Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party is the third game in the Rayman Raving Rabbids spin-off series, and the first game in the Rayman series as a whole to optionally use the Wii Balance Board. Unofficial gameplay footage, which included the introduction movie, was leaked onto Youtube starting from 10th November 2008.
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| Published by | Ubisoft Paris | |
| Developed by | Ubisoft | |
| Release date | 14th November 2008 (EU), 12th November 2008 (US) | |
| Genre | Party | |
| Gameplay mode | Single player/Multi-player | |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS | |
Announcement
The game was officially announced on 28th May 2008 via the Ubidays conference in which two of the minigames were demonstrated by Ubisoft representatives and UK TV presenter Vernon Kay. Following this, several artworks depicting the Rabbids parodying films, TV shows and celebrities (eg. football players) were revealed on the official Rabbids website, and recently official gameplay trailers were released.
Plot
Deep in the forest, Rayman is running away from a small group of Rabbids. For a few moments, they are distracted by a bolt of lightning, but quickly resume their pursuit. Rayman takes refuge in a small house at the edge of the forest (presumably his), while the Rabbids are then struck by that lightning, and travel into a TV set indoors, where they scream, making Rayman try to turn it off, but to no avail...
Throughout the game, the Rabbids continously annoy Rayman by making lots of noise. One night, Rayman tries to watch a rugby match, but the Rabbids keep interrupting it. Rayman gets so angry he throws his foot at it, breaking the TV and accidentally freeing the Rabbids, who continue to chase after Rayman. Meanwhile, one Rabbid decides to stay in the house...
Minigames
Beestie Boarding: You ride on a Wilderbeast across a race track in an environment like The Summit Beyond the Clouds. Using the Wii-Board, you balance your butt on it and use it to steer. If you lean left, you steer to the left, lean right, steer to the right, and if you lean back, you go faster. You must avoid all the obstacles and get to the end. Also, if you go up any ramps, you must use use the Wiimote and Nunchuck to do the moves it tells you to while you're in mid-air so you can gain extra points.
Dancing with Dweebs: One of the Music games for this Rabbid game. The music played is 'Jungle Boogie'. It is different to music games from the past two RRR games, as instead of Rabbids or symbols coming from either side and you having to strike the Wiimote or Nunchuck as they come, you have to copy the moves it tells you to do.