Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #169 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-11-16
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Amazon.co.uk Review

The Wii gets a lot of stick for its abundance of mini-game compilations but that criticism would feel all the sharper if it wasn't for the fact that most of them are still a lot of fun. Launch game Rayman Raving Rabbids was one of the best and this uses the same basic concept while greatly improving the actual individual games themselves. Instead of being captured, this time the strangely limbless Rayman has to sneak his way into a rabbid headquarters near a shopping centre as the demonic rabbit creatures plan an invasion of Earth (or wherever it is that Rayman actually lives).

Rayman's disguises, and those of the rabbids themselves, can all be customised but involve a huge range of movie and video game parodies, from Naruto and Star Wars to Super Mario and Transformers. The actual mini-games are similarly eager to poke fun at anything and everything they can think of including a Guitar Hero spoof, twisted versions of traditional baseball and football sims and even a mini-game set in Ubisoft's own offices which tasks you with the arduous goal of not getting any work done.

There are 60 mini-games in total, with the rhythm action stages making a comeback, in revamped form, alongside the popular first person shoot `em-up levels. In fact there's overall a much greater emphasis now on multiplayer games - one of the weak spots of the original. Almost every game can be played with a friend now, allowing everyone to share the surreality.

Manufacturer's Description

The Rabbids Strike Again!

The mischievous bunnies are back in a hilarious sequel that is guaranteed to be even crazier and funnier than the first âEuro" and with even more wacky games!

They've invaded the world of Rayman, and now the insane Rabbids have a new objective: invade planet Earth! They have established their base at a shopping mall and begun training for their nastiest scheme yet. As part of this training, the Rabbids must carry out several missions around the globe to help them in an attempt to dominate the world. The Rabbids will also try to study human behavior by mimicking everything we doâEuro¦but in the Rabbid sort of way, with no logicâEuro¦of course.

Back to battle the Rabbids and stop the invasion is Rayman, who will infiltrate the Rabbids by disguising himself as one of them.

Customer Reviews

Good fun
This game lacks the storyline of the first Raving Rabbids. It's lots of mini-games - some are silly and VERY short, whilst others are really great fun. I like the Bumper cars game (especially if you have more than one wiimote and therefore more of your friends can play against you) and I like the music ones whereby you have to move the wiimote and nunchuck in time with the music (Funky Town, Satisfaction by Rolling Stones, Smoke on the water to name but a few). It's definitely worth spending £15 to get this game. You will find it fun no matter what age you are.

Not a patch on the original
I am not a natural game player and find many games dull, too complicated or too repetitive. The original Rabbids was great fun, and the first game I have ever seen all the way through. And just as enjoyable to watch others play as to play myself. I bought the sequel hoping for more of the same and am bitterly disappointed. The gameplay is way too simple, many of the puzzles are pretty pointless and uninvolving and much of the humour seems to have been mislaid. After about 30 minutes I have hung up my boots and don't expect to put the disc back in. If you haven't got the original try that first!

Great family game
Bought this for £20 in Zavvi last week, absolutely brilliant, very comical. My son is addicted to it, had a great 2 player game with him yesterday shooting with plungers!! Mini games are a laugh, my son especially likes the burping one!! Really recommended for all ages.