Shooting Me Softly

Shooting Me Softly
Shooting Me Softly
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Desert of Dijiridoos

Shooting Me Softly is the seventh and last level of the Desert of Dijiridoos, the second world in Rayman Origins. It acts as a transition between the Desert of Dijiridoos and the Gourmand Land, in a similar way to the first part of Bongo Hills in the PC and its ports version of the original Rayman game. This is the third level from this world and twelfth overall that's included in the Back to Origins mode in Rayman Legends.

Original version

Rayman using a drum to hit a switch.

Shortly into the level, with heavy winds, Rayman reaches the mosquito. As they fly through the level, they must face Helmet Birds, many groups of small yellowish-orange birds, and Red Birds, while avoiding big, spiky birds. The two must also avoid crushing pillars with spiky balls. At times, the mosquito must shoot drums to bounce its shots into other things, such as switches to stop wind being blown from vents that blocks the players from continuing. Eventually, there are swarms of bats to deal with; the mosquito must shoot the smiling yellow circles in order to scare them off and open a path for the two to continue.

After this, they reach the area that appears to be the end of the transition of the two worlds. It starts off with nothing but clouds, but clears up to show the ocean in the background with glaciers and ice formations. Here, Rayman and the mosquito must avoid a herd of bombs that explode when shot, and then they fly through icy passages and must avoid spiky fruits. After a short time of dodging the spiky fruits, the screen starts to move faster, and the floor and ceiling move to meet each other, requiring the mosquito to move quickly in order to avoid getting crushed. After this, Rayman is able to get off the mosquito, and after going through the next door, he can break the Electoon cage to end the level. Then the players will pose on the photoboard as the Magician waits for the total amount of Lums that were collected in the level.

Spiky balls attached to pillars.	The player can shoot projectiles at bongos to make them bounce off.	The switch must be shot at enough times to stop the air vents.
Projectiles being bounced off a huge bongo.	Rayman must shoot at the sleeping gongs to scare the bats.	The temporary light the gong gives off scares the bats.
The player will have to stay on the lights in order to not get hit.	Bombs can be inhaled.	The player is now in Gourmand Land.
Spiky oranges will hurt if touched.	Projectiles can be used to move the bouncing spiky orange.	The icy platforms will begin to close together.

Shooting Me Softly
Shooting Me Softly
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Desert of Dijiridoos

Back to Origins

In the Back to Origins version, there aren't many differences between the original version; except of the notable elements from Rayman Legends replacing some of the elements from Origins.

The starting point of the level.	Lum chains appear.
The HD look is notable on the orange spiky balls.	The projectiles the mosquito shoots can be bounced off of bongos to hit enemies.

A Teensie cage.	A gong providing light.	Incoming bombs as Rayman and the mosquito head into Gourmand Land.
A look of the Frosty Delights area of Gourmand Land.	The oranges have been redesigned.	Spiky oranges attached to the closing platforms.

External links

• Shooting Me Softly playthrough at YouTube (PC version) (Normal walkthrough + Lums Medal)