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Last post: 15 May at 20:17
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:49 |
The graphics have benefited from the re-release, but does the gameplay follow suit
Almost ten years after the 3D platformers first release, does the high definition re-release of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc play as well as people remember? Or is everyone wearing their favourite nostalgia glasses?
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Hoodlum Havoc was one of the last ‘traditional’ Rayman games we saw before for the introduction of those pesky, buggy-achievement ridden Rabbids, and now we have it sharper and brighter than before.
The head of the Black Lums Andre has plans to take over the world with his army of Hoodlums, but Rayman's best friend Globox ends up accidentally swallowing the furry little Lum after a chase gone wrong. It’s up to Rayman to find a way to fix his friend, before dealing with the little bundle of evil and his plans for the world once he’s free.
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Rayman progresses through the many levels with the aid of various power ups. Remote controlled rockets, helicopter blade hats, tornado producing gloves and steel and bear trap style gloves are used to fight and work your way through the many levels and puzzles. It’s a shame though, that the fiddly controls and particularly the bad camera angles make many areas much trickier than they are actually supposed to be. In typical 3D platformer style the camera flits, jams and refuses to be reset in all the worst places possible, making some of the simplest jumps and leaps incredibly frustrating.
The biggest feature of the game is the high scores. Your performance is rated after each stage, giving you score out of five stars. Collect as much as you can and rack up combos for a higher rating. This score also unlocks bonus features in the forms of various mini games and levels.
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The dialogue and humour is brilliant throughout as Globox follows you through the game spending most of his time getting hammered on grape juice, crawling around on his face and spouting gibberish.
For the price of just 800 MSP the game is huge in length without even taking into consideration all the bonus levels and games that can be unlocked. On top of that, it has some truly brutal achievements to keep the hardcore completionists busy for many, many hours to come. This is however a simple direct port of the original game with no added extras or features other than the fact it’s now much, much more crisp and shiny than the first time round.
Overall, the game is fun, all the characters are cute and likeable and the sense of humour is fantastic, but it’s frequently marred by the poor camera. It’s definitely pretty in its new 720p glory but at the end of the day, the gameplay is sadly still fairly stuck in 2003. |
Last post: 17 May at 12:58
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:09 |
Great review, can't wait to pick this up for a lovely slice of nostalgia pie :D
Hopefully Rayman 2 is coming soon too  |
Last post: 13 May at 06:57
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:11 |
| Been considering getting this game for ages and that's honestly not a bad price for it, unlike the 1200 points we had to fork out for the Banjo Kazooie games. Lucky I got Tooie on special for 600 points. |
Last post: 26 Oct 12 at 17:11
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:13 |
"The dialogue and humour is brilliant throughout as Globox follows you through the game spending most of his time getting hammered on grape juice, crawling around on his face and spouting gibberish."
Do you know who voices Globox?
John Leguizamo.
John "MARIO WE GOTTA SAEV DAISEE" Leguizamo.
Also, this game is so fucking worth the 800 points. Would love to see Rayman M make it to XBLA. |
Last post: 15 May at 00:19
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:53 |
| VitaminG311 said:*censored*GO TO BED!! |
Job & A Social Life, achievements most gamers refuse to earn...therefore, their ratios are high. |
Last post: 05 May at 16:40
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 15:56, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:23 by drabik |
3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.
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Last post: 16 May at 17:34
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 16:12, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:24 by drabik |
| ROBBERT DHT said:3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.Hoping they don't and instead put some of the profits into games we've never experienced yet and previously not already paid for. |
Last post: 23 Apr at 15:04
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 16:37, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:24 by drabik |
| Dontasciime said:ROBBERT DHT said:3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.Hoping they don't and instead put some of the profits into games we've never experienced yet and previously already paid for.What games would that be??! |
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 16:45, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:24 by drabik |
As for Rayman, I'm shocked you are rating it a 3. I was hoping to see a great review convincing me to go out and use some of my 2800msp on it, but I guess I have to hold onto them longer.
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Last post: 16 May at 17:34
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 16:55, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:25 by drabik |
| lord verh said:Dontasciime said:ROBBERT DHT said:3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.Hoping they don't and instead put some of the profits into games we've never experienced yet and previously already paid for.What games would that be??!They are called ORIGINALS, with innovation and imagination. LOL |
Last post: 16 May at 01:56
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 17:09, Edited on 27 March 12 at 18:25 by drabik |
| Dontasciime said:lord verh said:Dontasciime said:ROBBERT DHT said:3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.Hoping they don't and instead put some of the profits into games we've never experienced yet and previously already paid for.What games would that be??!They are called ORIGINALS, with innovation and imagination. LOLNever heard of them. |
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Last post: 16 May at 17:34
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 18:08 |
| ^ That's Co's the games industry is dead with all these shit HD remakes and sequels . Partly my fault as well for buying them. |
Last post: 19 Dec 12 at 15:36
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 19:22 |
| Only way I wouldn't buy it is if the achievements were glitched or something. I love Rayman. |
Last post: 11 Jun 12 at 12:11
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 19:27 |
| I still remember being disappointed when this came out back in 2003-2004. Not as good as Rayman 2 but I'll get it on sale as I completed every stage 100% so I know the achievements aren't too difficult |
Last post: 15 May at 20:17
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 19:43 |
TheBrumster89 said:As for Rayman, I'm shocked you are rating it a 3. I was hoping to see a great review convincing me to go out and use some of my 2800msp on it, but I guess I have to hold onto them longer.ROBBERT DHT said:3/5 is too low imo. But that is just me. Hoping they do Rayman: The Great Escape next.I'd have rather given it a 3.5 out of 5, but unfortunately we're only limited to a round figure out of 5 
For 800 points I'd say it's worth it, easy! It's got some serious life in it, it just has its moments! |
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Last post: 16 May at 21:53
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 20:18 |
I think 3 is about right. I didn't really enjoy the game at all.
The camera was a mess, and to be honest, the gameplay just didn't draw me in - there wasn't spark or life in what I played.
Didn't think it was as good as other Rayman installments. |
Last post: 28 Feb at 02:54
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 21:03 |
| I still don't get why they re-released the third one, specifically. If they were just going to pick a random sequel, why not 2? You know, the one everyone loves? Nobody liked Rayman 3. |
Last post: 16 May at 17:19
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 21:19 |
| The obvious way to make the most money would be to rerelease the original. Why companies don't do that I have no idea. The money they would make in comparison to this would be huge! I've spoke about rereleasing the original CnC before but EA didn't listen. As usual. |
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Last post: 19 Nov 12 at 20:59
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 21:30 |
| MAH BOI 420 said:Been considering getting this game for ages and that's honestly not a bad price for it, unlike the 1200 points we had to fork out for the Banjo Kazooie games. Lucky I got Tooie on special for 600 points.at one time they were both free or at least for me not sure how that came about guess i lucked out lol |
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Posted on 27 March 12 at 22:01 |
| Pretty average then, might give this a go soon. |
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