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Rayman Arena

Rayman Arena is a party game featuring Rayman. Up to four players can run through race tracks or compete in an arena.

56 30 November 2001

Rayman Arena is a fighting developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, released 30 November 2001 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rayman Arena is

Rayman Arena is a fighting game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and released in 2001. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Rayman series

Rayman Arena is the 28th of 96 entries we hold in the Rayman series. The next entry was Rayman vs Cullcut in 2001. Its critic score of 56 is 13 points below the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Rayman 2: The Great Escape at 90.

See all 96 Rayman games in release order →

How it was received

Rayman Arena holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 18% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 16 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Rayman Arena launched on 30 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

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When did Rayman Arena come out?
Rayman Arena was released on 30 November 2001 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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