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| - Rayman is Video game franchise created by Michel Ancel and Owned by Ubisoft
- Rayman is an anthropomorphic video game character, and is the official mascot of the video game publisher Ubisoft. Rayman was created in 1992 by graphic artist Michel Ancel, to star in a 2D platforming game for the Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Although the former two consoles and their games sold poorly, the Playstation version was received very well by critics and the public, selling over 10 million copies, and providing Ubisoft with the financial foundations it needed to become a major games publisher.
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| - Rayman is Video game franchise created by Michel Ancel and Owned by Ubisoft
- Rayman is an anthropomorphic video game character, and is the official mascot of the video game publisher Ubisoft. Rayman was created in 1992 by graphic artist Michel Ancel, to star in a 2D platforming game for the Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Although the former two consoles and their games sold poorly, the Playstation version was received very well by critics and the public, selling over 10 million copies, and providing Ubisoft with the financial foundations it needed to become a major games publisher. Ubisoft has so far released two major 3D sequels of Rayman, the first being Rayman 2: The Great Escape. Again, this game was received extremely well; IGN went as far as lauding the Dreamcast version of Rayman 2 as "without question, the most impressive feat of game design and execution the platforming genre has ever seen." However, according to Nintendo Power September 2006, the latest game, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc was seen as being mediocre, effectively turning its back on the mix of fantasy, humor, and story that had gained the previous games acclaim, and instead creating a game that was satirical about the genre, and series as a whole. Ancel himself, who was not involved in making Rayman 3, commented that the game was "a bit too concrete for my tastes." Another game, Rayman Raving Rabbids, was developed by Ubisoft and debuted as a launch title for Nintendo's Wii; other console versions are to follow in 2007. Unlike the other games, Rayman is more of a secondary character even though the storyline revolves around his capture; he is overshadowed by the Rabbids. Moreover, the game itself is a collection of minigames, unlike the platformer nature of the previous games. As is often the case with video games, it is hard to establish canon between the Rayman games, especially due to Rayman 3's satirical nature. However, there are various themes and characters common to the series. The Omniscient that features in Rayman 2 is the main source of information and knowledge in Rayman's world.
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