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Rayman Raving Rabbids Review

While I was very disappointed that Rayman’s next adventure wouldn’t be an adventure at all, the game does set a good example of what mini game based games should be like and how the Wii controls should work.

Story: Rayman was having a nice day with Globox kids when suddenly an earthquake appears and the kids disappeared. However then weird creatures called the Rabbids popped out and didn’t give Rayman a warm welcome. Rayman was captured and tossed into an arena and was forced to participate in various trials. Doing these trials would probably be the only for Rayman to escape.

Game design: Like many mini games there is no great story plot in the game. You will be placed in this arena and you can go through doors where there are mini games waiting for you.

Before a mini game starts you will be given instructions as to what to do and most importantly, how to use the Wii controls, which is very useful. You can customize Rayman by giving him different costumes and there are many mini games for you to try.

Game play: At first I didn’t really like the idea of playing some useless mini games but when I tried out the Wii controls I just didn’t want to stop. While you use the nunchuk stick to move Rayman in the arena the Wii controls change depending on what game you play. The mini games make great use of the Wii controls and are very easy to use.

Sound: Well there isn’t much voice casts here, just Rabbids screaming and some occasional narrations. The music is not so great.

Overall Rayman Raving Rabbids is probably the best mini game based game yet (Not Rayman game though). The controls are great and the game has a great sense of humour. While single player can be fun the real magic would probably come from multi-player.

Because of the controls I would assume the Wii version is probably the best to get, since it’s very responsive and I can’t imagine playing this game with a control stick or D-pads.

Either way Rayman Raving Rabbids is one of those Wii titles you should definitely look out for. However like many other mini games the duration can be a problem, you might not find your self playing this game forever, but still if you want something that truly makes your Wii work then it’s this game.