Rayman DS
The character with no arms and no legs makes his debut on the Nintendo DS. Rayman must defeat the pirates who have enslaved his world. As Rayman, you'll travel through magical worlds where you can explore…
Rayman DS is a platform, released 11 March 2005 on Nintendo DS.
What Rayman DS is
Rayman DS was released in 2005. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo DS only. It runs on OpenSpace.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The character with no arms and no legs makes his debut on the Nintendo DS. Rayman must defeat the pirates who have enslaved his world. As Rayman, you'll travel through magical worlds where you can explore waterfalls, sea caves, and pirate hideouts. Master Rayman's special moves to progress through each challenging level. The DS's bottom screen let you monitor your progress, track your lums, and keep an eye on Rayman's health.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Rayman series
Rayman DS is the 44th of 96 entries we hold in the Rayman series. The next entry was Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge in 2005. Its critic score of 40 is 29 points below the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Rayman 2: The Great Escape at 90.
How it was received
Rayman DS holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 27 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Rayman DS launched on 11 March 2005, within three weeks of God of War, God of War I, Tekken 5 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: God of War, God of War I, Tekken 5, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
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