You run and jump through hand-drawn levels as Rayman, punching enemies and grabbing collectibles while a friend can drop in and play alongside you. Certain stages have you jumping and dashing in time to music, and getting the timing right on those feels like playing an instrument as much as a platformer. It is colorful, forgiving to beginners, and one of the better pure platformers on the system.
Gameplay video
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Screenshots & review notes
Overall
Few platformers have aged as gracefully, and this remains one of the finest examples of the genre on any platform.
Moment to moment
Traversal feels wonderfully tight and responsive, and the rhythm-based music levels stand among the best set pieces in platforming history.
Art and atmosphere
Hand-drawn visuals bursting with color make every level a treat to look at, and the UbiArt engine still impresses years later.
Worth your time?
Co-op play adds a lot of chaotic fun to an already excellent solo experience. Strongly recommended for platformer fans of any age.
Frames captured from the gameplay video above; notes are our own take on the game.
What it's like to play
One of the greatest 2D platformers ever made, with hand-painted visuals and level design that constantly invents new gimmicks. The music levels, where you sprint through stages synced to Eye of the Tiger and Black Betty, are pure joy and worth the price alone. Momentum-based running makes speedruns feel like flying.
The package is enormous: the full Legends campaign plus remastered Origins levels, daily and weekly challenges, and the Kung Foot multiplayer minigame. Co-op for up to four players is chaotic fun. Teensies hidden in every level give completionists plenty to chase.
The touch-controlled Murfy levels designed for Wii U are adapted awkwardly here, and co-op chaos can make precision sections frustrating. The Switch version adds little over the Wii U original beyond portability. It remains a masterpiece of the genre, and an essential platformer for any library.