special Edition" was released with some computers. The game is barely the same to its final counterparts on the PC and Nintendo 64 featuring different music and level designs. Ed controls much differently and feels heavier due to a less precise jump and tank-like controls. Unlike in the final PC version, there is no voice acting in this version.