The village
The village is a location found in the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids. It is the game's chief hub level – from it, the game's five worlds can be accessed.
Description
The village is first seen in the short video which plays before the game's title screen is shown. It is a small group of five huts and one arch, gathered together in a grassy, hilly area. The background strongly resembles one of the backgrounds from the Dream Forest in the original game. Rayman himself is first transported to the village by Ly, after he defeats Pink's mechanical Antitoon boss in the underground Rabbid dungeons which form the game's prologue level. When Rayman first arrives, only one of the huts' doors is open. Inside is a Spiral Door, which leads to the Child world. Once Rayman completes all of the Child world's levels and defeats its boss in Celestial Castle, the door of the second hut opens, and he can enter it to access the Forest world. The village becomes brighter and the weather more pleasant with each defeated boss, and the background music gradually becomes more optimistic. This pattern continues until Rayman has completed the Child world, the Forest world, the Organic Caves, the Sweets world and the Dark world. In addition to these five world-huts, the village also contains an arch, carved with a Rabbid's features. Its purpose is unknown, though it may simply be the entrance to the village.
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The house leading to the Child world -
The house leading to the Forest world -
The house leading to the Organic Cave -
The house leading to the Sweets world -
The house leading to the Dark world -
The mysterious arch
Soundtracks
In Phoenix's cancelled Rayman 4
In 2005, Phoenix Studio began work on a new 3D Rayman platform game tentatively titled Rayman 4. The game was ultimately cancelled, but many pieces of concept art have since been unveiled, including one which depicts the village.
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The Village, as it would have appeared in Rayman 4.
