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'''''Rayman Junior''''' (also known as '''''Rayman Brain Games''''' in the United States, '''''כיף ללמוד עם ריימן''''' in Israel, '''''Rayman uczy matmy i polaka''''' in Poland, '''''Rayman +''''' in South Korea, and '''''Maths & English with Rayman''''' in other regions) is an educational video game based on [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] that was designed to teach children aged 6–8 years old the basics of mathematics and literacy. Many variations of the game are known to have been released for MS-DOS starting from 1996, with the Sony PlayStation version being released in 2000.
*''This article is about the educational game for learning math and reading. For the similarly named educational game for learning a second language, see [[English with Rayman]].''
 
'''''Rayman Junior''''' is an educational video game based on [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] that was designed to teach children aged 6–10 years old the basics of mathematics and literacy. 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.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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The gameplay in ''Rayman Junior'' is somewhat simplified specially for the young player. The number of 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, number recognition etc. The questions asked come in three difficulties, which may or may not be selectable depending on the version.
The gameplay in ''Rayman Junior'' is somewhat simplified specially for the young player. The number of 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, number recognition etc. The questions asked come in three difficulties, which may or may not be selectable depending on the version.


Each level starts with [[the Magician]] giving [[Rayman]] an overview on what he has to do. Throughout the level, [[Rayman]] will encounter [[the Magician]]'s hat at various points where he asks the player a question. The player then has three paths to choose from, the right path being the right answer to the question. A [[life]] is lost if the wrong path is taken. After the level is completed, the player is then sent to a bonus stage and given a time limit in which [[Rayman]] must complete whatever challenge [[the Magician]] has now set. Once all of these levels are cleared, [[Rayman]] can then have access to [[Mr Dark]]'s [[Mr Dark's lair|hideout]].
Each level starts with [[the Magician]] giving [[Rayman]] an overview on what he has to do. Throughout the level, [[Rayman]] will encounter [[the Magician]]'s 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 kills the player. 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 [[Mr Dark's lair|hideout]] to complete the game.
 
The game contains a new world map. Separately from the main levels, there is an extra one called [[Betilla's Garden]], which the player may use to practice. This is the first time in which [[Betilla]] the Fairy speaks English. It also has a new title theme, and the level music is extended.
 
==Other names in different regions==
''Rayman Junior'' is known as ''Rayman Brain Games'' in the USA. The UK version has three difficulty levels split across three separate games. ''Rayman Brain Games'' has all the difficulty levels in one game.
The US release ''Amazing Learning Games with Rayman'', known as ''Maths and English with Rayman'' in the UK, has all three difficulty levels on a single game. ''Maths and English with Rayman'' just separates them into three games like ''Rayman Junior''. The difficulty levels indicate the volume number, for instance Volume 1 is level 1 and so on. However, [[Ubisoft]] re-released ''Amazing Learning Games with Rayman'' as ''Rayman Learning Center'' in the "Rayman Junior Setup", Vol. 1-3.<BR>
 
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).<BR>
 
In South Korea release, the game is known as ''Rayman +'', and like the US and UK release, contains all three difficulty levels in a single game.
 
==Glitches==
1. 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.
 
2. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', the music for [[Butterweed Bog]] plays in [[Rising Tides]].
 
3. 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 [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].<br />
 
4. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', when [[Rayman]] is facing to the right, his eyes look enlarged. Strangely, when he is facing to the left, the eyes return to their original size.


5. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', there's a glitch that causes [[Life|life statues]] to not appear in the game.
The game contains a new world map. Separately from the main levels, there is an extra one called [[Betilla's Garden]], which the player may use to practice the game. This is the first time in which [[Betilla]] speaks English. It also has a new title theme, and the level music is extended.


===Levels===
[[File:Rayman Junior map.png|right|thumb|316px|class=sprite|The [[the valley|world map]], as it appears in ''Rayman Junior''.]]
[[File:Rayman Junior map.png|right|thumb|316px|class=sprite|The [[the valley|world map]], as it appears in ''Rayman Junior''.]]
 
* [[Betilla's Garden]]
==Levels==
* [[Art Alley]]
* [[Art Alley]]
* [[Pebble Peril]]
* [[Pebble Peril]]
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* [[Tasty Chase]]
* [[Tasty Chase]]
* [[Mr Dark's Lair]]
* [[Mr Dark's Lair]]
==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).
Below is a table of all known releases of the game. The file date shown is the date recorded for the files on the disc and does not indicate when the game was officially released.
{| class="wikitable"
! 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<br>2<br>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<br>2<br>3 || English
|-
| PlayStation || 2000-06-18 || Rayman Brain Games || English (US) || US1 || USA - 1 2 3 || 1<br>2<br>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<br>ce1<br>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<br>Klasse 2 || Deutsch
|-
| MS-DOS || 1996-09-30 || Lesen und Rechnen mit Rayman - Klasse 3+4 || German || AL2 || AL - 3 4 || Klasse 3<br>Klasse 4 || Deutsch
|-
| PlayStation || 2000-05-16 || Rayman Junior - Klasse 1+2 || German || AL1 || AL - 1 2 || Klasse 1<br>Klasse 2 || Deutsch
|-
| PlayStation || 2000-05-16 || Rayman Junior - Klasse 3+4 || German || AL2 || AL - 3 4 || Klasse 3<br>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<br>tvåan<br>trean || SWEDISH
|-
| MS-DOS || 1997-06-04 || Legende let med Rayman || Danish || DK || DK - 1 2 3 || 1.Klasse<br>2.Klasse<br>3.Klasse || DANISH
|-
| MS-DOS || 1997-11-27 || Rayman Oppimis- ja Seikkailupeli || Finnish || FI || FI - 1 2 3 || ala-aste<br>yläaste<br>lukio || FINNISH
|-
| MS-DOS || 1997-06-13 || Lek og lær med Rayman || Norwegian || NW || NW - 1 2 3 || 1.Klasse<br>2.Klasse<br>3.Klasse || NORWEGIAN
|-
| MS-DOS || 1997-10-22 || כיף ללמוד עם ריימן || Hebrew || ISM || ISRAEL - M || 1<br>2<br>3 || Hebrew
|-
| MS-DOS || 1997-10-22 || כיף ללמוד עם ריימן || Hebrew || ISL || ISRAEL - L || 1<br>2<br>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<br>2<br>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<br>2<br>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 ||  ||  ||  ||
|}
==Glitches==
1. 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.
2. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', the music for [[Butterweed Bog]] plays in [[Rising Tides]].
3. 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 [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].<br />
4. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', when [[Rayman]] is facing to the right, his eyes look enlarged. Strangely, when he is facing to the left, the eyes return to their original size.
5. In ''Rayman Brain Games'', there's a glitch that causes [[Life|life statues]] to not appear in the game.


==French voice cast==
==French voice cast==