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Rayman Raving Rabbids cant make official threads, but they can make sequels!!
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grandjedi6
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Segata Sanshiro
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There needs to be a Segata Sanshirabbid.
AlucarD.eq
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grandjedi6 said:
JonathanEx
Member
First game was enjoyable, but you're not fooling me again with just more of the same.
grandjedi6
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grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
No one is buying this game are they.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
I'm asking for it for Christmas. I got the last one for Christmas and my mother thought it was hilarious. I find it generally easier to point her towards things she's familiar with when asking for games.
Caesar III
Member
I do not buy this game, because I've sworn to not buy any Ubi Game until they change their way in making games without support, patches, etc pp.
At the moment I really HATE Ubisoft! All their games on PC are unplayable if you buy them day one! They are full of bugs.
At the moment I really HATE Ubisoft! All their games on PC are unplayable if you buy them day one! They are full of bugs.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
AstroLad said:
Completely wasted potential, alas. :|
I've said this since we've had the first info. I was totally against a RRR sequel.
But there's 4 player simultaneously for every mini game, and you play as a fucking customisable rabbit.
So yeah, given that Mario Party 8 wasn't that great, I'm totally getting this one for the love of laugh worthy wackyness and omnipresent parody.
Haha, so they did manage a way to make you play as a rabbit while not making the title sound too weird.
But there's 4 player simultaneously for every mini game, and you play as a fucking customisable rabbit.
So yeah, given that Mario Party 8 wasn't that great, I'm totally getting this one for the love of laugh worthy wackyness and omnipresent parody.
grandjedi6 said:
Haha, so they did manage a way to make you play as a rabbit while not making the title sound too weird.
UbiSoft sold a lot of cool Rabbids figurines/statues last year, there's still some left. Perhaps they'll update the shop again this year.
I have the Bunny Gonzales one at home, it's pretty cool, high quality.
http://shop.ubi.com/ubiart/ang/home.asp
I have the Bunny Gonzales one at home, it's pretty cool, high quality.
http://shop.ubi.com/ubiart/ang/home.asp
platypotamus
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Dragona Akehi said:
This is a fantastically good idea.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
No! Completely expected mediocre reviews for a game no one cares about. My official thread will never flourish 
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
So has anyone gave this one a spin yet?
^^^
Yep.
This game's minis consist of nothing more than waggle (I mean literally, only left-to-right waggle). Sometimes even making you waggle at various moments (like ONLY waggle when the teacher turns around). No slapping rabbits, or pumping your carrot gun like a mini-gun, or smashing heads like a hammer, or spinning the wiimote like a lasso. Just waggle.
Even the cool-looking FMV based rail shooting minigame is dumbed down. You only have the plunger shot, and reload is now simply pressing A. Pathetic.
Avoid this one like the plague.
Yep.
This game's minis consist of nothing more than waggle (I mean literally, only left-to-right waggle). Sometimes even making you waggle at various moments (like ONLY waggle when the teacher turns around). No slapping rabbits, or pumping your carrot gun like a mini-gun, or smashing heads like a hammer, or spinning the wiimote like a lasso. Just waggle.
Even the cool-looking FMV based rail shooting minigame is dumbed down. You only have the plunger shot, and reload is now simply pressing A. Pathetic.
Avoid this one like the plague.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Ugh.kinggroin said:
Guess I'll go with Ghost Squad next week instead along with the new Trauma Center.
I had the opportunity to play this with 4 players today and then it's not nearly as bad as kinggroin puts it. He's right about most minigames resolving around waggling, but not all. The shooting was something to get used to: when you get hit you don't loose a life, you just loose points of your score. The trick is not to shoot as many bunnies as possible and surviving (I mean, most bunnies don't even attack you), it's about making combos and getting a perfect hit-rate. I think if you're into multiplayer and liked the first game you will like this one more.
Bought this today in preparation for an evening with a bunch of friends.
Boy did we have fun with the game. Nonetheless it left a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak.
* That Rayman-rabbid voice - although explained in the intro - feels extremely odd.
* It somehow feels like there are way less minigames than in the first part.
* There are some visual flaws, too. For example (parts of) the costume of a drowning rabbit sometimes only shows up above the water.
* The shooter sequences are rather tedious and slow in comparison to RRR1, a major disappointment. Only for two players max, too. Gotta find the guy(s) responsible for fucking this up so badly and kick their asses. What a fucking waste.
* Costumes... eh. Nifty and good for a laugh from time to time, but not really outstanding or anything.
* The (one to three) explanation screens before starting a minigame are lacking, many swap automatically between two pages of text with no way to pause that. Some goals aren't explained very toroughly (or even mentioned). At least the huge animated Rabbid on the side of the screens shows you how to use the Wiimote/Nunchuck.
* Only player one can advance the game between minigames... it would have been nice if the others could skip to the next screen after a short time (Somehow Player one ALWAYS drinks something/chats with the significant other/has his hands full with snacks/etc).
On the other hand the Band minigame is totally awesome and a marked improvement to the first games' dancing stages. If you miss a beat the music reflects it, which is a really nice touch.
The interface has been improved (it's more accessible), and AFAICS all normal minigames are 4-Player compatible, and save one or two simultaneous at that, a marked improvement over RRR1.
The game withstood a party test this evening, even people who couldn't be coaxed into playing RRR1 were utterly engrossed in the game.
What I'm trying to say is... It's fun, but it's short and kinda "unfinished". It's a great party game despite its flaws. It would have been a great first entry in the series, but for a sequel it's kinda disappointing. Nonetheless, if you can stand the rabbids or if you need a 4-player Party game collection this game is for you. Single player is neither challenging nor long enough to warrant a purchase IMHO.
Conclusion: Buy it - but buy it when it's cheap. This is not a full price game (55 Eurobucks in Germany - SMG was 45).
I'd like to stress again that this game is hella fun with four people. The paper-throwing/cellphone listening/band minigames are a blast in "coop".
And I'd like to reiterate that I'll go berzerk if I ever come withing strangling distance of the guy that handled the on-rail-shooting segments. I'm of the firm belief that no jury would ever convict me.
Boy did we have fun with the game. Nonetheless it left a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak.
* That Rayman-rabbid voice - although explained in the intro - feels extremely odd.
* It somehow feels like there are way less minigames than in the first part.
* There are some visual flaws, too. For example (parts of) the costume of a drowning rabbit sometimes only shows up above the water.
* The shooter sequences are rather tedious and slow in comparison to RRR1, a major disappointment. Only for two players max, too. Gotta find the guy(s) responsible for fucking this up so badly and kick their asses. What a fucking waste.
* Costumes... eh. Nifty and good for a laugh from time to time, but not really outstanding or anything.
* The (one to three) explanation screens before starting a minigame are lacking, many swap automatically between two pages of text with no way to pause that. Some goals aren't explained very toroughly (or even mentioned). At least the huge animated Rabbid on the side of the screens shows you how to use the Wiimote/Nunchuck.
* Only player one can advance the game between minigames... it would have been nice if the others could skip to the next screen after a short time (Somehow Player one ALWAYS drinks something/chats with the significant other/has his hands full with snacks/etc).
On the other hand the Band minigame is totally awesome and a marked improvement to the first games' dancing stages. If you miss a beat the music reflects it, which is a really nice touch.
The interface has been improved (it's more accessible), and AFAICS all normal minigames are 4-Player compatible, and save one or two simultaneous at that, a marked improvement over RRR1.
The game withstood a party test this evening, even people who couldn't be coaxed into playing RRR1 were utterly engrossed in the game.
What I'm trying to say is... It's fun, but it's short and kinda "unfinished". It's a great party game despite its flaws. It would have been a great first entry in the series, but for a sequel it's kinda disappointing. Nonetheless, if you can stand the rabbids or if you need a 4-player Party game collection this game is for you. Single player is neither challenging nor long enough to warrant a purchase IMHO.
Conclusion: Buy it - but buy it when it's cheap. This is not a full price game (55 Eurobucks in Germany - SMG was 45).
I'd like to stress again that this game is hella fun with four people. The paper-throwing/cellphone listening/band minigames are a blast in "coop".
And I'd like to reiterate that I'll go berzerk if I ever come withing strangling distance of the guy that handled the on-rail-shooting segments. I'm of the firm belief that no jury would ever convict me.
_Alkaline_
Member
I'll rent it I think.
I wonder how the game will sell overall?
I wonder how the game will sell overall?
werewolf2000ad
Member
kinggroin said:
Rubbish. There's a game where you have to slap the baby rabbits to keep them quiet in the car.
Pureauthor
Member
DDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Rabbids are awesome characters. Just watch the commercials, avoid the game, and I get 90% of the fun there is to be had from them - for free.
Rabbids are awesome characters. Just watch the commercials, avoid the game, and I get 90% of the fun there is to be had from them - for free.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
I can't believe Ubisoft actually managed to mes up the plunger shooter. A improved multiplayer plunger game was the only reason I was buying this. Well that and the rabbids.
Monkeylord
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grandjedi6
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Monkeylord said:
:lol
I wish they spent half the time and effort on the game that they spent on the marketing
grandjedi6
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I'm bumping this thread soley because I finally found out why my photobucket kept crashing from this thread. Some Brazilian site copied my OP and images and posted it on their site (they didn't even rehost the images). What I find funny though is they bothered to translate my OP word for word into Portuguese.
Oh and did anyone else pick up this game?
Oh and did anyone else pick up this game?
Picked up the first one (Actually, girlfriend's roommate did) for $30 this weekend.
What the hell? The game is unfinished.
In the manual, I am promised widescreen and surround sound options in the options menu.
Oh wait, no options menu. There's an AUDIO options menu, but only for controlling the volume.
The rabbids are great, and the game is a perfect game for her. I REALLY wish they would up the ante on these games and not drive it into the ground. Looks like 2 is crap. Maybe when it's cheap...
Any word on sales for the sequel (and the original, for comparison)?
I believe a third game is all but guaranteed. I hope they put some real effort into it. Even Mario Party is a more cohesive, polished experience.
Might as well just make "Rayman Rabbids Rave".
What the hell? The game is unfinished.
In the manual, I am promised widescreen and surround sound options in the options menu.
Oh wait, no options menu. There's an AUDIO options menu, but only for controlling the volume.
The rabbids are great, and the game is a perfect game for her. I REALLY wish they would up the ante on these games and not drive it into the ground. Looks like 2 is crap. Maybe when it's cheap...
Any word on sales for the sequel (and the original, for comparison)?
I believe a third game is all but guaranteed. I hope they put some real effort into it. Even Mario Party is a more cohesive, polished experience.
Might as well just make "Rayman Rabbids Rave".
Davey Cakes
Member
I really haven't heard anything about TV Party. It's completely slipping under the radar.
This is probably due to two things: a) Raving Rabbids 2 was disappointing, and b) people just ignore Ubi's Wii games now because Ubi sucks at developing for Wii.
This is probably due to two things: a) Raving Rabbids 2 was disappointing, and b) people just ignore Ubi's Wii games now because Ubi sucks at developing for Wii.
Rash said:
Yeah its a shame because out of the 3 releases I am liking it the most. IGN gave it a favorable review (it got a lower score than 1 or 2 because they felt some of the games were just rehashes, still fun but just rehashes) and the graphics are the best so far since this follows the lines of Shaun White and uses more animated style (with integrated flash type animation between games) than the CGI/poly intensive 1st two games.
It really does use the Balance Board well, and the new dancing game where you mimic the motions (not the standard one where you just shake the wiimote or nunchuck at given times) its well done with real licensed music instead of the rabbids singing
Its almost like Ubi has multiple personalities, they release tons of crap and because of that people do not take them seriously but games like Shaun White and RRRTV obviously had a lot of work and effort put into them