

The legendary platforming hero is making the jump to your favorite mobile. ★ GOOGLE PLAY EDITORS' CHOICE ★Rayman Jungle Run is powered by the same UbiArt Framework engine that brought you Rayman Origins - Winner of numerous Game of the Year and Platformer of the Year awards. This is the kind of in-app purchase I can understand, non-restrictive…there for those who want a little more or those who can’t be bothered to play through the game to unlock the levels.The description of Rayman Jungle Run (Unlocked) For those who don’t understand the point of player progression you can pay £1.49 to unlock all levels from the very start while you can also pay 79p to unlock an extra character.

The games in-app purchases are perfectly acceptable too. Some add new levels of intensity but most are quite relaxing. Musically the game excels as well with well known Rayman tracks accompanying your runs. Visually it is as pretty as any other Rayman game with great detail in the levels as well as a nice amount of variety. Hovering is a matter of jumping & holding your finger on the screen. The game controls well with jump & punch being on opposite sides of the screen offering easy access to your thumbs. These levels are the ultimate challenge requiring a near perfect run to reach the goal. Collect all 100 Lums & you’ll earn one of Death’s teeth…do this throughout 9 levels of an area & you’ll get access to the 10th & final level, the land of the dead. The challenge comes from not only doing it in one complete run (die & you start it again) but also collecting all 100 Lums that are scattered throughout. Levels are quite short with most over within a minute or so. Instead the goal is to get Rayman to a pre-determined goal while collecting Lums & avoiding the many, many potential opportunities to die. Gameplay sees Rayman running automatically but unlike other ‘runner’ games this one isn’t endless. The original 40 are themed around a new ability that Rayman can learn: jump, fly, wall run & punch. The crossover to mobile was inevitable but the end result better than expected.Įssentially Jungle Run is Rayman Origins condensed with 70 levels to play (originally 40 but the game has received updates that added more). Rayman has had a hell of resurgence in the last few years with both Rayman Origins & Rayman Legends on consoles being really well received.

That’s not to say it doesn’t have in-app purchases, it does but I’ll get onto those later. You pay for it upfront & get a full, rich & fun game in return, a practice that seems to have been lost on both developers & many mobile gamers. Rayman: Jungle Run is not a free to play game. As further proof that the free to play model rarely works in the gamers favour here we have Rayman: Jungle Run from Ubisoft, a developer known for some of the more shameful pay to play practices.
