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Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition Review (Nintendo Switch)

Written By: James Nicolay


Title: Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer
Price: $39.99



I receive got played this game for in all likelihood to a greater extent than than 300 hours already. No, that's non a typo. In 2013, I played the showtime release of Rayman Legends on Wii U, where it was originally announced as a console exclusive, until Ubisoft angered the fans yesteryear announcing after on that it would also endure released on other platforms. I did dearest the Wii U release, together with I played it i time to a greater extent than on my PS3 a calendar month after because I idea I wanted to instruct the platinum trophy of the game. After I achieved that, I went on to play it on PS Vita together with PS4, all getting those platinum trophies after grinding the daily challenges multiple times—collectively on all 4 consoles, that took hundreds of hours. And through out those times, I was able to savor the Kung Foot local multiplayer game inwards countless video game parties I hosted together with participated in. So after exhausting this game on 4 dissimilar consoles, why soundless bother getting it on Nintendo Switch?

Simply because it is the best version of the game. Ubisoft calls it the 'definitive' edition--and I concord that the additional features brand that 100% accurate.




Rayman Legends is a perfect platformer game for our generation. The fine art style, phase design, together with music are glorious--the gameplay is tight together with really fluid--the overall parcel is worth to a greater extent than than the coin that Ubisoft is bespeak for. Playing this handheld was cypher new, as the Vita version was able to also practise this--but playing Kung Foot Tournament trend amongst local co-op of your Switch volition definitely appeal some fans who loved the game already to buy the farm double/triple/quadruple/quintuple-dip amongst this best version of an outstanding game.

My showtime introduction to Rayman was but inwards Rayman Origins on PS3. Being a Super Mario fan for 2 decades, I was, at first, intimidated together with confused amongst how the game mechanics work. Platforming games ever rely on 2 things: the definite together with express moves of the grapheme together with the architecture of the environs where the characters interact amongst together with explore. In Super Mario games, some other chemical component stands out, which is non much introduce inwards Rayman games: power-ups. Each installment inwards the Super Mario platforming serial reinvent Super Mario inwards dissimilar suits together with innovate novel skills inwards doing so. In Rayman Legends (and Origins), at that topographic point is almost no power-up except for transforming into an animate beingness (surprise!) together with getting what looks similar a punch pellet (in Legends), together with at that topographic point are a few stages where he gets to ride an insect fighting transportation (in Origins). In their deficiency of power-ups, Rayman Origins together with Rayman Legends smoothen inwards the architecture of every stage. The environments are carefully structured, timed, together with fifty-fifty choreographed. Every cliff, bouncy dewdrop, placement of the enemy together with collectibles is PRECISE together with meaningful inwards achieving the goal. To complement to that perfectionist edifice, the music complements the mood of each stage. True, I did fille the craziness together with quirk of the foreign sounds of Rayman Origins (those random la la las together with practise bi doos), inwards Rayman Legends, the music is much to a greater extent than refined, utilizing genres from elementary Castilian guitar music to synthesized stone together with roll, to classical pieces, to disco music. These background symphonies are meticulously set out all over the stages. So this is ultimately where Rayman Legends shine: the game design, choreography of elements (particularly music) is superb, precise, artistic, quirky, together with meaningful inwards achieving the perfect means to hit the goal. And I haven't fifty-fifty discussed the gorgeous graphics of this game. It's i of the best-looking 2D games on all the consoles this game has appeared on. If this is your showtime game inwards the series, worry no to a greater extent than almost non having played Rayman Origins as many of the defining stages of this previous game are unlockables inwards Rayman Legends. Merci, Ubisoft! Playing the Rayman Origins stages volition brand i experience together with realize how the Legends stages are much to a greater extent than refined inwards their design. There were some frustrating moments inwards Origins together with these were almost absent inwards Legends where there's to a greater extent than fluidity together with to a greater extent than acceptable degree of difficulty together with ease of completing the collectibles.




The skills together with set of moves of Rayman together with the other characters mightiness demand some fourth dimension to master copy if you lot are coming from Super Mario games. Once i becomes familiar amongst the command mechanics, the fun together with riot begin. What I dearest almost playing each phase multiple times is that a micro-movement of your fingers volition touching on the trial of the game. These micro-movements trial to either an fault that slows you lot downwardly or rewarding shortcut that makes i accomplish the destination faster. Reaching a destination inwards a curt fourth dimension is really rewarding inwards many challenges, especially when i time has already mastered every particular nook where i must jump, spin to accelerate, float to buy the farm further, etc. Best of all, i may also run into how i fares compared to the other players all over the world. There are daily together with weekly challenges where you lot compete amongst other players roughly the globe as well. What volition continue i from trying i time to a greater extent than together with i time to a greater extent than is that sometimes to unlock all the 3 trophies, i almost ever receive got to master copy a combination of special micro-movements amongst perfecting timing.

There are 5 types of platforming stages inwards Rayman Legends:
  1. the normal Rayman Legends 'explorable' stages where i tin freely roam the stages without much running together with free/discover x Teensies (strange, adorable blue-like asexual creatures); 
  2. the unlockable Rayman Origins stages, this fourth dimension restructured to receive got the x Teensies as good (with to a greater extent than lums to boot); 
  3. the "Invaded" stages, where i has to hit the destination inwards sixty seconds or less, or twoscore if you lot desire to instruct all trophies; 
  4. the Murfy stages, which genuinely brand fantastic purpose of the Nintendo Switch (handheld mode) inwards fellowship to straight a grapheme inwards the entire stage; and 
  5. the musical stages, where i runs together with jumps to the rhythm out of an original or (surprise!) familiar music piece soundless collecting lums together with freeing 3 Teensies.



Not to advert that at that topographic point are soundless Daily together with Weekly challenges, normal together with extreme, to collect to a greater extent than lums together with trophies! Boy, at that topographic point are hence many things to unlock fifty-fifty after i sees the credits roll. In all stages, you lot maximize the expose of lums, you lot collect together with Teensies you lot relieve inwards fellowship to instruct extra trophies together with clover leaves. Reaching a for certain expose of trophies, lums, Teensies, together with clover leaves volition unlock for certain characters, creatures, Rayman Origins stages, Awesomeness level, other Legends stages, etc. And this makes Rayman hence much worth your coin as you lot volition endure able to play i time to a greater extent than together with i time to a greater extent than until you lot unlock almost every footling characteristic at that topographic point is. But the most fulfilling experience is non genuinely unlocking the unlockables--it's beingness able to outdo yourself each together with every fourth dimension you lot play the same stage.

How does the touching capability of the Nintendo Switch enshroud operate inwards Rayman Legends? Quite well, actually. The Switch definitive edition borrows the command system of the Playstation console editions when you lot play the game docked. Undocked, however, you lot tin play the novel Murfy's Touch area, which features the same stages that were originally meant to operate amongst the Wii U gamepad. The Nintendo Switch enshroud tin endure used for directing Murphy to tap out enemies together with access a few things for your Rayman character. Some features together with the Murfy levels are all cleverly designed to brand purpose of the Wii U's gamepad together with Nintendo Switch's screen. To endure honest though, having played the Playstation ports of the game brand me non genuinely tell that touching input amongst Murfy's stages are quintessential to the overall experience. It's an okay add-on to the game, but the game is as enjoyable amongst it. Hence, I empathise Ubisoft's determination to stick amongst the Playstation command system for the Switch's principal game levels, together with but practise the Murfy touch-input levels as an added bonus characteristic of the definitive edition.




The biggest flaw of Rayman Legends game is genuinely something that mightiness audio unfair--it is Rayman himself together with the other characters. They're but non really likeable. Heck, after 4 years of having played Rayman games, I soundless don't fifty-fifty think the names of the other characters. You volition endure able to unlock really dissimilar variations to Rayman together with the other characters, but you lot volition non genuinely help almost them. I'm soundless non quite for certain if it's but similar to unlocking costumes inwards other games, but these costumes don't necessarily add together anything novel to one's gameplay. Anyway, it mightiness non affair to some people, but I genuinely desire Ubisoft to brand Rayman to a greater extent than appealing. For a gaming achievement that Rayman Legends is, Ubisoft has to popularize to a greater extent than the Rayman characters. Although, Rayman characters receive got been roughly for a long fourth dimension (and as I initially mentioned, Origins was my showtime introduction to Rayman), normal non-gaming people won't recognize him. The appeal of Super Mario games (which has been criticized heavily yesteryear anti-Nintendo critics) is that they're likewise simple, easy, together with at that topographic point is really footling departure from i generation to another. I think Mario is universally liked because of those things: Mario games are really accessible fifty-fifty to novel batch of gamers; together with the fact that Mario games' designs operate on nostalgia is a salute to tradition together with origins of video gaming. Strange enough, Rayman genuinely does somewhat the same thing--refining the stages inwards Legends but amongst almost the same gameplay as Origins.

While Mario is universal, I tell Rayman is by together with large designed for regular to hardcore gamers. The difficulty tin endure unforgiving, but the gameplay together with achievements are highly rewarding. This makes me think that Rayman does non genuinely unseat Super Mario inwards his throne, but he is genuinely edifice his ain modern platforming kingdom. Rayman Legends pays homage to a lot of what the Mario serial receive got established, but it builds its ain identity. I am genuinely hoping that inwards the future, Rayman volition also accomplish the same type of fame together with legacy that Mario is straightaway enjoying.




The best novel characteristic of Rayman Legends Definite Edition is a novel characteristic for Kung Foot Tournaments. This elementary add-on of having a simple, piece of cake to follow tournament set-up for Kung Foot is definitely amazing for people who dearest playing Kung Foot inwards the other editions. You tin register upwards to viii teams, amongst upwards to 5 rounds per match. Very nifty.

Right now, I think Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is the BEST platforming game on Nintendo Switch hence far. Despite the not-so-popular characters of Rayman series, Rayman Legends deserves to endure played yesteryear everyone who has the Nintendo Switch. Is it justifiable to instruct it i time to a greater extent than for those people who already receive got it on their Wii U or Playstation consoles? Maybe--if you lot are upwards to playing this on the go, amongst possibility of hosting Kung Foot tournaments on the go, together with then this is a expert buy. Furthermore, it is the best version of Rayman Legends, which inwards my personal opinion, is the culmination of everything that nosotros dearest inwards the platforming genre together with more: amongst absolutely gorgeous visuals, amazingly precise phase construction together with gameplay, hundreds of unlockables, collectibles together with hours of replay value inwards the daily challenges, countless fun times amongst local thespian sessions amongst the Kung Foot tournament mode, together with the sheer experience of having fun together with outdoing yourself inwards every exposure together with playthrough inwards this sheer quirky, musical, spectacular together with almost-perfect Rayman universe, Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is a must-have game.


 SCORE: 5/5







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