
It also sets a tone for the entire experience, cleverly demonstrating the elements of rhythm which touch all aspects of the game. The opening cutscene does more than merely set the stage for the loose and light story, which sees Rayman and friends saving the Glade of Dreams from encroaching nightmares. The very first thing you will notice upon firing up Origins is its stunning presentation. Rayman Origins (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii) I did not care one tiny bit that I would have to play through this entire game again. As a reviewer, I realize that this situation is not going to happen to players who buy the game and have to keep that in mind in my assessment, but it can be frustrating from the perspective of working to accomplish the goal of writing the review.Įxcept, with Rayman Origins, it wasn’t. In this case, I had played through approximately 40% of Rayman Origins when I went back to the console and fired it up for the second time, only to discover that my save data had been corrupted.

This can occasionally cause some hiccups in the process, as last minute bugs might need to be worked out or some otherwise completely unexpected (and likely non-standard) issue crops up that the consumer who buys the game on launch day will never experience. Sometimes when we receive a game for review, it’s not exactly the final code, but a build intended to run on a version of the console hardware which isn’t the standard one sitting in your home.


So, here’s a funny story about my experience reviewing Rayman Origins.
