The latest edition of Nintendo Power has a batch of exciting information relating to Ubisoft’s forthcoming Wii U exclusive, Rayman Legends. The new information slightly contradicts previous information which suggested that you’ll spend the majority of the game playing as Rayman’s sidekick, Murfy. Nintendo Power says that you’ll actually take control of Rayman for most of the game, or alternatively one of the other playable characters. Here’s some of the details:
- Ubisoft really wanted to make Rayman Legends because of the GamePad
- Ubisoft Montpellier was one of the first third-party studios to receive Wii U dev. kits
- Michel Ancel says that the environment is very important in a platforming game, and the GamePad allows players to change the environment in new/different ways
- Up to four players lead Rayman and company through levels with Wiimotes or Wii U Pro controllers
- Fifth player manipulates surroundings with Murfy on the GamePad
- Murfy can cut ropes, lower platforms, turn gears
- Turn gears with the gyroscope
- Murfy can be mischievous as well
- It’s possible to take a health bottle from someone who’s about to take it and give it to another player
- Murfy can use the environment to wreak havoc on other players
- Ex: take lava and dump it on someone’s head
- The team wants the GamePad player “to feel like they have an identity in the game’s world”
- In single-player, you’ll mostly control Rayman or one of the other playable characters
- Temporarily switch to Murfy when you reach certain sections
- In these cases, AI will take over the other character
- Developers promise that the AI will perform flawlessly
- No mosquito levels
- New character in each world
- Barbara is from the medieval world
Sounds good!
I want my mosquito back!
Oh god…its like NSMB Wii havok, times 2 .___.
Sounds awesome, day 1 for me. Playing this with my 2 brothers and sister, aaaawesoooome.
Sounds too good to be true… a definite must purchase along with the U.
Definitely getting this game
I’m so glad I was able to pre-order the Wii U. My parents loves it already. The Wii U has changed the world! I never thought I’d see the day that my family acually wants a gaming console. And now I wait!
Playing as Murfy sounds pretty shitty.
Then its a good thing that you play the majority of the game as Rayman and/or the additional characters
Foishaw is nothing but a mindless Nintendo hater. He’s pathetic and useless. Don’t feed him.
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/09/17/single-player-rayman-legends-sees-you-take-control-of-murphy-rather-than-rayman/
You clearly missed the bit in this article where it says that article was… how do I say this… WRONG.
“What’s this? Something different? Fuck that!”
I just might get this game… Nah.. i WILL get this game and play it. Nice to see that they made it because of the controller haha, that’s awesome.
I was a bit worried about the whole Murphy thing but now it’s back being my most anticipated game for Wii U.
so i’m guessing you take control of that green think during those music sections like during E3?
That’s sorta understandable, as I don’t see how they could make that work with a human player. Don’t do it perfectly and you ruin the whole thing.
I think in the demo there was two pepole :(
That demo from E3 ? There was 5 people playing.
These are the things that are making people buy wii u.
does anyone know the official release date for this game? I keep on seeing December 4th here in the US at gamestop at amazon just dont know if its true
Rayman Legends will be released on the same date the Wii U launches in North America– November 18th.
Uhhh, wrong. Legends comes out on the 30th, worldwide.
Legends is a launch window title, not launch title.
Legends is only a launch title for Europe because EU doesn’t get Wii U until the 30th.
Hope I helped!
They unfortunately changed it to “launch window” but I suspect it will come pretty soon after launch of the wii u
No mosquitoes? But that was one of our favorite parts! I always played it in a group, and that and the levels where you chase the chest were our favorites to play (and die)!
I never got into the rayman games before, but seeing this has me intrigued…
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