Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Platform: Wii
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action/Adventure
Release Date: 2007-11-15
Rating: PG
Players: 1
RRP: $99.95
Our Price:
$89.95
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 is the second installment of the Rayman Raving Rabbids party franchise, in which the Rabbids attempt to invade Earth and have set up headquarters near a local shopping mall. Players play as Rayman, who has disguised himself as a Rabbid to infiltrate their plans. The game features 50 minigames, a greater emphasis on simultaneous multiplayer gameplay compared to the original game, and online leaderboards.
About The Story
The game starts with Rayman infiltrating a mall overrun by Rabbids. As he's about to sneak in, he disguises himself using two socks, a headband, two makeshift eyes, and helium (in order to disguise his voice, thus blending in more with the other Rabbids). He then picks up a soda can and uses it to distract two guard Rabbids (who end up beating each other over their heads, apparently thinking that one of them caused the noise, or simply because they wanted to hurt each other) and steals one of their plungers. Rayman climbs to the roof of the facility and peers through a skylight, where he observes the Rabbids watching a video of humans. Seconds later, one of the Rabbids jerks its head, noticing Rayman's presence. Accidentally, he falls into the mall and is spotted. A Rabbid with split color eyes walks up to him and whips out a European Wii copy of the first Rayman Raving Rabbids game. Taking a look at the cover, it seems to recognize Rayman. Thinking quickly, Rayman screams "BWAAAH!", convincing the Rabbids that he is one of their own. Rayman and the Rabbids are then led into an airborne submarine, taking him to a location for invasion.
About The Characters
Rayman and the Rabbids return in this game. Playing as a Rabbid featured a large variety of customization options for players to choose from (around 63) Playing as Rayman only could custom to 9 costumes. Players take the role of Rayman in Trips mode, and have the option of playing as either Rayman or a Rabbid in Free Play mode. It is possible to unlock costumes for both Rayman and Rabbids by completing high scores in both minigames and shooting games, or by shooting a specific Rabbid (a Right Rabbid) in each shooting game. The character customization menu features recognizable outfits like samurai, caveman, police Dracula cowboy, chief, Darth Vader, Ken (Street Fighter) and Naruto (Japanese version only).
Gameplay
Minigames in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 are played by entering a mode known as 'Trips', which is divided into five regions of the Earth: USA, Europe, Asia, South America, and Tropics. Each region has 9 minigames, 5 of which are randomly chosen each time the player begins a trip. Completing a trip unlocks those minigames, which can later be played individually through Free Play mode. Additionally, players can use a Trip Customization mode to create their own trips using the available minigames.
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 features a wide variety of minigames that focus on different themes and utilize different control schemes. In rhythm music games, players use selective instruments (singing, guitar, drum, keyboard, etc.) to perform as part of a Rabbid band. Each minigame can be played with up to four players at once.
Shooting games, which in the first Rayman Raving Rabbids were scattered among the regular levels, have now been moved to a separate area called the Shooting Arcade, where they can be played after completion of Trips. These first-person rail shooter games utilize real footage of locations around the world with Rabbids digitally inserted.
Reviews
Game Informer (Wii) 7.75 out of 10
IGN (Wii) 6.3 out of 10
Game Rankings (Wii) 66%; (DS) 50.5%
Metacritic (Wii) 68 out of 100
Soundtrack
The game features the following licensed songs during the music levels, all of which are modified versions sung by Rabbids:
- James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
- The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- Kool & the Gang - Celebration
- Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
- Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love (except Japanese Version)
- これが私の生きる道 (Puffy AmiYumi) - Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi (Japanese Version ONLY)
- Lipps Inc - Funkytown
- The Drunken Sailor Remix (DS Version ONLY)
