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Rayman OG returns to fist bump modern consoles

Among the cracking list of titles from yesterday's State of Play, one game stands out from all the shiny new stuff. 

Some 30 years ago, Ubisoft's Rayman landed on the Atari Jaguar, shifting platform gaming onto the next generation. The chunky collection of comic and vulnerable body parts that made up Rayman demonstrated hand-crafted love and a superb sense of keeping gaming fun, while others chased poly counts and texture envy.

Rayman

Now the limbless hero is back with a cartoony bang, out now on PS5 for £17.99 as the Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition, thanks to archivist gurus Digital Eclipse (also responsible for Atari 50 and Llamasoft Story among others). 

A physical edition has also been announced for PS5 and Switch... 


Featuring the Jaguar original, the shinier PlayStation title (with better CD music, animations and more complex level designs) plus PC, GBC and GBA editions. Also, sneaking into the collection is the prototype of the SNES version which led to the developers shifting focus to the Jaguar when they realised the creaking early-90s hardware couldn't meet their 30fps ambition. 

Rayman

With the timeless Vita classics Rayman Origins and Legends (and other platforms, Legends is currently only £3.19 on PSN) still beautiful and mesmerising to this day. This is a perfect time to dive back into the classic, with new music.

Note; this replaces the OST due to possible licensing issues, but there is talk of making the original soundtrack an option in a patch. Plus a bunch of new or refreshed levels, modern gameplay settings, including a useful rewind, and other tweaks. 


Presumably other platforms will follow soon, pricing update when the store page goes live. 

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