Rayman

Rayman is a side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period of time. He can also attack by throwing…

78 7 September 1995

Adventure Platform Action

Rayman is an adventure developed by Ubi Soft Paris Studios, released 7 September 1995 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The main story takes about 4.7 hrs to finish.

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What Rayman is

Rayman is an adventure game developed by Ubi Soft Paris Studios and released in 1995. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment America. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The evil Mr. Dark steals the Great Protoon and defeats Betilla the Fairy. The Electoons are scattered around the world and Rayman must find them and defeat Mr. Dark. The Magician helps out Rayman during the journey by offering special minigames. Tings are collected for extra lives and new powers are earned, such as using Fists and The Helicopter.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Rayman series

Rayman is the first of 96 entries we hold in the Rayman series. The next entry was Rayman in 1995. Its critic score of 78 is 9 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Rayman 2: The Great Escape at 90.

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How it was received

Rayman holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 225 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 2.6 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Rayman launched on 7 September 1995, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds, MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity and Crusader: No Remorse. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds, MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity, Crusader: No Remorse.

Cheats and codes

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