COIN-OP TV is very proud to announce that Rayman Origins is so GREAT that we’ve forgiven Ubisoft for all of those games released while we patiently awaited another chance to leave our limbs at home for some platforming madness. Super Mario Bros on the Wii gave us great four-player co-op side-scrolling and added ‘the bubble’ (you know you used it often), Kirby Epic Yarn was a visual treat, Little Big Planet pushed things even further for game mechanics but Rayman Origins sets a new standard for these types of video games to be judged.
COIN-OP TV was pretty hyped on Rayman Origins when we first saw it at the E3 2011 Ubisoft Press Conference and playing the game at Comic-Con International 2011 gave us even more anticipation. We’ve provided hours of gameplay with commentary by Robert Welkner and Andre Meadows for you to check out the game and judge for yourself – enjoy!
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Ubisoft is giving away Rayman Origins for free and although it is a decade old, it is still one of the greatest classic platformer titles.
i think they should try to make a rayman 3D open world game for PS5 & Xbox Series X
Still waiting for an origins and legends successor. My wife and i were addicted to these games at the time.
I'll be curious if they make one. If they do, it won't look like they did, at least. Ubisoft retired the UbiArt framework used to make these games, apparently because the tools were too hard to work with across their many studios. Which is a bummer for sure, as I feel those games having a fairly unique aesthetic also benefitted them.
EDIT: Apparently I misremembered. They did say "hence the decision to temporarily put it aside", but they also said "it’s still there, and you will see other things using it". So it sounds like a new game could possibly still use UbiArt.
Fantastic game. Have great memories playing Origins on the Vita.
I will say though, around 2/3s of Origins' levels can actually be unlocked in the even better Rayman Legends which you can find dirt cheap these days.
Legends has so much variety and those music levels are amazing.
Jacob S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "“Not only does Rayman: Origins stay true to the franchise’s roots, but also adds its own unique features to help make its way to modern-day consoles.”"
This looks to be a decent game, can't wait for my copy