<s>
Rayman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
a	O
hero	O
who	O
must	O
restore	O
balance	O
to	O
his	O
colourful	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
various	O
other	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
DSiWare	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
were	O
removed	O
from	O
digital	O
stores	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Sony	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
20	O
games	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
planned	O
but	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
the	O
titular	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
six	O
worlds	O
(	O
The	O
Dream	O
Forest	O
,	O
Band	O
Land	O
,	O
Blue	O
Mountains	O
,	O
Picture	O
City	O
,	O
The	O
Caves	O
of	O
Skops	O
and	O
Candy	O
Château	O
)	O
to	O
free	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
caged	O
Electoons	O
,	O
six	O
cages	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
located	O
somewhere	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
when	O
all	O
the	O
Electoons	O
are	O
freed	O
will	O
Rayman	B-Application
be	O
able	O
to	O
reach	O
and	O
confront	O
Mr	O
Dark	O
at	O
his	O
lair	O
in	O
Candy	O
Château	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
maps	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
completed	O
when	O
Rayman	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
"	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
lost	O
when	O
Rayman	B-Application
takes	O
too	O
many	O
hits	O
or	O
falls	O
into	O
water	O
or	O
a	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
gains	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
for	O
every	O
100	O
Tings	O
picked	O
up	O
(	O
50	O
in	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tings	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
Magician	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
found	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
,	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
,	O
where	O
Rayman	B-Application
can	O
win	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
"	O
telescopic	O
fist	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
gained	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
punch	O
enemies	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
;	O
most	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
defeated	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
punches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
world	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
a	O
boss	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
comes	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
power-ups	O
and	O
bonuses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
golden	O
fist	O
(	O
which	O
increases	O
punch	O
strength	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
speed	O
fist	O
(	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
punches	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
power	O
to	O
restore	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
lost	O
life	O
energy	O
,	O
and	O
flying	O
blue	O
elves	O
whose	O
touch	O
shrinks	O
Rayman	B-Application
down	O
in	O
size	O
so	O
he	O
may	O
access	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
walk	O
,	O
crawl	O
and	O
make	O
silly	O
faces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
which	O
Rayman	B-Application
lives	O
,	O
people	O
are	O
harmonious	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
Great	O
Protoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
steals	O
the	O
Protoon	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Electoons	O
,	O
tiny	O
beings	O
that	O
maintain	O
harmony	O
on	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
planet	O
,	O
to	O
scatter	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
the	O
Protoon	O
and	O
Electoons	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
,	O
so	O
Rayman	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
go	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
Electoons	O
,	O
free	O
the	O
Great	O
Protoon	O
and	O
defeat	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Betilla	O
the	O
Fairy	O
frequently	O
interacts	O
with	O
Rayman	B-Application
as	O
needed	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
additional	O
magical	O
powers	O
along	O
his	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
searches	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
the	O
Electoons	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
confronts	O
strange	O
enemies	O
and	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
new	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
rescues	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Electoons	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
faces	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
arrives	O
in	O
a	O
hall	O
,	O
where	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
last	O
moment	O
,	O
Electoons	O
retrieve	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
punch	O
after	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
disables	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
latter	O
continuing	O
the	O
fight	O
by	O
transforming	O
himself	O
into	O
hybrids	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
previously	O
fought	O
by	O
Rayman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
rescues	O
Betilla	O
and	O
recovers	O
the	O
Great	O
Protoon	O
,	O
thus	O
restoring	O
balance	O
to	O
his	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
then	O
takes	O
a	O
vacation	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
former	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
French	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
final	O
design	O
by	O
programmer	O
Frédéric	O
Houde	O
and	O
artist	O
Alexandra	O
Steible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
had	O
produced	O
the	O
first	O
designs	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
teenager	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
learning	O
to	O
draw	O
,	O
compose	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
code	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
follow	O
his	O
dream	O
of	O
making	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
work	O
formally	O
began	O
on	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
Ancel	O
revisited	O
his	O
initial	O
drawings	O
and	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
citing	O
Celtic	O
,	O
Chinese	O
,	O
and	O
Russian	O
fairy	O
tales	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
Ancel	O
became	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
graphic	O
technique	O
of	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
incorporated	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
he	O
was	O
designing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
designs	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
name	O
alluding	O
to	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
becomes	O
infected	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
,	O
Jimmy	O
travels	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
inhabits	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
his	O
in-game	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
encouraged	O
Ancel	O
to	O
pitch	O
ideas	O
for	O
new	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
Ancel	O
,	O
Houde	O
,	O
designer	O
Serge	O
Hascoët	O
,	O
and	O
Gérard	O
,	O
Yves	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Guillemot	O
,	O
after	O
Ancel	O
and	O
Houde	O
had	O
teamed	O
up	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
concept	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Rayman	B-Application
received	O
the	O
green-light	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
Ancel	O
said	O
"	O
everything	O
changed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
initially	O
produced	O
Rayman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
personal	O
computer	O
system	O
,	O
working	O
alone	O
on	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Houde	O
's	O
arrival	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Ancel	O
noticed	O
that	O
public	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
ST	O
had	O
started	O
to	O
wane	O
and	O
looked	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
,	O
a	O
CD	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
and	O
Houde	O
ruled	O
out	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
cartridge-based	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
doubting	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
information	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
incorporate	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
switched	O
focus	O
towards	O
newer	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
consoles	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
produce	O
Rayman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
cartridge-based	O
system	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
could	O
handle	O
the	O
graphics	O
they	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1994	O
,	O
magazine	O
advertisements	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
Jaguar	B-Device
exclusive	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1993	O
and	O
1994	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
originally	O
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
by	O
Ancel	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
decided	O
to	O
also	O
make	O
Rayman	B-Application
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
a	O
CD-based	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
said	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
was	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
"beat[ing]	O
Japan	O
on	O
platforming	O
games	O
"	O
by	O
releasing	O
it	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
powerful	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
(	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
systems	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
Rayman	B-Application
Designer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
24	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
par	O
ses	O
Fans	O
(	O
"	O
Rayman	B-Application
by	O
His	O
Fans	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
includes	O
40	O
fan-created	O
levels	O
chosen	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
early	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
prototype	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
considered	O
lost	O
was	O
rediscovered	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
by	O
developer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Omar	O
Cornut	O
with	O
Ancel	O
's	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
beating	O
popular	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
Advances	I-Application
sales	O
neared	O
600,000	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
2001	O
–	O
2002	O
fiscal	O
year	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UbiSoft	O
published	O
a	O
dedicated	O
website	O
for	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
where	O
visitors	O
could	O
download	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
has	O
been	O
highly	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
animated	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.625	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
originality	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
firmly	O
disproved	O
the	O
rumor	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
cannot	O
do	O
side-scrolling	O
games	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
praised	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
many	O
acquired	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Rayman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
dazzling	O
delight	O
and	O
ranks	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
visually	O
appealing	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
or	O
any	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
original	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
agreed	O
Rayman	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
exceptional	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
clever	O
design	O
,	O
depth	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
assessing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
outstanding	O
platformer	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
but	O
pales	O
against	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lower	O
sound	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
most	O
especially	O
the	O
slow	O
responsiveness	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
rated	O
it	O
slightly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
magazines	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
remarking	O
"	O
Finally	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
shows	O
off	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
impeccable	O
,	O
venturing	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
or	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
that	O
will	O
top	O
this	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Hickman	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
78%	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
just	O
watching	O
somebody	O
else	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
could	O
be	O
easily	O
fooled	O
into	O
thinking	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
reviewers	O
judged	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
similarly	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
four	O
reviewers	O
at	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
just	O
what	O
gamers	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
previous	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
hop-n-boppers	O
"	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Astal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
lush	O
visuals	O
and	O
made	O
particular	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
between-level	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
a	O
7.4	O
,	O
complaining	O
of	O
several	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
infrequent	O
save	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
summarizing	O
,	O
"	O
Take	O
any	O
good	O
scroller	O
like	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
or	O
Pitfall	B-Application
,	O
add	O
scintillating	O
colors	O
,	O
wonderfully	O
clever	O
gaming	O
elements	O
,	O
engaging	O
and	O
humorous	O
characters	O
,	O
terrific	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
heaps	O
of	O
whimsy	O
and	O
you	O
have	O
Rayman.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
familiar-yet-solid	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
with	O
Rayman	B-Application
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
climbing	O
,	O
and	O
punching	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
level	O
after	O
level	O
of	O
lush	O
,	O
colorful	O
environments	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
jungle	O
and	O
a	O
moonscape	O
to	O
a	O
musically-themed	O
wonderland	O
.	O
</s>
