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Rayman returns and we check it out at our show floor booth at E3!

You can take or leave most hype, because it is, just that, hype. We've heard it all before, or so I thought, until I talked to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot this week. He dialed his enthusiasm up. Way up. "Rayman Legends should be one of the best games we’ve ever done," he told me, praising the upcoming Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and Vita game as he had before. Then he added: "It should be in the top five of the best games ever by the company." Really? Time to jot down your list of Best Ubisoft Games Ever, folks. I'd have Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, ZombiU, Driver San Francisco, From Dust... ok, I have weird taste. What else? A Splinter Cell? A Ghost Recon? Prince of Persia: Sands of Time... One of the best five ever? He's not even saying that about Watch Dogs. Hype!

Watch the video premiere of 20,000 Lums Under the Sea and glimpse at the all-new stealth gameplay.

Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies are off wandering through an enchanted forest when they discover a mysterious tent filled with a series of captivating paintings. As they look more closely, they notice each painting seems to tell the story of a mythical world. While focusing on a painting that shows a medieval land, they are suddenly sucked into the painting, entering the world and the adventure begins. The gang must run, jump and fight their way through each world to save the day and discover the secrets of every legendary painting.

Features:

Wii U™ Showcase: Rayman Legends takes advantage of the Wii U and the unique capabilities of the Wii U™ GamePad. Use the touch screen to take out enemies, manipulate platforms, cut ropes to clear a path and much more. With the gyroscope technology, you can move rotating platforms and there are many more surprises to come!

The Game Must Go On: The Wii U allows you to keep playing the game even when your television is off, continuing Rayman’s adventure on the GamePad.

5-Player Co-op Gameplay: Now more players can join in on the fun! With four Wii Remote™ controllers and the GamePad, up to 5 players can play at once. At any time if someone wants to leave or join in, the game will continue without interruption.

3D Boss Battles: The bosses have a big advantage over Rayman’s gang… an extra dimension! Dragons and other epic creatures can attack from all angles, so you’ll have to be on top of your game to defeat them.

New Challenges: Connect with your friends through a variety of challenges that will test your skill and speed. Check the leaderboards to see where you rank around the world.

Rayman Rocks!: Jump to the beat of a drum, punch to the bass line, even zip-line during a guitar sustain. Timing and rhythm is the key to beat these maps set to music. See if you have what it takes to be a Platforming Hero.

UbiArt Engine Advancements: The UbiArt engine has expanded its abilities to now include 3D gameplay elements, a new lighting design, and a new rendering system which take Rayman’s award-winning graphics to the next level.

The Award-Winning Team Is Back: The legendary team of decorated artists, designers and composers are teaming up again to create new worlds, new characters and a new soundtrack.

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Rayman Legends is coming out September 3rd. Platformer fans can celebrate with this adorable new trailer.

- overall difficulty has been toned down compared to Rayman Origins
- more room for a "progressive" evolution
- feature smany secrets and challenges to satisfy gamers looking for more
- "Invasion" versions of the existing levels are completely re-worked versions that include Time-attack challenges.
- Christophe Héral returns for the soundtrack
- Christophe comes "with a surprise" for those completing the game at 100%
- no over-arching scenario
- stand-alone "universes"
- Ancel likens the design approach to that of a pornography: "In a way, it's a bit like porno : you go straight to the essential without really wondering why the plumber was there in the first place"

"A Madman's Creation"

- boss level
- fight a mechanical dragon that shoots beams at you
- narrowly dodge the lasers by moving from ledge to ledge
- hide under other platforms
- shoot blue fists dragon
- weak point is his mouth

Rayman's new adventure makes its way to Sony's portable this September. Check out all the new features.

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The Rayman Legends Challenges App is finally live in both Europe and North America. I'm sure many of you plan on picking the freebie up. Just make sure you have roughly 840mb of space open on your Wii U, as that's how much the app takes up. That's a pretty sizable download!