Rayman Mini
{{Short description|2019 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Rayman Mini
| image = Rayman Mini cover.jpg
| developer = Ubisoft Montpellier
Pastagames
| publisher = Ubisoft
| director =
| producer = Michel Ancel
| designer = Axel Cossardeaux
| programmer = César Leblic
| artist = Nicolas Weis
Florence Charpentier
Omar Sabrou
Chloé Rousseau‑Maurice
Vincent le Guillou
| writer =
| composer =
| series = Rayman
| engine = UbiArt Framework
| platforms = iOS, macOS, tvOS
| released = September 19, 2019
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
}}
Rayman Mini is a platform video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and Pastagames and published by Ubisoft released on September 19, 2019 for iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade as a launch title.
Gameplay
Rayman Mini is centered on Rayman who has been shrunk to the size of an ant. The players have to pass through scenarios (48 levels at total), full of different obstacles and enemies, with the goal to undo the spell.{{cite web |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/rayman/mini |title=Rayman Mini Ubisoft |website=Ubisoft |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202191224/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/rayman/mini |url-status=live }} The game gives the opportunity to choose between three characters, (Rayman, Barbara, or Globox), and unlock different costumes to customize them.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-16-raymans-new-apple-arcade-platformer-rayman-mini-gets-gameplay-trailer |title=Rayman looks as gorgeous as ever in trailer for Apple Arcade platformer Rayman Mini |website=Eurogamer |date=16 September 2019 |publisher=ReedPop company |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=2021-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516151406/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-16-raymans-new-apple-arcade-platformer-rayman-mini-gets-gameplay-trailer |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-rayman-mini-567265.phtml |title=Review: Rayman Mini |website=Destructoid |publisher= |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610095312/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-rayman-mini/ |url-status=live }}
Development
Michel Ancel said he "felt the right opportunity to immerse the player in a macro-photographic universe", giving this angle to him the idea to create a Rayman mini-universe, and he described the level design as the harder part of the game's development due to the game being fundamentally an endless runner. Ancel promised that future updates would arrive after Rayman Mini's launch, wanting to give it a founding role for the brand on the Apple Arcade service.{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/73129/making-of-rayman-mini-ubisoft-montpellier/ |title=Making Of: How Ubisoft shrunk down Rayman for Apple Arcade Pocket Gamer.biz PGbiz |last= |first= |date=Apr 17, 2020 |website=Pocketgamer |publisher=Matthew Forde |access-date=May 7, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516151406/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/73129/making-of-rayman-mini-ubisoft-montpellier/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
Jerome Joffard of Jeuxvideo describes the game as beautiful and effective, praising the levels and soundtrack as high quality. The author added that the gameplay was enhanced in comparison of Rayman Adventures, where the difficulty was precisely calculated, but maintained old good features unaltered. The lack of new mechanics, new characters and the re-play bonus content were criticized.{{cite web |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1115882/rayman-mini-une-recette-inchangee-mais-toujours-aussi-efficace.htm |title=Test de Rayman Mini sur iOS par jeuxvideo.com |last= |first= |date=Oct 2, 2019 |website=Jeuxvideo |publisher=Jerome Joffard |access-date=May 7, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507192141/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1115882/rayman-mini-une-recette-inchangee-mais-toujours-aussi-efficace.htm |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://raymanzone.ubi.com/}}
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Category:Single-player video games