Rayman Origins | Review | XBOX 360 | 31/12/2011

Overall:      9
Gameplay:  10
Graphics:    9
Sound:      8

Gold Y Award

The Good: Phenomenally addictive gameplay, Tons to collect, Beautiful and imaginative levels, Solid and simple controls
The Bad: Can really get incredibly tough should the inexperienced dare try to collect everything

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Back to basics becomes belated brilliance
My class for videogames 101 had a plethora of colourful teachers. Sonic honed my reflexes. Spyro flared some strange passion to search the darkest corners of lands for glittery items. Crash taught me that spinning into my problems was better than talking about them. One 90's gaming mascot that didn't get much love from me however, was Rayman, and Rayman Origins has made me see the error of my ways.

After what seems like an age without the floppy haired do-gooder, Rayman returns...not with much of a bang to begin with. Turns out him and his pals have managed to rile up some neighbouring old hag simply by snoozing in a funky rhythm rather loudly. Bamboozled and frustrated by the dozing racket, she decides to summon a legion of shadow based monsters to invade the land. Not ones to nap through such a crisis, Rayman and his pals set foot on an adventu re to rid the world of the nefarious enemies and go back to sleep. Pl ucking the spotlight from many a Rabbid that have been hogging it for the past few years, Rayman Originsis a back to basics revival of the hero who's completely 'armless.

...ha.

Many a game on the downloadable marketplace have tried to replicate the simple charms of yesteryear with their own unique flairs. ...

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