Rayman Legends

Rayman Legends
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Published by	Ubisoft
Developed by	Ubisoft Montpellier
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Release date	3rd September 2013 30th August 2013
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Platforms	Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, Vita
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Rayman Legends is an upcoming 2D platform game, and the fifth major game in the Rayman series. It is a direct sequel to Rayman Origins, to which it features very similar gameplay. It was initially planned to be a release title of Wii U , but in 8th October 2012, Ubisoft confirmed that Rayman Legends was delayed to the first quarter of 2013. By endings of 2012, Ubisoft confirmed the new release dates would be at 26th February of 2013 for North America and 1st March of 2013 for Europe, exclusively for the Wii U. At 7th February of 2013, Ubisoft revealed that the game was no longer a Wii U exclusive, being a PS3 and Xbox 360 version under development, that consequently delayed for a second time the release date to September of 2013. In 25th April of 2013, Ubisoft decided to release the game to endings of August of 2013 for Europe and begginings of September in North America in order to avoid being released at the same time as high-profile games titles from other companies. A PlayStation Vita version was confirmed by Ubisoft to be released at the same time as the other three versions, but with five exclusive levels, and two exclusive skins, at 28th May of 2013.

Early Plot

Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies are off wandering through an enchanted forest when they discover a mysterious tent filled with a series of captivating paintings. As they look more closely, they notice each painting seems to tell the story of a mythical world. While focusing on a painting that shows a medieval land, they are suddenly sucked into the painting, entering the world, and the adventure begins. The gang must run, jump and fight their way through each world to save the day and discover the secrets of every legendary painting.

Current Plot

The Glade of Dreams is in trouble once again! During a 100-year nap, the nightmares multiplied and spread, creating new monsters even more terrifying than before! These creatures are the stuff of legend… Dragons, giant toads, sea monsters, and even evil luchadores. With the help of Murfy, Rayman and Globox awake and must now help fight these nightmares and save the Teensies!

Rayman and the Rabbids

From left to right: The new adventurer Barbara, Globox, Murphy, Rayman and The Grand Minimus.

Gameplay

The game carries on the style of gameplay from Rayman Origins in which up to four players simultaneously make their way through various levels. Lums can be collected by touching them, defeating enemies, or freeing captured Teensies. Along with Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies returning as playable characters, players can now control a new female character named Barbara.

In the Wii U and Vita versions of the game, an additional player can control Murfy with touch controls, using either the Wii U GamePad or the Vita's touch screen. Murfy can perform various actions such as cutting through ropes, activating mechanisms, grabbing hold of enemies and assisting in gathering Lums. These offer a range of levels in which co-operation is required to progress, such as levels that mix platforming for Rayman and friends with rhythm gameplay for Murfy.In the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, Murphy is controlled by the computer and can be prompted to interact with certain objects with button controls. Clearing a level once unlocks an 'Invaded' version, where the level is remixed with additional enemies or new objectives. The game will also feature 40 remastered levels from the original Rayman Origins.[

In an interview with Nintendo Power, Ubisoft revealed that the majority of the single player campaign will be platforming with Rayman or one of the other characters, temporarily switching to Murfy during certain sections.

Production

Shortly after the game's November 2011 release, Michel Ancel stated 'One has to know that Rayman Origins isn't just one game – we plan to make others, with retro 2D gameplay, and to give more and more details on the story.' In March 2012, artistic director Christophe Villez hinted that a new Rayman game would be revealed in June, at E3 2012. Also in March 2012, Bertrant Chaverot, the general director of Ubisoft Brazil, stated that Rayman Origins would have a continuation, but did not reveal any details.

On 23 April, 2012, a marketing survey containing information about Rayman Legends was leaked to the games media. The survey contained several pieces of information regarding the Rayman Origins sequel, along with two gameplay videos (though only screenshots of these were included in the leak). Like its predecessor, the game will feature co-operative gameplay with up to four players. It will also feature 'brand new settings: legendary worlds filled with castles, vampires, Ghosts, Greek Gods, or dragons...' The following day, the videos from which the images were taken were uploaded to YouTube, but both were quickly taken down at the request of Ubisoft.

On 26 April, 2012, Ubisoft registered the domain names 'RaymanLegends.com' and 'Rayman-Legends.com', leading to speculation that Rayman Legends would be the title of the Rayman Origins sequel.

On 27 April, 2012, the first full-length trailer for the game was leaked to the public. It features the aforementioned settings, gives more details on online gameplay and reveals a new playable character: a Betilla-like warrior girl known as Barbara. In the Wii U version of the game, the player will be able to use certain physical toys to interact with the game world; this is similar to the premise of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. The trailer shows a player scanning a Rabbid toy to enter a level where Rayman must fight Rabbids, and hints that similar functionality will be possible with toys based on other Ubisoft characters, such as Ezio from the Assassin's Creed series. Ubisoft initially attempted to suppress the videos, but after a few hours they released an official statement, confirming that Rayman Legends was being developed by Michel Ancel and Ubisoft Montpellier, but downplaying the video's accuracy, claiming that 'This video was intended as a purely internal demonstrative video, and in NO way represents the final game, the final console or their features. The game was officially unveiled with a gameplay demonstration at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, showcasing Murphy, a new playable character, controlled via the Wii U system's touch screen on the tablet controller. It also showed medieval-themed stages as well as a rhythm-based map of the Land of the Livid Dead from Rayman Origins featuring remixed music. '

It was originally set to be released on November 30, 2012 (as a Wii U launch title). However, on October 8, 2012, it was reported to be delayed. On December 13, 2012, a demo of the game was released on the eShop. The official release date was revealed to be February 26, 2013, but was delayed further to September 2013 to allow for the title to have a simultaneous release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This delay was negatively received by gamers and critics since the developer stated that the Wii U version was finished. Fans started a petition for the game to be released on the original date on the Wii U, which now has over 11,000 people signed onto it. To appease fans, Ubisoft said the Wii U would get another exclusive demo in the future, however this was just as negatively received. Developers that worked on the game have also expressed their distaste for the delay,with creator Michel Ancel also protesting for the release of the game.

In response to the delay, the development team have announced that they will be releasing the game's Online Challenges mode for free via the Nintendo eShop, which released on April 25, 2013. This mode features daily challenges based on one of five scenarios, one of which is exclusive to Wii U, and features online leaderboards and ghost functionality. They also stated that with the extra development time, they would be adding new levels, enemies and more to the game.

Levels

• Teensies In Trouble
• Toad Story
• Fiestas De Los Muertos
• 20000 Lums Under The Sea
• Olympus Maximus
• Living Dead Party

Back To Origins

Back to Origins is an unlockable level in Rayman Legends in witch it has over 40 remaster levels from Rayman Origins. The following levels are:

• Jibberish Jungle
• Desert of Dijiridoos
• Gourmand Land
• Sea of Serendipity
• Mystical Pique

There is also a few difference between Back to Origins and its original game. Here are the difference(so far)

• The levels are render in HD
• The electoons are replaced by teensies

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Artwork

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External links

• Official site