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Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« on: May 03, 2006, 02:11:44 PM »
Ubi Soft brings Rayman to the Wii!

UBISOFT UNVEILS RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS™
 Famed Creative Director Michel Ancel Returns to Launch Best-Selling Franchise into the Next Generation  
SAN FRANCISCO – MAY 3, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers announced plans to release the fourth instalment of the Rayman® franchise, now officially titled Rayman Raving Rabbids™, worldwide in Holiday 2006. Scheduled for current and next-generation video game consoles, Rayman Raving Rabbids™ also joins the line-up as an official launch title for Nintendo’s Wii™, formerly known as Nintendo’s Revolution gaming system, and its innovative controller. Rayman Raving Rabbids™ is being developed by Ubisoft’s award-winning studio in Montpellier, France led by Michel Ancel, creator of the original Rayman game, the critically acclaimed Beyond Good & Evil™ and Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.    


Rayman Raving Rabbids™ marks the return of the iconic video-game hero, Rayman, in his funniest and zaniest adventure ever. When the world of Rayman is threatened by a devastating invasion of crazed, out-of-control bunnies Rayman must rise up against his furry foes to foil their wicked plans. Utilizing an array of amazing new abilities, and with the help of magical creatures, Rayman must break out all the moves to save his world from these delirious bunnies and their hare-raising antics.    


“It’s a real pleasure for me to be back working on an all-new Rayman game," said Michel Ancel. “After wrapping the development of Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie last year, the team here in Montpellier sat down to talk about having some fun with Rayman and his universe. We are running into a bit of a problem, though, because our game has been invaded by thousands of raving mad and vicious bunnies, who have apparently been preparing this assault since the very first Rayman game. We are now sending an SOS to all motivated gamers to help us get rid of them as fast as possible!"    


Key Features:    


Combat the Ultra-Crazed Evil Rabbits – Take control of Rayman and his knack for attack to help save his world from the raving rabbids. They are mischievous, insane and completely out of control. There are several types of rabbids each with its own mischievous characteristics.    


Master and Ride Creatures – Tame and control various creatures such as sharks, eagles, rhinos, spiders and angelfish. Rayman can master each animal’s unique capabilities to help in his battle against the devious rabbits.    


Dress to Impress – Customize and disguise Rayman. Go punk, pop, rock or hip hop to infiltrate the bunnies and foil their devious plans.    


Explore the Colorful Fantastic World of Rayman – Explore amazing free-roaming environments and beautiful epic landscapes that mix real and fantastical styles to create a visually stunning experience.    


With more than 16 million copies sold to date, Rayman® is Ubisoft’s best-selling and longest-running video game franchise. Created by Ubisoft’s Game Designer Michel Ancel when he was only 19, the character with no arms and no legs has attracted gamers of all ages.    


Rayman Raving Rabbids will make its worldwide debut in May 2006 at E3 in Los Angeles. For more information about Rayman, please visit www.raymanzone.com.
   


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RE:Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2006, 03:08:09 PM »
What in all hell were they thinking? Those kids make me want to wee my pants.
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RE:Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2006, 03:11:22 PM »
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Ubi Soft brings Rayman to the Wii and reveals the first Wii screenshot ever!
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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2006, 03:46:14 PM »
How does Red Steel fit into the equation?

By the way, my favorite part about that picture is grandpa in the bottom right corner.
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« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2006, 03:51:05 PM »
OK 3rd parties, rule no. 1 when doing ads for your Wii games: Dont go showing someone doing some random pose with the controller and not have the effect show on the screen, makes it look like a sparkling innovation and I know damn well it's not.

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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2006, 03:52:28 PM »
i'm guessing when they say first wii screenshot, they mean for this game.

good thing it looks like fmv.

i'm not going to even comment on that other picture.

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RE:Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2006, 04:26:55 PM »
...but I wiill!

What is that....eyeliner!?!  BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Edit:  Red Steel = #1

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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2006, 04:44:55 PM »
No, this is the first official Wii screenshot. There's no confirmation that the images in Game Informer weren't un-doctored game images.

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RE:Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2006, 04:52:11 PM »
Metroid Prime 3 is the game thats going to really show what the console is capable of anyway.

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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2006, 05:13:31 PM »
Meh, I chalk that photo up to simply being "french."

Isn't anybody else comparatively happy about a new Rayman?

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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2006, 05:46:28 PM »
Time to play more Battalion Wars.
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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2006, 07:12:21 PM »
To me the picture seems like the game is running on a GC, seriously if developers want to show pictures of their Wii games they better look equal or better than RE4 or LoZ:TP.

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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2006, 08:16:22 PM »
Why do the graphics look worse than PSP? I didn't say wow.
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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2006, 08:27:38 PM »
I remember a time when Rayman games had bright visually pleasing environments. It was a happier time. Also people shot lasers out of their eyes.

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« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2006, 08:52:25 PM »
From what I've read in other places, it's quite possible (more so than not) that this is actually a PS2 screen shot.

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« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2006, 10:11:09 PM »
That picture is just plain weird... lol. The screenshot looks horrible, but the kids look kinda funny, and oddly "cool."
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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #16 on: May 04, 2006, 12:42:21 AM »
So they're marketing Rayman to douchebag 13-year-olds?
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« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2006, 12:44:09 AM »
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« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2006, 12:47:00 AM »
Do you have a favorite?

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« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2006, 05:08:19 AM »
arrrrgh, that looks awful.

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« Reply #20 on: May 04, 2006, 06:19:11 AM »
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« Reply #21 on: May 04, 2006, 07:00:14 AM »
LOL. That picture is hilarious... both of them.

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« Reply #22 on: May 04, 2006, 09:12:58 AM »
Infernal: Rayman hasn't been bright since the second game, Ubisoft always forces the user to up the brightness to see anything (Kong 360 anyone?)

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RE:Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2006, 09:16:43 AM »
I thought I saw screenshots of Red Steel a while back, so wouldn't those be the first? Let me see if I can find them again

EDIT:Here they are..


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RE: Ubi Soft Announces Rayman Raving Rabbids
« Reply #24 on: May 04, 2006, 09:35:16 AM »
Red Steel is old news.  They might as well cancel it now.
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