<s>
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2006	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
in	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
with	O
a	B-Device
different	I-Device
version	I-Device
released	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
spawned	O
a	O
subseries	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
story	O
mode	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
fifteen	O
days	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
's	O
imprisonment	O
by	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
day	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
must	O
complete	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
trials	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
one	O
special	O
"	O
boss	O
trial	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
first-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
using	O
plungers	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
warthog	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
flyswatter	O
as	O
a	O
riding	O
crop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
trials	O
earns	O
Rayman	B-Application
various	O
costumes	O
and	O
matching	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
Gangsta	O
,	O
Raymaninho	O
(	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
football	O
star	O
Ronaldinho	O
)	O
,	O
Disco	B-Operating_System
,	O
Gothic	O
,	O
Caramba	O
,	O
Rock'n'Roll	O
,	O
Granny	O
,	O
DeeJay	O
,	O
and	O
Bunny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trial	O
completion	O
also	O
earns	O
plungers	O
and	O
after	O
accumulating	O
enough	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
builds	O
a	O
ladder	O
up	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
his	O
jail	O
cell	O
and	O
escapes	O
to	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sports	O
minigames	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
Workout	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
rapid	O
movement	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
Precision	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenges	O
are	O
various	O
games	O
found	O
in	O
Score	O
Mode	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
played	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
a	O
high	O
combined	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
Triathlon	O
,	O
Pentathlon	O
,	O
or	O
Decathlon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
of	O
the	O
mini-games	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
,	O
unlike	O
their	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
traditional	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
costumes	O
that	O
Rayman	B-Application
acquires	O
give	O
him	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
Granny	O
outfit	O
to	O
sneak	O
past	O
cameras	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
DeeJay	O
outfit	O
to	O
break	O
open	O
vents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
perform	O
certain	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
controlling	O
wind	O
or	O
setting	O
rabbits	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
in	O
"	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
Making	O
of	O
"	O
they	O
said	O
"	O
Action	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
warthogs	O
,	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
warthog	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
animals	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
sheep	O
,	O
cows	O
and	O
pigs	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
cut-scene	O
showing	O
Rayman	B-Application
having	O
a	O
picnic	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
Globox	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
commander	O
Sergueï	O
kidnaps	O
Rayman	B-Application
and	O
throws	O
him	O
in	O
an	O
arena	O
with	O
angry	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
armed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Application
must	O
complete	O
his	O
first	O
trials	O
now	O
,	O
and	O
afterwards	O
Sergueï	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
cell	O
and	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
plunger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
jeer	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
Rayman	B-Application
completes	O
more	O
trials	O
,	O
they	O
grow	O
bored	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
he	O
even	O
becomes	O
popular	O
among	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
and	O
they	O
cheer	O
him	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
his	O
jail	O
cell	O
more	O
hospitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
amasses	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
plungers	O
as	O
rewards	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
building	O
a	O
ladder	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
his	O
plungers	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
window	O
(	O
and	O
settling	O
with	O
an	O
annoying	O
bird	O
who	O
keeps	O
defecating	O
on	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
and	O
free	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
is	O
still	O
stuck	O
in	O
the	O
hole	O
through	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
and	O
sheep	O
come	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
leftovers	O
of	O
his	O
picnic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
then	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
traditional	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Rayman	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
project	O
called	O
Rayman	B-Application
4	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
next-generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
being	O
involved	O
,	O
unlike	O
Rayman	B-Application
3	I-Application
where	O
he	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
creative	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
released	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
E3	O
2006	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
spinoff	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
became	O
clear	O
that	O
these	O
were	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
a	O
traditional	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
was	O
altered	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
separated	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
is	O
made	O
in	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
studio	O
in	O
Sofia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hoodlum	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
foreseen	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
:	O
Rayman	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
artworks	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
3D	O
features	O
faithful	O
to	O
many	O
environments	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Land	O
of	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Picture	O
City	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
presumed	O
return	O
of	O
Bad	O
Rayman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appears	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
reboot/retelling	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rayman	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
involved	O
Rayman	B-Application
revisiting	O
numerous	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
recreated	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
phase	O
was	O
again	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
and	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
himself	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Rayman	B-Application
4	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
adventure	O
story	O
in	O
which	O
Rayman	B-Application
teams	O
up	O
with	O
his	O
former	O
enemy	O
André	O
from	O
Rayman	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
already	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
among	O
which	O
stand	O
out	O
an	O
anonymous	O
female	O
one	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
lineage	O
as	O
Rayman	B-Application
who	O
served	O
as	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hedonistic	O
emperor	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
innovations	O
included	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
with	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
ride	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
giant	O
hawks	O
,	O
tarantulas	O
,	O
sharks	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
warthogs	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
an	O
end-of-level	O
minigame	O
where	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
hypnotize	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
by	O
dancing	O
to	O
access	O
new	O
areas	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
supported	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
developers	O
received	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
development	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
tools	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
experimented	O
with	O
further	O
varieties	O
of	O
play	O
styles	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
platform	O
elements	O
were	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
final	O
party-style	O
version	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Device
Raving	I-Device
Rabbids	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
new	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
not	O
generally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
party	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
is	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
book	O
L'Histoire	O
de	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Robo-Pirates	O
and	O
the	O
Livingstones/Lividstones	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
Rayman	B-Application
4	O
,	O
also	O
the	O
evil	O
counterpart	O
Dark	O
Rayman	B-Application
and	O
even	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Rayman	B-Application
gets	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
he	O
loses	O
his	O
clothes	O
for	O
some	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
highlighted	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
gameplay	O
is	O
addictive	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
critics	O
claimed	O
that	O
other	O
developers	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
launch	O
titles	O
had	O
simply	O
ported	O
their	O
games	O
and	O
"	O
tacked	O
on	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
third	O
party	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
in	O
general	O
found	O
these	O
versions	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
an	O
inferior	O
level	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
having	O
been	O
optimized	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
duds	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
unenjoyable	O
or	O
broken	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
not	O
run	O
in	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
mode	O
(	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
claimed	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
trials	O
had	O
multiplayer	O
opportunities	O
,	O
"	O
reducing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
potential	O
as	O
a	O
party	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
promised	O
features	O
had	O
been	O
cut	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
