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[[File:Raymandictee1.JPG|thumb|260px|Rayman relaxing on a sofa.]]

'''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is ~~one of the educative games from~~ the ''Rayman'' ~~Learning Game Series~~. This game for the PC is only sold on France ~~and~~ Canada ~~and~~ is available in ~~the~~ French ~~language only~~, no other ~~language~~ versions ~~were~~ made. ''Rayman Dictées'', as the name suggests, it focuses on dictation exercises to test the player's knowledge and to improve his/hers spelling and grammar capacities. It also features exclusive human characters such as [[Clara the Witch]], Patrick, Gaaf, Tim, Junior, Landra and Sam.

'''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is another entry in the ''Rayman'' educational series. This game was released for the PC only and exclusively sold in France & Canada. It is only available in French, with no other versions supporting different languages having been made.

==~~Plot~~==

The game focuses on dictation exercises which aim to help the player improve their spelling & grammar. Unlike most Rayman games, it also features several human characters such as [[Clara the Witch]], Patrick, Gaaf, Tim, Junior, Landra, and Sam.

One day, [[Rayman]] is resting on his room ~~and~~ [[Clara the Witch]] appears by magic ~~with~~ a machine called Télévox. [[Clara ~~the Witch|Clara]]~~ explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken ~~on a middle of a~~ argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the Amnesia ~~Island, and~~ she cast a curse, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator" ~~by freezing~~ [[Rayman]]'s human friends~~' from the feet until the torso~~. She also explains that she ~~can~~ only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help, and ~~he magically jumps~~ to the ~~Télévox~~.

==Synopsis==

One day, [[Rayman]] is seen resting in his room when suddenly [[Clara the Witch|Clara]] appears, by magic, alongside a machine called the Télévox. Clara explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken during an argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the island of Amnesia. Clara then says she has cast a curse on them, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator", which freezes [[Rayman]]'s human friends up to their torsos. She also explains that she will only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help with repairs and then jumps into the Télévox.

==History==

Rayman Dictées is a crossover between Rayman and another educational game series developed by Ubi Soft: The Adventures of Tim 7. The game was published in 1996.

The Adventures of Tim 7's main character is a young boy named Tim. One day, he has a scooter accident and falls unconscious. He is then found and kidnapped by a mad scientist, Doctor Gaaf, who takes him to the Island of Amnesia to experiment on him. As this is his seventh guinea pig, Doctor Gaaf gives him the name "Tim 7". Following his accident, Tim 7 has become amnesiac and unable to escape from Doctor Gaaf. The Adventures of Tim 7 has the player help Tim regain his lost memories through educational activities.

In addition to the player, Tim 7 also has help from the other inhabitants of Amnesia: [[Clara the Witch|Clara]], Patrick, Landra, Junior and Sam.

==Trivia==

* ~~The~~ [[Spyglass Pirate]] makes a cameo appearance ~~on the room where~~ [[Rayman]] ~~rests. It isn~~'~~t known if it is a doll or the real body.~~

* A [[Spyglass Pirate]] makes a cameo appearance in [[Rayman]]'s room.

* According to the game, the room where [[Rayman]] is resting on the Intro cinematic (and the main menu place) is his own room.

* A sound effect that's used in-game was re-used in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.

* A sound effect that ~~is present~~ in ~~the~~ game ~~is also present~~ in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.

* One of the tracks used in a grammar exercise is re-used from the ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' level [[Eat at Joe's]]

* ~~A music fragment~~ from ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' ~~appears in one kind of grammar exercise, which corresponds to the~~ [[Eat at Joe's]] ~~level.~~

* The music that can be heard during the game's intro is a variation of [[English with Rayman]]'s opening.

* The music that can be heard ~~at the beginning of~~ the game's ~~introduction~~ is a variation of ~~the cut-scene music in~~ [[English with Rayman]].

==Gallery==

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 [[File:Raymandictee1.JPG|thumb|260px|Rayman relaxing on a sofa.]]
-'''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is one of the educative games from the ''Rayman'' Learning Game Series. This game for the PC is only sold on France and Canada and is available in the French language only, no other language versions were made. ''Rayman Dictées'', as the name suggests, it focuses on dictation exercises to test the player's knowledge and to improve his/hers spelling and grammar capacities. It also features exclusive human characters such as [[Clara the Witch]], Patrick, Gaaf, Tim, Junior, Landra and Sam.
+'''''Rayman Dictées''''' (also known as '''''Les Dictées de Rayman''''') is another entry in the ''Rayman'' educational series. This game was released for the PC only and exclusively sold in France & Canada. It is only available in French, with no other versions supporting different languages having been made.
-==Plot==
+The game focuses on dictation exercises which aim to help the player improve their spelling & grammar. Unlike most Rayman games, it also features several human characters such as [[Clara the Witch]], Patrick, Gaaf, Tim, Junior, Landra, and Sam.
-One day, [[Rayman]] is resting on his room and [[Clara the Witch]] appears by magic with a machine called Télévox. [[Clara the Witch|Clara]] explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken on a middle of a argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the Amnesia Island, and she cast a curse, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator" by freezing [[Rayman]]'s human friends' from the feet until the torso. She also explains that she can only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help, and he magically jumps to the Télévox.
+==Synopsis==
+One day, [[Rayman]] is seen resting in his room when suddenly [[Clara the Witch|Clara]] appears, by magic, alongside a machine called the Télévox. Clara explains to [[Rayman]] that the Télévox was broken during an argument between [[Rayman]]'s friends from the island of Amnesia. Clara then says she has cast a curse on them, called "The Curse of the Express Refrigerator", which freezes [[Rayman]]'s human friends up to their torsos. She also explains that she will only free them if the Télévox is fixed. [[Rayman]] accepts to help with repairs and then jumps into the Télévox.
+==History==
+Rayman Dictées is a crossover between Rayman and another educational game series developed by Ubi Soft: The Adventures of Tim 7. The game was published in 1996.
+The Adventures of Tim 7's main character is a young boy named Tim. One day, he has a scooter accident and falls unconscious. He is then found and kidnapped by a mad scientist, Doctor Gaaf, who takes him to the Island of Amnesia to experiment on him. As this is his seventh guinea pig, Doctor Gaaf gives him the name "Tim 7". Following his accident, Tim 7 has become amnesiac and unable to escape from Doctor Gaaf. The Adventures of Tim 7 has the player help Tim regain his lost memories through educational activities.
+In addition to the player, Tim 7 also has help from the other inhabitants of Amnesia: [[Clara the Witch|Clara]], Patrick, Landra, Junior and Sam.
 ==Trivia==
-* The [[Spyglass Pirate]] makes a cameo appearance on the room where [[Rayman]] rests. It isn't known if it is a doll or the real body.
+* A [[Spyglass Pirate]] makes a cameo appearance in [[Rayman]]'s room.
-* According to the game, the room where [[Rayman]] is resting on the Intro cinematic (and the main menu place) is his own room.
+* A sound effect that's used in-game was re-used in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.
-* A sound effect that is present in the game is also present in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.
+* One of the tracks used in a grammar exercise is re-used from the ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' level [[Eat at Joe's]]
-* A music fragment from ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' appears in one kind of grammar exercise, which corresponds to the [[Eat at Joe's]] level.
+* The music that can be heard during the game's intro is a variation of [[English with Rayman]]'s opening.
-* The music that can be heard at the beginning of the game's introduction is a variation of the cut-scene music in [[English with Rayman]].
 ==Gallery==