Review: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

[EvilSpaghetti]

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
Mobile Game Review

Title: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
Developer: Gameloft
Publisher: Gameloft
Release Date: 10/08
Format: J2ME
Game Features: Take a picture to customize your game background or boxing opponent.
Reviewed on: SE K800i

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Summary

Right then back to me, this week Rayman Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, I’ve never played the first one so I have no idea what the game is about or who the Rabbids are, the only but being that this a Rayman game and I love Rayman games I thought that it would be a good idea to give it a go.
So then, the Rabbids, what are they? Well to me they look like inbred rabbits, I’m going to tell it like it is, but what they lack in looks they make up for in character, no matter where you are in the game; be it on the menu screen or in the game itself they just add something... manic and fun to the game, which without the Rabbids there wouldn’t be, what I’m trying to say is, the mini-games aren’t great, sure you’ll have a little fun playing them, but they’ve all been done before and better, they just lack imagination, yes there maybe 12 of these mini-games but none of them are exciting enough to make you want to play them over and over.
The mini-games aren’t really there just for entertainment, not that they really do that, they’re there to help you unlock the other mini-games in the game, I say help because if you want to unlock the other mini-games you have to buy them, no I don’t mean buy them, buy them, you have to buy them with golden carrots, which in the mini-games it’s your job to collect as many as you can, not only do you unlock other mini-games with them you also unlock other Rabbids to play with, Trust me you’ll want to collect as many carrots as you can because the game doesn’t start off in the most exciting of way, well the game never get exciting but you know what I mean, you start off with only one mini-game where you have to save/capture the falling Rabbids with pink bubbles before they fall off the screen, exciting stuff.
I’m not going to go through every mini-game because there’s 12 of them and that’s just too much to explain, so I’ll be fair and talk you through how to play the one or two mini-games, the first mini-game which you play; the controls are simple enough to use, when your Rabbid moves from side to side press ‘5’ to make your Rabbid fire the pink bubbles when in target with the falling Rabbid and that’s about it, it really is that simple, so there’s no need for strategy because you just don’t need one, just keep pressing ‘5’ to keep shooting those pink bubbles, you’ll end up catching everything that falls down, the controls are mostly the same in every mini-game, so you can use the same tactic in every mini-game, the mini-games can be unlocked in any order, so it’s up to you which you unlock after each mini game.
One other mini game that I slightly enjoyed was a 2D platformer, which seemed a bit like the original Prince of Persia, obviously not anywhere near as good, it’s only one level buy the way, the mini game sees you telling your Rabbid what to do... again, as he runs through the level your job is to tell he, she, it when to jump, the only real problem with this mini-game is that it’s far too easy.
The game wouldn’t be so bad if it just had a little bit of imagination, if it wasn’t so, so repetitive and if the only button in the game wasn’t ‘5’.
I don’t know, maybe games like theses just aren’t made for mobile, ok maybe there’s a few good mini-game based games out there, but none that have really made an impact in the mobile gaming world.

Conclusion

The game could have been great it has a fantastic formula to be one, but as we’ve seen time and time again Gameloft have failed to put any imagination into a game and have just taken ideas from other games and for this they’ve made a lacklustre game with lacklustre ideas.

Screenshots

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Graphics: 6/10
The best thing about the game.

Sound: 5.5/10
Alright I guess.

Gameplay: 3/10
Boring and repetative, far too easy.

Story: 4/10
Not really much of a story.

Overall Score: 5.5 out of 10

[Chris]

Another excellent review even if the game is not good!

[Duje]

Great review

[ittash]

Fantastic review - Awful game!!!!

[Chris]

Fantastic review - Awful game!!!!

Indeed!

[notforsale]

cccooooollllll

[Shadow]

Great review Aaron! Stupid and boring the game.I think the released the game just to have something to release.

[EvilSpaghetti]

That's Gameloft for you.

[Morning_Glory]

Great review, straight to the point and very honest. I like that.

[James]

Great review Aaron, I always liked the Rayman games ... but this one just was too easy.