Just a few
short days ago we were able to snag the
first set of screenshots to the Game Boy
Advance version of Ubi Soft's upcoming
platformer, Rayman. Today, we've
grabbed more than another dozen shots of
the GBA title in action – this is
one game to really get excited about.
Mr. Dark,
the game's nasty, nasty bad guy has
kidnapped the inhabitants of the world --
Toons. These little guys are what give
Rayman his energy – without 'em,
he's just a weak, ordinary guy with no
arms or legs. So it's off to trek the
land to free the Toons from their cages,
and then meet up with Mr. Dark in his
secret lair for the final battle.
If you
ever owned an Atari Jaguar, you know
exactly what you're going to get –
after all, the Atari Jaguar game was the
only cartridge-based Rayman to exist. In
the game, you control the game's hero
– at the very beginning, he doesn't
have all of his abilities. As you trek
through the game's worlds, you earn
powers that will help you along the way.
Once earned, you can throw your fists,
float around like a helicopter, grab onto
rings in the air – Rayman is one
versatile hero.
The Game
Boy Advance version of Rayman is
entirely based on the original game
released on the PlayStation, Saturn, and
Atari Jaguar system, slightly modified to
take advantage of the smaller screen.
Levels have been slightly due to Rayman's
enormous size – so if the level
calls for a leap to a hanging platform,
you'll be able to see that platform
instead of taking a less-than-dependable
leap of faith. The game will feature more
than 60 levels by the time it's done
– and it will also feature a
"capture the flag" mode for two
players via a link cable and two Game Boy
Advance systems.
Rayman has
always been known for the surreal
landscapes, incredibly smooth animations,
and overall vibrant use of colors, and
all this shines through on the Game Boy
Advance – the system's advanced
color palette and screen resolution seems
to do the game more than ample justice in
its portable form. The Game Boy Color
version was pretty – the Game Boy
Advance version is downright
breathtaking.
Expect
Rayman to ship on the launch of the Game
Boy Advance system in the US. And if you
haven't been following along like good
boys and girls, that's June 11th.
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