Rayman

Rayman
Current Rayman logo used since Rayman Origins
Genres	Platform
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Sofia Ubisoft Casablanca Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft Shanghai
Publisher(s)	Feral Interactive Gameloft Nintendo Ubisoft
Creator(s)	Michel Ancel
Platforms	List Android Atari Jaguar Dreamcast DSiWare Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color GameCube iOS Microsoft Windows MS-DOS N-Gage Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 64 Nintendo DS Nintendo Switch OS X PlayStation (PS1) PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Sega Saturn Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One
First release	Rayman 9 September 1995
Latest release	Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition 12 September 2017
Spin-offs	Raving Rabbids

Rayman is a franchise of platform video games, published by Ubisoft. Since the release of the original Rayman, conceived by Michel Ancel in 1995, the series has produced a total of 44 games across multiple platforms.

The series is set in a fantastical, magical world which features a wide range of environments that are often based on certain themes, such as "the Eraser Plains", a landscape made entirely of stationery. The core games of the series are platformers, but there are several spin-off titles in other genres. The main protagonist of the series is the eponymous Rayman, a magical being renowned for his courage and determination who, with the help of his friends, must save his world from various villains.

Games

Characters

• Rayman is the main protagonist of the series. He has no arms, legs or neck, though he has hands, feet, and a head that are able to move independent of his body. Due to his lack of arms, Rayman is able to throw his fists in long-range punches at his enemies, and in some games is even able to project balls of energy from his hands. He is able to glide by spinning his hair like a helicopter blade. He is typically found wearing white gloves, a red neckerchief on a purple shirt and a white ring on the chest (which was replaced with a red and purple hoodie in the later entries), and yellow trainers. He is voiced by David Gasman and Steve Perkinson in the video games and by Billy West in the animated series. He was awarded the Best New Character award of 1995 by Electronic Gaming Monthly.^[1]
• Globox is Rayman's best friend and sidekick. Although easily frightened, he has often demonstrated his courage. In Rayman 3, he is voiced by John Leguizamo.^[2]
• Barbara is a spunky, red-haired princess warrior and barbarian who first appeared in Rayman Legends, becoming the first human being to be playable in the main series, simultaneously with another sister and eight other cousins who can be rescued throughout Legends. She is armed with a flail battle axe, whose head can be launched forward from the shaft to strike foes from a distance, and uses a magical winged helmet to float through the air, mimicking Rayman's helicopter hair ability. Barbara also returns in Rayman Adventures, having cut her long hair to neck level and exchanged her axe with a shovel.
• Betilla the Fairy is a benevolent fairy. After failing to stop Mister Dark steal the Great Protoon, Betilla assists Rayman in his quest by granting him various new abilities as the game progresses. Betilla reappears in a similar role and with a new design in Rayman Origins, where it is revealed she was the one who created Rayman.
• Ly the Fairy is a benevolent fairy who assists Rayman through the course of the second game. She is voiced by Kim Michelle Broderick.
• Murfy serves as a guide to Rayman. He has a hasty nature, unable to deal with failure. He appears bored with his job and cannot be bothered with trivial details. His race is depicted as mischievous and described as "cultivated hedonist". He is voiced by Billy West.

Reception

Since his debut in 1995 on the Atari Jaguar, Rayman has become a popular video game character, along with his trademark lack of limbs and helicopter power.

References

External links

• Official website