[[Image:RZMag 01.jpg|thumb|200px|The cover of an edition of the magazine given as a prize]]
'''Rayman Zone''' was an official magazine that was published and sold only in the United Kingdom by Paragon Publishing Ltd in 2003. Copies of a slightly different edition were given to winners and runners-ups that participated in the ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' Hall of Fame competition held by the official Ubisoft website of the same name in the same year, and was later distributed in select games stores and bookstores. Those that were sold in store carried a Rayman gym bag as a free gift. Although it claimed to be a first issue, no further issues were published ever since.
==Content==
Most of the magazine's contents were centred around ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' as it was released at the time. It included detailed reviews and console comparisons of many versions of the game alone, as well as an interview with Ahmed Boukhelifa in regards to it. Along with these was a six-page article about the history of the ''Rayman'' series, and a five-page feature giving shorter reviews for the other games in the series prior to ''Rayman 3''. As it was aimed mostly towards children unlike most other games magazines, it contained puzzles and pull out posters, and some of the content was written as if it was spoken by Rayman himself. The magazine had over 50 pages, and its contents were:
* '''The Rayman Story'''
* '''Chatting with...Ahmed Boukhelifa, Producer of ''Rayman 3''!'''
* '''Reviewed! ''Rayman 3'''''
* '''The Great Console Comparison'''
* '''''Rayman 3'' GBA''' (review)
* '''Rayman Puzzles'''
* '''So Much Rayman, So Little Time...'''
* '''Rayman Bonanza!''' (competition)
* '''Rayman Zone - Online!'''
* '''Rayman's Final Thought'''
==External Links==
*[http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JQNSPVR9 The entire magazine (minus non-Rayman game adverts) via MegaUpload]
=Hands Down!=
[[Image:RaymanHandsDown1.jpg|200px|thumb|The first page of this one-off comic]]
'''''Rayman in Hands Down!''''' was a one-off, four-page comic that was based on ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. It was currently known to have been published in the United States in a children's comic called Disney Adventures, and in the United Kingdom in a similar magazine called Disney's Big Time in 2001. It typically had a generic cartoon look that appears to have been heavily referenced from several concept artworks for the game, and used cheesy hand-related punchlines. The artist(s) and script writers are unknown, and no other official Rayman comics has been published or discovered ever since.
==Story==
[[Rayman]], [[Ly]] and [[Globox]] arrive to fight [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and his lackey within a vast junkyard. Angry with his lackey gradually being defeated, Razorbeard withdraws a magic cage which zaps Globox and traps him. Ly then comes up with a plan to free Globox, which involves lifting Rayman and making him bounce back into action. He throws his fist to attack the pirates as well as firing it at the magic cage until it finds its weakest spot, eventually freeing Globox, who then uses his Rain Dance to try and make the pirates rust. They retreat from the rain, leaving Rayman and his friends to claim victory.
'''''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.
==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.
Revision as of 12:35, 18 December 2008
My name is Stacey, and I'm a sysop. :) I come from the United Kingdom, and have been a Rayman fan for over 8 years, starting in 1999 round about when Rayman 2 was released. Rayman 2 on the Sega Dreamcast was the first Rayman game I've played, and though I was confused by the odd dialogue, I played the game religiously. I was so into the series back then, in 2001 I got a PS2 with Rayman Rev and M, though everyone pointed out that Rayman Rev was the same game as R2!
Rayman can either leave the Plunger Guards where they are, or grab them and throw them in a different spot. Other heroes can move them too.
When an enemy moves within its range, the Plunger Guard fires two or three plungers at them, depending on its upgrade level. Plunger Guards disappear from the battlefield after firing, or if newer Guards are summoned, as there can only be a maximum of five active ones.
Rayman can either leave the Plunger Guards where they are, or grab them and throw them in a different spot. Other heroes can move them too.
When an enemy moves within its range, the Plunger Guard fires two or three plungers at them, depending on its upgrade level. Plunger Guards disappear from the battlefield after firing, or if newer Guards are summoned, as there can only be a maximum of five active ones.
