Rayman 3 HD
Rayman 3 HD | ||
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Published by | Ubisoft | |
Developed by | Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Designed by | Michaël Janod with Olivier Palmieri, Benjamin Haddad, Frédéric Gaveau, Éric Couzian, Xavier Plagnal, Jérôme Collette, Olivier Barbier, Yann Leclerc | |
Written by | David Neiss (story and dialogue) | |
Soundtrack by | Plume, Fred Leonard, Laurent Parisi | |
Release date | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: | |
Genre | 3D platformer | |
Gameplay mode | Single player | |
Platforms | Sony PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network), Microsoft Xbox 360 and Microsoft Xbox One (Xbox Live Arcade) | |
Ratings | 3+ (ESPLA), 3+ (PEGI), E (ESRB) | |
Distribution media | Digital download |
Rayman 3 HD is a high-definition[1] remaster of Rayman 3. It was released on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 and the Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 on the 21st March, 2012. Rayman 3 HD features minor enhancements to visuals, such as a remade HUD, and makes a few changes in numerous areas. It was announced that the servers would shut down on November 11, 2017 or November 19, 2018, thus making the leaderboards inaccessible.[2] This did however not turn out to be the case and the servers are still up in 2022.
It was announced on the 9th November, 2015 that Rayman 3 HD would be among the first group of titles that were to be Xbox One backward compatible.[3] This version was updated with a new logo and fixed minor graphical glitches.
Differences from Rayman 3
- The Hoodlum Havoc subtitle has been removed, and the font of the logo has been changed to match that of Rayman Origins.
- The game now features subtitles for the cutscenes and some other in-game dialogue.
- The original version opened with a gameplay trailer cut to Groove Armada's 'Madder'. This has been removed and replaced with a new trailer featuring new music.
- The intro sequence originally began with the classic Ubi Soft logo, used for the first three Rayman games, overlaid against a night sky. This has been cut.
- Rayman 3 HD features audio problems. Many music tracks start later than they should, and often contain glitches.
- In the Fairy Council, a Ludiv originally spoke the line 'Oh my God, what is going on here?' In Rayman 3 HD, this line is censored to 'What is going on here?' However, the words 'Oh my God' seen in the Crush minigame remain uncensored.
- Parts of the sky above the Clearleaf Forest have become black, and the colour of the water has undergone strange changes. The reasons for such discolourings are currently unknown.
- In the third part of the Longest Shortcut, the room where Rayman must hit a machine with curved punches has the wall on the left moved closer inside, making it smaller.
- The bonus section of the game contains an "extra" which is a gallery of the artworks seen in the Rayman Origins art booklet which came with the collector's edition.
- The shadows of objects and characters have been known to glitch up, often passing directly through surfaces and appearing/disappearing at random. The shadows also sometimes are not cast according to the location of the light source, and instead appear directly beneath the caster. This is likely due to a lack of testing when experimenting with the newer shading technology.
- The jewels and Red Lums now cast light onto the geometry around them, as opposed to the original version, where only a glowing texture was placed around them.
- The Grand Minimus's crown is now transparent.
- Level scores are now shown at the end of boss battle sections.
The first scenery of the Land of the Livid Dead in Rayman 3 HD.
Screenshot gallery
Glitched, colourful water in the Land of the Livid Dead.
Glitched, colourful water in Clearleaf Forest.
A glitched, blue-headed Ugly in the Bog of Murk.
Artworks gallery
External links
References
- ↑ The game runs at 720p (1280 × 720), the minimum standard for high-definition, and does not support higher resolutions, while the original version of the game on PC can be configured to use any resolution, including 1080p and higher.
- ↑ Online Services Update Masterlist
- ↑ Introducing Your First 104 Xbox One Backward Compatible Games