Video Game Review - Rayman Legends

Now after the success of Rayman Origins in 2011, a lot of pressure was put onto UbiSoft for the sequel and as you know, I have a lot of respect for UbiSoft because not only do they make great games, they are also prepared for whatever hardware comes out and try and make use of the hardware in their games. That being said, this was originally going to be a Wii U exclusive before UbiSoft decided to delay it so that they can work on the game for other platforms and while at the time, the Wii U version of the game was complete, they added a few extra bits to the game and also made a big deal on the Wii U with the launch of a game demo and a Challenges App, all exclusive for that console. Now that the game is out, let's see if it was worth the wait:

Since the last game, Rayman and his team have been asleep for a century (which doesn't quite make sense and you would be dead way before that time passes, but it runs on cartoon logic so I'll let it pass) and durign that time, the Bubble Dreamer's nightmares have grown in strength and numbers which plunges the world into chaos once again and only Rayman and his team can stop him and his forces. The gameplay isn't that different to what the last game was in that its a 2D side scrolling platformer with up to 4 players playing as either Rayman, Globox a Teensie or a brand new female character called Barbara. The game also sees the long awaited return of Murfy who we last saw in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc saying that he will be around for Rayman 4 which of course, never happened. His role in the game is to help the gang overcome obstacles such as long gaps, hard to kill enemies and puzzles with some of the levels requiring co-operation in order to progress. The game takes advantage of what the PS3 and Wii U can over in regards to the PS3's cross play feature and the Wii U Gamepad which enhances the game greatly. Upon completion of each level, the level will have a mode called Invaded where the level will feature new objectives and enemies to tackle. There are a number of levels in the game with some being remastered Origins levels.

This is by far, even better than the last game. The art style and hand drawn graphics look absolutely fantastic and better than before and the gameplay on the Wii U and PS3 versions make the game a blast to play, especially with friends and family. 9/10