Rayman M
| Rayman M | |
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PAL region PlayStation 2 box art
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| Developer(s) |
Ubi Soft Montpellier Ubi Soft Milan |
| Publisher(s) | Ubi Soft |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows GameCube Xbox |
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PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rayman Rush | |
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North American Rayman Rush game cover art
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Shanghai |
| Publisher(s) | Ubi Soft Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Michel Ancel |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | On-Foot Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Rayman M, later released as Rayman Arena in North America, is a multiplayer party game developed and published by Ubisoft. It consists of two modes: an arena fighting mode, and a racing mode, both up to four players.
In Rayman M, there are four leagues, with three race tracks and three battle arenas, (a fifth Bonus league is available via in-game progression, which consists of five race tracks and one battle arena). In the GameCube and Xbox versions of Rayman Arena, there are three levels of difficulty: Beginner, Pro, and an unlockable Master. There are four cups to be won in both the Battle and Race modes.
Eight Rayman characters are fighting to go challenge the great champion of the competition in Rayman M. In the Gamecube and Xbox versions of Rayman Arena, there are nine characters fighting to win.
Rayman M had been released in Europe in 2001 for the PlayStation 2 and PC, and was released in North America for the PlayStation 2 and PC in 2002 under the name Rayman Arena. There are very minor changes between the two versions (intro movie, load screens, etc.). The game's name was changed to avoid the M possibly being mistaken for the ESRB's Mature rating, which is commonly denoted by said letter.
As there was not a port of Rayman M to the GameCube and Xbox, the development team had made several changes to the game and released it on the GameCube and Xbox platforms. For instance, the menus had been changed; the space theme was gone and navigation was somewhat different.
Rayman Rush is an on-foot racing game developed and published by Ubisoft, based on the Rayman universe. It features conversions of eleven race tracks, a slightly edited introduction movie, seven characters also character theme songs. However, it lacks the battles from its predecessors. It is a 1-2 player game, with the Championship mode and Lums mode having 2 characters running and 1 in other game modes. The game was released 4 months after Rayman M.
There are 5 game modes (only Championship Mode has multiplayer support):
Rayman Arena has received generally mixed reviews. IGN gave the GameCube version a 4.7/10 and gave the Xbox version a 3.8/10 saying that it's not a great multiplayer game, while GameSpot gave both the GameCube and Xbox versions a 6.2 and the PS2 and PC versions mediocres saying that the four-player multiplayer has worn off. However Rayman M has received positive reviews compared to its American version.
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