Rayman 2 (DC)

Rayman's first sojourn into the gaming world was a fairly generic 2D platform experience from a few years back. With Rayman2, UbiSoft sent their odd-looking French fellow into 3D. Appearing originally on the N64 last year, Rayman2 is a beautiful platformer loaded with absolutely acres of gameplay. Although simple in premise, Rayman2 plays like a dream. The control system is intuitive, allowing you full control over jumping (accurate leaps are required), shooting (glowing ball thingies) & flying (Rayman has helicopter styley ears). The level design is beautifully drawn and consistent throughout, the Dreamcast's graphical power being used to da max. Controlling ...

Rayman 2 is, as you may have guessed, the sequel to Rayman which was released on the PSX and Saturn to fill a void in the Platform market. Rayman was introduced to us as a little magic creature who could fire balls from his fist and was noticeably missing some crucial body parts - arms and legs. Not one to let this slow him down he went on to get good sales and so Ubisoft have drummed up a sequel - the aforementioned Rayman 2. For a start, this is the final release of Rayman 2 - the others having been released on the PSX, N64 and the PC to good reception. Again you play as Rayman who, this time around, has been given a small back story and a 'quest' ...

I never actually played the original Rayman game. I own a Sega Saturn but I was put off Rayman by the fact that everyone said it was VERY, VERY difficult. But then I read about this, Rayman 2: The Great Escape. It sounded promising with the N64 and PC versions getting rave reviews so I decided to wait and buy the Dreamcast version because Dreamcast is the 'Next-gen console'. So I bought it and what I played was beyond my expectations. It was magnificent. I played through the first level 'The Woods Of light' and witnessed the unbelievable graphics and brilliant sound. The gameplay was excellent but I thought that it was a bit too easy. I played through ...