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
"レイマン" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Rayman	PlayStation	$5.60
	Rayman Advance	Game Boy Advance	$0.51
	Rayman	PlayStation	$5.60
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User Reviews

Everything about this game is good, it's only too hard.	DOS	Rensch (203)
Rayman, a good game	Windows	scott beane (2)
Pocket gaming at its best!	Game Boy Advance	ThE oNe (178)
Rayman, Rayman, Rayman, & RAYMAN!!!	Windows	Jim Fun (222)
interesting but very difficult platform game	DOS	Xa4 (274)
One of the best 2-D platformers I've ever played.	SEGA Saturn	Weston Sharpensteen (30)

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The Press Says

Consoles Plus	Jaguar	Sep, 1995	93 out of 100	93
Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Jul, 1996	91 out of 100	91
Electric Playground	Jaguar	Jan 02, 1996	9 out of 10	90
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Mar, 1996	87 out of 100	87
Game Informer Magazine	Game Boy Advance	Jul, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Jaguar	Sep, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Game Zero	Jaguar	Dec, 1995	40 out of 50	80
Pocket Magazine / Pockett Videogames	Game Boy Advance	Jul, 2001		80
GameSpot	DOS	Jun 11, 1996	7.4 out of 10	74
All Game Guide	Game Boy Advance	2001		70

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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.