Rayman Raving Rabbids is an engaging series of mini-games that utilize the innovative Wii controls in a variety of ways. The design and style of the game is delightful, with the grotesque "Rabbids" filling all sorts of roles, along with pigs, cows, and sheep. There's a slight, but reasonably satisfying framing device that ties all the mini-games together, and it ends with one of the most unsatisfying and frustrating FMVs I've ever experienced in a video game. It's all "our princess is in another castle" with no "just kidding". Seriously, after Erica and I had had a great time playing through the entire game (the story mode is single player, but we'd switch off playing the games and cheering each other on) and having a great time, I wanted to throw a controller out in the window in frustration at that ending. Jerks.
FuzzyCo grade: A- (and the minus is solely from the ending.)
Comments
Couldn't get into it. 90% of the game is a hoot, but then 10% of the challenges were way too freaking hard. I got irritated long before the end.
Posted by: Dan Telfer
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August 28, 2007 11:39 AM
That's the great thing about playing with Erica -- she's really good at the dancing, for example, and I like the FPS parts. Whenever one of us couldn't get a challenge, the other of us could.
Posted by: Fuzzy Gerdes
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August 28, 2007 12:05 PM
Yeah, we were good at that stuff.
Neither of us were good at squirting carrot juice or shutting outhouse doors, to the point of fury.
Posted by: Dan Telfer
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August 28, 2007 4:41 PM
Apparently you just suck at games Mr. Telfer...if that is your real name.
Looks Like I win.
Rayman
Posted by: Rayman | August 29, 2007 4:41 PM
Well, apparently you can no longer carry a platform game on your own and need a bunch of bunnies with Down's Syndrome for commercial appeal, Mr. Rayman.
Posted by: Dan Telfer
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September 1, 2007 12:02 PM