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.

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

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
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), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Rayman Rush (2002), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Rayman 2 (2001), Ubi Soft Entertainment, Inc.
Rayman Arena (2001), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Tonic Trouble (1999), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
The Adventures of Valdo & Marie (1997), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Rayman Gold (1997), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Rayman (1995), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Pick 'n Pile (1990), Ubi Soft Entertainment Software