Michel Ancel

Developer BIO

Michel Ancel is a French video game director and creative manager of the development studio of Ubisoft in Montpellier. He is known for creating the Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil franchises.

Ancel's first title, Mechanic Warriors, was developed for software house Lankhor. Ancel then joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, where he worked on the graphics of games such as The Intruder and The Teller. In 1992, he began to work on Rayman, his directorial debut.

In March 2006, he, along with Shigeru Miyamoto and Frédérick Raynal, was knighted by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, a knight of arts and literature.

Also Known As

• M. Ancel

Websites

• Michel Ancel at Next Generation -- An article briefly discussing Mr. Ancel's entering of the videogame industry and his work up to Peter Jackson's King Kong.

Games Credited

• The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (2011), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• Rayman Origins (2011), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• Red Steel 2 (2010), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• Rayman 10th Anniversary (2005), Ubisoft France SAS
• Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge (2005), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Beyond Good & Evil (2003), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• Rayman 3 (2003), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003), Gameloft S.A.
• Rayman Rush (2002), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman 2 (2001), Ubi Soft Entertainment, Inc.
• Rayman Arena (2001), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman (2000), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Tonic Trouble (1999), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman Forever (1998), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• The Adventures of Valdo & Marie (1997), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Rayman Gold (1997), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Maths and English with Rayman: Volume 2 (1996), Ubi Soft Entertainment Ltd.
• Rayman (1995), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Brain Blasters (1990), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
• Pick 'n Pile (1990), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software