Rayman is a
platform video game series created by
Michel Ancel and owned by
Ubisoft. The original
Rayman was a 2D sprite based platformer similar to those of the 16 bit era.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape moved the series into 3D, and added more variety to the gameplay with new actions such as being pulled through a marsh by a snake, riding a rocket, and the ability to temporarily swim in water.
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc kept the same core platforming of
Rayman 2, but added timed power ups and had a bigger emphasis on combat. The handheld entries in the series have remained similar to the sprite-based original in gameplay in that they are mostly 2D;
Rayman DS and
Rayman 3D are the only exceptions to this, as both are ports of
Rayman 2.
