Rayman 3

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Published by	Ubisoft
Developed by	Ubisoft
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Release date	3rd March 2003
Genre	3D Platformer
Gameplay mode	Single player
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Platforms	Sony Playstation 2, PC, Nintendo Gamecube, Microsoft X-Box
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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is the sequel to Rayman 2: The Great Escape. It was released on the 3rd of March 2003 for the Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft X-Box, Nintendo Gamecube, and PC. Rayman 3 was 3D, with graphics similar to Rayman 2: Revolution. However, Rayman 3's levels were a series of "action stages" as opposed to having a single level per world. Also unlike Rayman 2 and especially Revolution, the levels strictly followed a "movie"-like plot; in other words, returning to a level meant returning to a point in the adventure (such as Rayman falling in Begoniax's outhouse) instead of returning to a location in the adventure. Rayman 3 also featured a scoring system, and players could post their final scores on the then-new RaymanZone website.

Worlds

Similar to the gap between Rayman and Rayman 2, all locations in Rayman 3 were new and unconnected to previous games. However, they are still the same environments as Rayman's games tend to stick with: the mountains, forests, and swamps from Rayman, and the plains, coasts, and fortresses from Rayman 2. One area in particular, the Fairy Council, was alluded to in Rayman 2, and Count Razoff's father supposedly shot something as large as Space Mama; these allusions make Rayman 3's locations generally regarded as still being in the same canon as Rayman and especially Rayman 2.

Rayman 3's worlds in particular picked up on a lot of things Rayman 2 and Revolution lacked: unique environments. While the Iron Mountains and the Menhir Hills pretty much looked the same, Rayman 3s worlds were vast and varied. Many elements from Revolution were included in Rayman 3s worlds--the most evident of these are the ambient sounds (for example, the Desert of the Knaaren has the same ambience as Beneath the Lava Sanctuary) and the unique lighting. Rayman 3 also had many instances of stained glass windows, also a previous characteristic of the Lava Sanctuary.

Rayman 3 returned to the fairy tale-like theme of Raymans locations, though not as surreal. Many odd locales dot Rayman 3s small collection of worlds, such as in the Fairy Council and the Longest Shortcut.

Finally, Rayman 3 included many allusions to its two predecessors, including a statue of Ly the Fairy (who is oddly absent from the Fairy Council), a painting of Admiral Razorbeard and the Robo-Pirate Army, a reference to Space Mama, etc.

Plot

The Fairy Council is suddenly invaded by Black Lums. Clusters of Black Lums form and begin stealing the fur from several animals to make patchwork disguises, which became known as Hoodlums. Led by André, the Hoodlums attempt to reach the Heart of the World in order to corrupt it and create thousands of more Black Lums. However, as soon as they are about to reach their goal, Globox accidentally swallows André when Globox and Rayman were trying to foil their plans. Rayman then sets out in search of a doctor who can remove André from his friend.

Score System

Rayman 3 was the second game to have a score system (after Rayman 2: Revolution), and the first for the score system to be in an arcade-style format. This score system allowed players to upload their scores onto RaymanZone's Lums Quest. The score system increased the replay value of Rayman 3. The scoring system followed this formula:

1. Collect a Gem / Break a Piggy Bank / Defeat a Hoodlum
2. Points are added to Score
3. Combo Mode starts
4. During Combo Mode, step 1 brings double points to step 2
5. Unless step 1 is carried out consistently, Combo Mode shortly ends

If Rayman is using a Laser-Washing Powder Can, each point is doubled, increasing the amount of points he can get and quadrupling the payoff of Combo Mode.

With the reformat of RaymanZone for Rayman Raving Rabbids, the Lums Quest ended.

See Also

• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, the handheld-version of Rayman 3, which has a different story line and gameplay.
• Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge, the spin-off sequel of Rayman 3.