Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Gamin' News! Platformers will never die....

Hey gang!
Did you see or miss the announcement of a new Rayman game?

A new non-rabbit infested solo Rayman platforming game? Finally!

Ubisoft announced, to much surprise for everyone, that a new Rayman platformer was finally coming!
Rayman Origins, the 4th "real" Rayman game.
It will go back to its 2D roots like the original one on the Sega Saturn (...and PSX).
The 3D Rayman were okay, but the first one had a different quality, a certain charm~
This new Rayman will (sadly) be available through digital release on Xbox live and PSN, will be episodic and is all 2D hand drawn!

Looks like someone took a note from Capcom and Sega's recent retro comebacks...but in beatiful 2D hand draw animation instead of lazy old sprites reuses or pre-rendered 3D models!

Here's the trailer, it only really starts at the middle of the video!



And here's a new trailer for that other platforming mascot game, Sonic Colours.
Almost like the previous one, but a bit longer around the ending.