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Rayman DS

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Rayman DS is a remake of Rayman 2: The Great Escape that was released especially for the Nintendo DS in March 2005. It is almost identical to the original Nintendo 64 version of the game, only that it now includes a new, optional method of control which makes use of the touch-screen and stylus.

Differences from Rayman 2: The Great Escape

  • Rayman DS was in particular identical to the N64 and PC versions of Rayman 2, and shared the same Hall of Doors screen.
  • The textures in Rayman DS were either smoother or more jagged than the N64 version of Rayman 2
  • see Technical Problems below
  • Rayman's speed could be controlled by the Touch Screen instead of a Control Stick
  • The Control Pad could also control Rayman, as opposed to the original Control Stick-only format
  • Some of the graphics were updated, though as stated above they lacked the quality of the originals

Technical Problems

Unlike any other version of Rayman 2, Rayman DS included many technical problems in its gameplay. The swirls that would radiate from the Four Masks of Polokus or the Guardian of the Cave of Bad Dreams' staff, for example, wouldn't be located exactly where they were supposed to be. Another particularly troubling problem is experienced during the battle against Umber and in the flower ride in the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava: in both cases, Rayman should have been locked to the respective surfaces, but would slip off, even during Umber's cinematic. The only way to lock Rayman back to the surface's center would be to press the R button.

Trivia

  • Another problem in the game was its dialogue. Occasionally (especially in the Wise), names would be misspelled. A frequently misspelled name was Polokus', which would be misspelled "Polukus."
  • This was the first of Rayman's games to use the new UbiSoft logo
  • The US cover for Rayman DS is in the same style as the cover for Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge and the European cover for Rayman Advance. Likewise, the European cover for Rayman DS is in the same style as the US cover for Rayman Advance.
  • Rayman DS was one of the Nintendo DS' titles shown on the back of the original Nintendo DS' box.

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