January 21, 2013

Rayman Origins

Date played: January 20th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 8/10

I played through ttwo worlds and a few levels in Rayman Origins. I like the way the game revisits the first four worlds for a second round of levels. The levels are more challenging, elaborate and the bosses are even nastier. One of the standout levels was about staying within lit areas which are scattered throughout. Outside of the safe zones are nasty little bugs that kill Rayman, kind of like one of the levels in the first Gears of War actually.

One of the bosses
Then there were the two bosses... The first was a nasty, multi-legged octopus looking thing. I had to run up the walls to eventually hit it often enough for a kill. The second boss was an mohawk looking giant bird dude. This fight was a bit more elaborate as I had to float in the air currents to avoid his attacks. After being defeated, the two giant dudes turned into cute little critters. Two down, two to go.