VideoGamer – Rayman Origins Preview

VideoGamer – Rayman Origins is distressingly pretty. One look at its quaint hand-drawn worlds is enough to warm the hearts of even the most jaded, cynical and cold-hearted of gamers. Martin thinks it "looks great". Its organic worlds are created from a palette of vibrant hues, with hand-drawn environments, detailed character sprites and slick animations. Concept art that would usually find itself relegated to a collector's edition art-book is literally whacked straight into the game here. To use a somewhat horrible analogy: it's like a painting – or perhaps more appropriately, a children's story book – come to life.