Everybody Loves Rayman!
review for Rayman: Origins (Xbox 360), 1-4 player platformer, out now
Where can I start with Rayman Origins? A blanket statement of "it's fucking incredible in almost every possible way" seems fitting; but at the same time, it does it no justice whatsoever. Origins is a game that has had every single element polished and painstakingly crafted to the very core. It's a game of such unbridled quality and richness, that evokes the nostalgic joy of childhood classics while retaining the next-gen shine that only the best HD graphics can provide with such effortlessness and finesse that it barely feels like a videogame anymore. Rayman Origins is something else entirely; an astoundingly brilliant mesh of visual and sound design with joy-inducing, oftentimes hilarious gameplay that is ever-engrossing, ever-mesmerizing, and will likely remind you at some point why you play videogames at all in the first place.
