French with Rayman

English with Rayman
Published by	Ubisoft
Developed by	Ubisoft
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Release date	1997
Genre	2D platformer, educational game
Gameplay mode	Single player
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Platforms	Sony PlayStation, MS-DOS
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• This article is about the educational game for learning a second language. For the similarly named educational game for learning math and reading, see Rayman Junior.

English with Rayman is an educational 2D platform game, based on the original Rayman. It was designed to teach young children a secondary language, usually English, French, German or Spanish depending on the release. It blends the Glade of Dreams with the real world in a way which makes little sense in the context of the series, making numerous references to real-world locations such as Ireland and Scotland.

Gameplay

The gameplay in English with Rayman is the same as that of Rayman Junior. Rayman's objective is to track down the magic recipe. Throughout the game, Rayman must solve language-based questions in order to find the correct path through the levels. Along the way, he is helped by the Magician and his cousin Andrew, who speaks in an English accent and wears a brightly colored top hat which is half-red and half-blue, as well as Betilla the Fairy, and what is presumably an English relative of hers (who goes unnamed throughout the game) with a similar designed hat. Often levels require Rayman to work his way through a maze-like level finding the correct words within a time limit to cause an exit sign to appear, while others are more linear and play more like a level from the original game. Pressing R2 during a level takes you to a 'built in dictionary' where either the Magician or Betilla give hints on how to solve the problems. When all the levels are completed, Rayman is given access to Mr. Dark's lair, a final level in Candy Chateau with no educational content.

Much like in Rayman Junior, the game features the Betilla's Garden tutorial levels, which can be used to practice Rayman's powers.

Plot

English with Rayman is set after the original game. While the Magician is in his garden with Betilla the Fairy, he receives a letter from his English cousin, Andrew. It contains a recipe for a magic spell. However, the Magician is unable to read English. Suddenly Mr Dark appears, snatches the recipe from the Magician's hands and flees. The Magician then calls Rayman on his telephone and asks him for help.

Levels

• Betilla's Garden
• People
• In the Street
• At School
• At Home
• Media
• Special Occasions and Traditions
• Numbers
• Nature
• Sports
• On Holidays
• Food and Drinks
• The Human Body
• Adventures and Heroes
• Culture and Art
• General Knowledge
• Fin (Also known as 'The Lair of Dark')

Regional releases

Many adaptions of the game has been released across various regions, aiming to teach kids different languages.

Below is a table of all known releases of the game. The file date shown is the date recorded for the files on the disc and does not indicate when the game was officially released.

Platform	File Date	Name	Original Language	New Language	Version Code	Version Mode	Difficulties	Text Language
MS-DOS	1998-06-29	French with Rayman - (Age 8+)	English	French	GF	GF - 1	1	English
MS-DOS	1997-07-31	Anglais avec Rayman - CM/6ème Rayman Jeu d'action pour réviser Anglais CM/6e	French	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Français
MS-DOS	1997-08-02	Anglais avec Rayman - 5ème/4ème	French	English	FG2	FG - 2 3	2 3	Français
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Anglais avec Rayman - CM/6ème Rayman Jeu d'action pour réviser Anglais CM/6e	French	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Français
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Anglais avec Rayman - 5ème/4ème	French	English	FG2	FG - 2 3	2 3	Français
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Anglais - CM/6e	French	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Français
MS-DOS	1997-08-04	Allemand avec Rayman	French	German	FD	FD - 1 2 3	1 2 3	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-08-04	Espagnol avec Rayman	French	Spanish	FE	FE - 1 2 3	1 2 3	Spanish
MS-DOS			French	Italian	FIT	FIT - 1 2 3
MS-DOS	1997-10-23	Englisch mit Rayman - Anfänger	German	English	DG1	DG - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-11-06	Englisch mit Rayman - Fortgeschrittene	German	English	DG2	DG - 2 3	2 3	Deutsch
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Englisch für Anfänger	German	English	DG1	DG - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS	1997-10-15	Französisch mit Rayman - Anfänger	German	French	DF	DF - 1	1	Deutsch
MS-DOS		Engels met Rayman - Beginners - 8-12 jaar	Dutch	English	GH1	GH - 1
MS-DOS	1998-02-10	Engels met Rayman - Gevordenen & Vergevorderen	Dutch	English	GH2	GH - 2 3	2 3	HOLLAND
MS-DOS	1998-02-10	Frans met Rayman	Dutch	French	HF	DF - 1	1	HOLLAND
MS-DOS	1998-05-08	레이맨 잉글리쉬 제1편	Korean	English	KG1	KG - 1	1	English
MS-DOS			Korean	English	KG2	KG - 2 3		English
MS-DOS		레이맨프렌치	Korean	French
MS-DOS	1999-09-22	雷射超人英語闖通關	Chinese	English	TG1	TG - 1	1	Taiwan
MS-DOS	1999-09-22	雷射超人英語闖通關	Chinese	English	TG2	TG - 2 3	2 3	Taiwan
MS-DOS	1999-12-16	Rayman uczy Angielskiego - Poziom 8-14	Polish	English	PG1	PG - 1	1	Polish
MS-DOS	1999-12-16	Rayman uczy Angielskiego - Poziom Gimnazjum	Polish	English	PG2	PG - 2 3	2 3	Polish
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Rayman Opettaa Englantia - Taso 1	Finnish	English	FG1	FG - 1	1	Suomi
MS-DOS	1998-11-09	Rayman Opettaa Englantia - Taso 2 & 3	Finnish	English	FG2	FG - 2 3	2 3	Suomi
MS-DOS	1998-10-10	Engelska med Rayman - Nivå Lätt	Swedish	English	SG1	SG - 1	1	Svenska
MS-DOS		Engelska med Rayman - Nivå Medel/Svår	Swedish	English	SG2	SG - 2 3		Svenska
MS-DOS			Thai					thai
MS-DOS		Rayman English - Volume I	Italian	English	IG1	IG - 1	1	Italiano
MS-DOS		Rayman English - Volume II e III	Italian	English	IG2	IG - 2 3	2 3	Italiano
MS-DOS	1998-04-02	Inglés con Rayman I	Spanish	English	EG1	EG - 1	1	Castellano
MS-DOS	1998-02-23	Inglés con Rayman II	Spanish	English	EG2	EG - 2 3	2 3	Castellano
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior - Ingles - Nivel principiantes - 8-10 años	Spanish	English	EG1	EG - 1	1	Castellano
PlayStation	2000-06-18	Rayman Junior	Italian	English	IG1	IG - 1	1	Italiano
MS-DOS			Portuguese (Brazilian)	English	PG1	PG - 1	1	Português
MS-DOS	2000-05-10	Aprendendo Inglês com Rayman - Idade 8 a 12 anos	Portuguese (Brazilian)	English	PG2	PG - 2 3	2 3	Português

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  French with Rayman
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  Engels met Rayman
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  Frans met Rayman
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  Engels met Rayman + Frans met Rayman (Compilation)
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  Anglais Avec Rayman
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  Espagnol avec Rayman
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  Allemand avec Rayman
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  English mit Rayman
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  Engelska med Rayman
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Screenshot gallery

English and Maths with Rayman

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Rayman Quiz (German)

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Rayman Quiz (French)

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Rayman Quiz (English)

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Rayman Quiz (Spanish)

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Other

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  The title screen, featuring Rayman in a bowler hat.
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  Rayman answering the phone call in the opening cutscene.
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  The game's world map, featuring real-world locations. The World Trade Center can be seen on the right of the screen.
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  An alternate version of the world map. It appears that later editions of the game were edited out of sensitivity following the September 11 attacks.

Trivia

• Franska med Rayman, Spanska med Rayman and Tyska med Rayman were originally meant to release in Sweden a year after the release of Engelska med Rayman, judging by the box cover which states this on the back.

See also

• Rayman Junior
• Rayman
• Andrew
• The Magician
• Betilla the Fairy
• Mr Dark