What would you do if a bunch of crazy Rabbids jumped into your TV set and started wreaking havoc on your favourite channels? Luckily, it’s not your television they’re after, but Rayman definitely has something to worry about. It’s up to you to out-wit and out-mini-game the Rabbids as you move around the six by seven grid on the touch screen to beat them to the television icon. The icon moves every time you reach it, but not until after 10 Rabbids have been taken back to where they belong - not Rayman’s TV. All this seems very easy and slightly dull. That is, until both Rayman and the Rabbid have had their first turn and you have to play a random mini-game to move further. After a few challenges, you start to wonder how someone came up with the crazy Rabbid-related games. With over 45 to sink your teeth into, there’s no wonder you have to go through 5 levels to finish them. Another channel, or category, appears after each stage with a new set of mini-games, one of which is chosen at random for you to play. Once you have played a game in the Adventure mode, you can find it in Score mode, where you can choose which one to go for. There seemed to be at least three variations of ‘Rabbid’s Gym’, a dance-mat style game where you have to hit the circles on the touch screen as they enter the target zone. Even though I loved this mini-game, it seemed to last a bit longer than my enthusiasm. Other games included a bubble bursting dentist appointment, Rabbid Basketball, a jam session and Space Attack. I found it quite difficult to get my head around the games where you had to draw a shape inside the designated box on the touch screen to either drop or throw on the Rabbids. It may not seem confusing, but when you’re frantically trying to make a circle and nothing happens, it can get a bit frustrating. In one-card multiplayer mode, there are 15 of these mini-games available. On the main menu there is also a Rabbid decorating option. I wasn’t very interested in this part of the game because it merely consisted of painting stamps to put on the Rabbid or using ones already there, and changing its hair style. I really enjoyed the games in the “Groove On” category and managed to play away an hour or two while watching some TV, taking advantage of its no-brainer challenges. By Samantha Flavell Aged 15 |
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