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| genre = 3D Platformer | | genre = 3D Platformer | ||
| gameplay mode = Single player | | gameplay mode = Single player | ||
| platforms = Sony PlayStation 2, | | platforms = Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox, [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]], Nokia N-GAGE, Macintosh, DigiBlast, [[Rayman 3 (mobile phone)|mobile phone]] | ||
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'' | ''‘Rayman 3’ redirects here. For other uses, see [[Rayman 3 (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
'''''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''''' is the sequel to ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. | '''''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''''' is the third major game in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]], and the sequel to ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. ''Rayman 3'' was released in 2003. It is notable for being the first ''Rayman'' game not directed by series creator [[Michel Ancel]], who was occupied with the development of ''Beyond Good & Evil'' at the time. Like its immediate predecessor, ''Rayman 3'' is a 3D platformer. However, ''Rayman 3'''s levels are more straightfoward and oriented towards action and combat rather than platforming and exploration. The main campaign of ''Rayman 3'' is temporally linear – unlike the previous games, where [[Rayman]] could physically return to completed locations, each ''Rayman 3'' level is visited only once within the storyline. | ||
''Rayman 3'' | ''Rayman 3'' features a points-based scoring system; another first for [[Rayman (series)|the series]]. Players could post their final scores on the then-new [[RaymanZone]] website. However, this function was disabled when RaymanZone was retooled to suit the ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids|Raving Rabbids]]'' games. In February 2007, members of the [[Rayman Pirate-Community]] contacted [[Ubisoft]] and successfully arranged for the creation of a new [[Hall of Fame]] <sup>[http://raymanpc.com/?p=hof]</sup>. | ||
==Worlds== | ==Worlds== | ||
Similar to the gap between ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and ''Rayman 2'', | Similar to the gap between ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', most locations in ''Rayman 3'' were new and not directly connected to those of the 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 one of [[Count Razoff]]'s ancestors (most likely his father) supposedly shot [[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 | ''Rayman 3'''s worlds in particular included many elements which ''Rayman 2'' and ''Revolution'' lacked: unique environments. While [[the Iron Mountains]] and [[the Menhir Hills]] pretty much looked the same, ''Rayman 3'' 's worlds were vast and varied. Many elements from ''Revolution'' were included in ''Rayman 3'' 's worlds – the most evident of these are the ambient sounds (for example, [[the Desert of the Knaaren]] has the same ambience as [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]) 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 ''Rayman'' 's locations, though not as surreal. Many odd locales dot ''Rayman 3'' 's small collection of worlds, such as in [[the Fairy Council]] and [[the Longest Shortcut]]. | ''Rayman 3'' returned to the fairy tale-like theme of ''Rayman'' 's locations, though not as surreal. Many odd locales dot ''Rayman 3'' 's small collection of worlds, such as in [[the Fairy Council]] and [[the Longest Shortcut]]. | ||
Finally, ''Rayman 3'' included many allusions to its two predecessors, | Finally, ''Rayman 3'' included many allusions to its two predecessors. References to [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]] include the picture on [[the Manual]] read by [[Murfy]] in [[the Fairy Council]], the pictures of [[Livingstone]]s on [[plum]]-posts, the [[2D Madness]] and [[2D Nightmare]] flashback minigames, and the revelation of a connection between [[Razoff]]'s [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|ancestors]] and the [[Space Mama]] of [[Picture City]]. References to ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' include the appearance of the previously-mentioned [[the Heart of the World|Heart of the World]], statues of [[Sssssam|Sssssam the Watersnake]] in [[Count Razoff|Razoff]]'s mansion, a statue of [[Ly the Fairy]] in a hidden room in [[the Longest Shortcut]], and statues of [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and his [[Robo-Pirate]] servants in a secret room in the [[Hoodlum Headquarters]]. Additionally, both [[Murfy]] and [[Globox]] both make tongue-in-cheek metafictional references to ''Rayman 2'' – Murfy complains that he was promised a larger role after ''Rayman 2'' than he received, and Globox complains that [[Rayman]] is somewhat less pleasant than he was in the previous game. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
A [[Red Lum]] is frightened so badly that it transforms into a malevolent [[Black Lum]] named [[André]]. André then corrupts a large number of other Red Lums into Dark Lums, forming an army of them. The Black Lums steal the fur from animals such as [[Mawpaw]]s, and use it to weave costumes for themselves, becoming [[Hoodlum]]s. When André, dressed up in a Hoodlum costume, starts heading towards [[Rayman]], [[Globox]] and [[Murfy]], the latter two desperately try to wake Rayman up. Globox eventually becomes so frightened that he accidently pulls off Rayman's hands and runs off with them. Murfy picks Rayman up by his hair and flies off with him, waking him up. More Hoodlums try to shoot down Murfy and Rayman as they fly away, but they both escape. They then begin searching for Globox and Rayman's hands. | |||
However, when, they find Globox and Rayman gets his hands back, André, along with two slapdashes, pursue the large toad. Rayman and Murfy go following him into the building of the Fairy Council. Rayman soon defeats André's Hoodlum costume, which drops a Laser-Washing-Detergeant Can behind, and André flees towards [[the Heart of the World]], wanting to gain ower from there. After Rayman tries out the Laser-Washing Detergeant, called 'combat fatigues', he and Murfy pursure André to stop him from getting to his destination. They find Globox along the way, who accidentally swallows the Dark Lum Lord. | However, when, they find Globox and Rayman gets his hands back, André, along with two slapdashes, pursue the large toad. Rayman and Murfy go following him into the building of the Fairy Council. Rayman soon defeats André's Hoodlum costume, which drops a Laser-Washing-Detergeant Can behind, and André flees towards [[the Heart of the World]], wanting to gain ower from there. After Rayman tries out the Laser-Washing Detergeant, called 'combat fatigues', he and Murfy pursure André to stop him from getting to his destination. They find Globox along the way, who accidentally swallows the Dark Lum Lord. | ||
==Score | ==Score system== | ||
Rayman 3 was the second game to have a score system (after ''[[Rayman | Rayman 3 was the second game to have a score system (after ''[[Rayman 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]] until its reformat for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', after which the [[Lums Quest]] ended. The score system increased the replay value of ''Rayman 3''. The scoring system followed this formula:<br> | ||
#Collect a [[Jewel]] / Break a Piggy Bank / Break a door / Defeat a Hoodlum | #Collect a [[Jewel]] / Break a Piggy Bank / Break a door / Defeat a Hoodlum | ||
#Points are added to Score | #Points are added to Score | ||
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==Main characters== | ==Main characters== | ||
=== | ===Friends=== | ||
*[[Rayman]] - The hero and protagonist of the game | *[[Rayman]] - The hero and protagonist of the game | ||
*[[Globox]] - Rayman's best friend and [[Uglette]]'s husband | *[[Globox]] - Rayman's best friend and [[Uglette]]'s husband | ||
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*[[Teensie|The Teensies]] - Keepers of [[the Hall of Doors]] | *[[Teensie|The Teensies]] - Keepers of [[the Hall of Doors]] | ||
===Enemies=== | |||
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*[[André]] - The main antagonist of the game | *[[André]] - The main antagonist of the game | ||
*[[Hoodlum|The Hoodlums]] - André's army | *[[Hoodlum|The Hoodlums]] - [[André]]'s army | ||
The complete list can be seen here: http://www.raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Category:Characters_from_Rayman_3 | The complete list can be seen here: http://www.raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Category:Characters_from_Rayman_3 | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* [[The Fairy Council]] and [[the Heart of the World]] were first mentioned in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', and only now make an appearance in Rayman 3. | * [[The Fairy Council]] and [[the Heart of the World]] were first mentioned in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', and only now make an appearance in Rayman 3. | ||
* Sometimes, when you start hitting [[Globox]], he says "You were nicer in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''!". | * Sometimes, when you start hitting [[Globox]], he says "You were nicer in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''!". | ||