When a villain known only as Mr. Dark appears, trouble brews in Rayman's world. Mr. Dark captures the Toons - source of light and Rayman's friends. With no more light, evil creatures begin to roam, making the world unsafe for everyone. Its up to you, as Rayman, to free your friends and put an end to Mr. Dark's dastardly schemes!

Rayman is side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period of time. He can also attack by throwing his fists, or winding up his fists for a more powerful punch. He can occasionally find special power ups that grant him unlimited flying power, giving him the ability to navigate through tricky mazes.

Aside from the platforming action, the other notable feature of Rayman is its large, detailed and vibrant graphics, which have helped it to stand out from most other similar games in the genre.

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Alternate Titles

"雷曼" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Rayman Advance" -- Game Boy Advance title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Rayman	PlayStation	$2.32
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The Press Says

Retrogaming History	Oct 18, 2008	10 out of 10	100
Christ Centered Game Reviews	Feb 21, 2007	9.25 out of 10	92
GameFan Magazine	Sep, 1995	91 out of 100	91
Coming Soon Magazine	Jul, 1996		90
GamePro (US)	Oct, 1995	4.5 out of 5	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Sep, 1995	8.6 out of 10	86
Game Players	Oct, 1995	82 out of 100	82
GameCola.net	Feb, 2008	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Nov 25, 1996	7 out of 10	70
Game Informer Magazine	Feb, 2007	6.75 out of 10	68

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Trivia

Cancelled Port

A SEGA 32X port was going to be released, but got cancelled due to the platform's declining popularity.

Sales

Rayman has the record for number of weeks on the UK all-formats top 40 chart with 261 weeks. That's more than five years.

Technology

Rayman has no joints, he just has a head, body, hands and feet. The reason for this is that it was much easier to animate him that way.
The DOS and Windows versions stored the opening and ending animations in a very unusual format: the video is completely separate from the audio. The audio for the animations is on the CD as CD Audio tracks. So in order to watch the intro and ending, a full install of the game is necessary, since a CD-ROM drive can not access data and audio tracks at the same time.