Rayman Legends PS4 Review

History of Rayman Series

In year 90's, when the platformer game genre becoming popular from 80's to 90's, one of the Ubisoft game creator Michel Ancel decided to make 2D platformer game called "Rayman" was intended to developed for SNES CD add-ons, but the SNES CD add-ons was cancelled and later moved to Atari Jaguar, SONY Playstation, SEGA Saturn, PC, and handheld devices. Rayman received highly acclaimed from critics for colorful graphics, game atmosphere, soundtrack, and unique gameplay style that gained attention to gaming fans. 

In early 2000's, they later releasing a sequel "Rayman 2: The Great Escape" is a 3D platformer game for Nintendo 64, SONY Playstation, SEGA Dreamcast, and other console platform, which also received acclaimed for game presentation, fluid gameplay, vibrant graphics, and soundtrack had becoming one of the best game in the series. They later made another sequel "Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc" for Nintendo Gamecube, SONY Playstation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and other console platforms, which received positive reviews from the critics, but they say it may be not good as the previous Rayman game, but still a decent 3D platformer game. 

In year 2011, Ubisoft was announced another game called "Rayman Origins" that takes back to 2D platformer roots and was released for Nintendo Wii, SONY Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and other console platform. It is entirely different from the previous game with cartoony animation, funny humor, and it has more variety of 2D gameplay than the first Rayman game. The game received worldwide acclaimed from critics for returning to 2D platformer roots, graphics, presentation, and gameplay overall as being the best 2D platformer game for modern consoles. They later releasing another sequel "Rayman Legends" for same multiplatform consoles including SONY Playstation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One is also receives critical acclaimed reviews from the critics.

Rayman Legends PS4 Review

Rayman legends is a 2D platformer game for all multiplatform consoles (Such as PS3, PS4, X360, XBONE, Wii U, and other console platforms), which both developed and published by Ubisoft. 

This is my first game to review for PS4 version to gain my experience on modern days console, so my opinions on this game is somewhat the most ironic 2D platformer game I've ever played is because I love the whole presentation of the game with sense of humor and story overall. It has magnificent gameplay style with superb controls and wacky stages, very detailed animations with cartoony art style, outstanding soundtrack with atmospheric musical score and all sound works, and other things that the Ubisoft has to offer even better than was before. 

Presentation

It all starts with Rayman and his friends have been sleeping for a century before the nightmares and 5 dark teensies slowly began to capture 10 princesses and all teensies from the land. Rayman and his friends are awakened by their friend Murfy who tells them about the bad news regarding the princesses and teensies has been captured by the groups of nightmares. Rayman and his friends set their quest to rescue all of remaining princesses and teensies. 

I really like the story cutscenes at the opening scenes that the developers gives a great idea to see what was the story and purpose of this game and I like the characters from the past Rayman games, such as Rayman, Globox, Teensies, and Murfy. I do like the rest of the new characters are actually look pretty decent in the game, but others rather looked a bit quite same. It does have some funny moments on each of the cutscenes that makes the game so interesting to watch. 

Overall, the presentation has superb cutscenes, cool characters, and some funny humour that really entertains me well.

Gameplay

This game has over 120 stages, so your main goal is to save all teensies in order to unlock next levels. You're take control of Rayman or other playable characters to complete each stages, so your character has ability to use floating jump, wall jump on each platform, climbing, and running to pass through the stages. Your character can damage the enemies by the attack button, charge attack while holding the attack button, jump attack, and running attack while running. 

Your assistant friend Murfy can able to move objects, cutting rope, and attacking enemy on each stage is very helpful in the game.

The 4 player co-op mode is very helpful as well to get your friends to help you completing the each stages, which is quite cool to have it on this game. 

You can find hidden secrets somewhere in the levels where you can rescue teensies and you can collect yellow lums on each levels, which you can able to unlock the different character when collecting enough lums. 

Your PS4 touchpad is used for scratching tickets and taking photos on camera modes, which you can upload and share images to your PSN services.

The gameplay works really well with outstanding controls is just easy and simple, solid hit detection, very advanced stages with variety of level design making the game look challenged, and it does have the best boss fights overall. Sometimes the level can be bit frustrating depends what level you're playing on, but I don't mind at all because that what the game enjoyment is about making it more challenged, the more you will enjoy the experience of this game. 

Graphics

I love the art style of the whole game with cartoony character design, colorful stages with some of great layouts and backgrounds, smooth animation, nice visuals, and overall environment that makes the game look amazing with cartoon style graphics running on 1080p with 60 FPS allowing the game to run perfect on the console systems without any graphical issues. 

It's definitely has the best graphics in modern gaming that shows how the Rayman series should have been like these days.

Music and Sounds

I say the original score of the game sounds really awesome on each levels especially I really enjoyed the cover soundtrack from rhythm based levels, such as RamJam - Black Betty, Survivor - Eye of the Tiger, and Anti-Social - Trust that gives overall atmosphere of the game. 

It has really great sound effects with well made background noise, more atmospheric effects, and has decent voice for the characters that makes sound like from 90's cartoons, so I say the whole music and sounds of the game are sounds actually fantastic. 

Special Features

This game has unlockable 40 stages from Rayman Origins, characters when collecting enough lums or rescuing princesses as playable characters, and collecting lucky tickets to win creatures, lums, levels, and teensies.   

Advantages

Outstanding gameplay

Amazing graphics

Superb presentation

4 players co-op

Fantastic music and sounds

More unlockable stuff

Disadvantages

Sometimes the levels can be harder depends what level you're playing on.

Some of the new playable characters are quite too similar to others.

Final Verdict

Presentation 9.5/10 - It has superb cutscenes, cool characters, and some funny humour that really entertains me well.

Gameplay 9.7/10 - Outstanding controls, characters abilities, solid hit detection, very helpful assistant character, having 4 player co-op, and it has the epic boss battles in gaming.

Graphics 10/10 - Cartoony art style, superb character design, smooth animation, nice visuals, and overall environment as being best graphics for modern gaming consoles.

Music and Sounds 9.5/10 - It has fantastic original score and cover music, well made background noise, more atmospheric effects and 90's cartoons voices.

Special Features 10/10 -  It has unlockable 40 stages from Rayman Origins, characters when collecting enough lums or rescuing princesses as playable characters, and collecting lucky tickets to win creatures, lums, levels, and teensies. 

Overall 9.7/10 - Rayman Legends is the Fantastic 2D platformer game by Ubisoft. I say it's better than the Rayman Origins and it is the best 2D platformer game up to date for multiplatform consoles. This game has really takes in the right positions of making the game played just perfect for all platformers fans out there should considering buying this game.

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