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3 and a half stars

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Rayman as a series rules, but this isnt one of their best. I think they took complaints about the difficulty level too seriously , because this game is way easy, and all about flinging fireballs madly like gauntlet more than adventuring and puzzle solving like the other ones. Also, the game is pretty short. That said, it has some good plusses as well. The visuals are awesome/fantasyish, the enemies are varied and fun, the bosses are fun to beat, and then there's the other thing; the tunnels, for lack of a better word, are what stand out in my mind. There's only like 2 or 3 in the game, but after beating it I found myself replaying them over and over again. They are tunnels with psychedelic backgrounds, wherein the jazzy/funk/orchestra music totally responds to your characters actions. It moves along and you must follow, by jumping from note to note, and if you fall(as it does move quite quickly), you are picked up and set back on again, accompanied by a wailing saxophone note or something similar. I wish there had been more of these in the game.

Eww, Rayman talks!!! (pukes on the controller)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm 46, just using the kid's review.

I must say that I loved Rayman 2. One of it's most endearing features was the gibberish that the characters spoke. There's just a certain charm that reading text has that "talking games" don't. All blown to bits in Rayman 3.

The characters in Rayman 3 have english voice acting. Rayman's new voice was particularly upsetting, very american and sarcastic. In fact, the whole game feels like it got it's inspiration from that nightmare from Rare, Conker's Bad Fur Day. No severe vulgarity of course, unless you count Globox being drunk. That's right, Globox gets drunk. Poor, poor taste. This is not the Rayman I remember, Ubisoft. Rayman Raving Rabbids for Wii wasn't much better either. Get back on track Ancel, you're ruining the series, even though you had little to do with this installment.

Excellent game! Just 2 cons...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Everything's great for the most part! I've been Rayman gaming since the Playstation original. From there to Rayman 2: The Great Escape PC, to Rayman Arena PC, to this. And the PAL version Rayman Revolution Playstation2Platinum that doesn't work. I've won Rayman 1, 2, Arena, and 3. The hardest I won was Rayman 1. I won Rayman 3(R3) GameCube April 25th 2003 and have the GameCube, GameBoy Advance, and PC versions.

Story:

Trek through the fantasy world of Rayman! In his next adventure, Andre, the black lum lord(evil red lums changable through scaring them, red lums are also energy packed, useful info after the first half in the game), has changed all the red lums into black lums! Later, your best friend, Globox, a blue, fat, "toad-like" creature, swallows Andre or as Globox calls him, Andy, Rayman in the first half of the game must find a doctor who can help him cure Globox before the hoodlums catch him! Anyone who has played Rayman 2, Globox's first appearence, knows he was captured twice in that game...the second half, is before you first beat Reflux. After you beat him you can scare black lums(after being "K.O." in hoodlum form) into what were before, red lums! Even Andre! After the Desert of Knaaren, Andre comes out and tempts Reflux to steal the sceptor from Leptys(a statue; the king of the Knaaren), get it's energy and defeat Rayman! Can you save the world from this evil? Find out when you play Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.

The cons...

1. It's quite short. I can beat the whole game within 1 day.
2. Michel Ancel didn't take part! Beyond Good & Evil (what he was working on then) was good but lots were disapointed he didn't help.

The pros...

1. This is a GBA-GC link game. Unlockable features for each.
GameBoy Advance:
I've got all lums and all levels completed. Here, depending on your lum amount, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, or all 1000 lums, unlock special mini-levels!
GameCube:
2 unlockable mini-games. 2D Madness, 2D Madness 2. How to get here? Load your game. Then highlight Bonus and press A. Go to minigames! 2 GBA/GC link games, Mad Trax and Wheelies, are only on GameCube.
2. Graphics are great! Realistic! To me, barely any game beats Mario at graphics but this does! Sadly, NO game so far beats Metroid Prime though. Animation is good and A.I. is better than most games!
3. Hidden secrets and areas to boost your score!
4. Participate in the Hall of Fame when finished the game! I'm on the GameCube Hall of Fame at rank 39 worldwide! 589681 points. Enter a special code on the RaymanZone website.
5. Score BIG combos! Combos work on almost every thing you can score with.
6. Cool, fun bosses! Like Masterkaag, Razoff, Reflux, The Horrible Machine(yep. that's it's name), and more!
7. Controls don't take forever to learn either. So you can have fun with the game without losing lifes not knowing controls!
8. Very fun game! Addicting and hard to put down!
9. Kinda humorous too! Andre LOVES plumjuice, so Globox is forced to drink it! Even though Globox is allergic to plumjuice!
10. Lots of enemies like Hoodblasters, Hoodmonger Officers, Hoodstormers, Grims, Grim Keepers, and many more!
11. This game has more than just walking around, knocking out hoodlums, you can ride in Rayman's shoe in some areas!
12. 5 powerups! Vortex, Heavy Metal Fist, Lockjaw, Shock Rocket, and Throttle Copter. Color-coded cans are found.
Green can-Vortex
Red can-Heavy Metal Fist
Blue can-Lockjaw
Orange can-Shock Rocket
Yellow can-Throttle Copter
They're more than just cans of laser detergent!
13. Great music! Hard to resist this kind of music! Each tune matches the level perfectly!
14. The game's levels are split into parts and auto-saves(if the feature is on. otherwise, you need to manually save. pause the game, go to save, save it on the memory card!). It even keeps the score!
15. Cages. Every 10 you bust, like Rayman 2, it expands your life bar!

More pros still!

Overall, about 4.80 of 5.00! Player's Choice edition is out! This is a must-have for ANY GameCube owner! Buy it now! Enjoy!

This almost beats Jak 3 and Ratchet 3!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: February 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is really good. A must have for all platformer fans.

Gameplay 9.5/10

Music 10/10

SFX 8/10

Graphics 7.95/10

Overall 9/10

Wacky and fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played Rayman2 and loved so I just couldn't help getting the third installment. Raymans adventure begins when a red lum scared to death by something turns into crazed blacklums, the blacklum multiplies until only blacklums are left in the core of the world. After a couple of levels Globox swallows Andre, king of blacklums and those hoodlums won't give globox any peace until Andre comes out, meanwhile you as Rayman need to beat wacked-out levels to get to doctors and free globox of his pesky blacklum. Thats all really, just one level I need to warn you about, the desert of Knaaren, those guys are creepy! First they capture globox then they chase you, not to mention they're invinsible AND say weird stuff like "brains" and "tastes better salted" they are the real meaning of depressing. Now go buy it!!!!!

A lot of fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

its a very fun game almost matching up to dreamcasts rayman 2.It has lots of new powers like cool suits and cool bad guys and a different battle system which is cool. The graphics are cartoony but good and the music is cool and the voice of john liguazamo are sometimes really funny. Its pretty much a wacky fun game for any age so have fun.

I can still remember..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: March 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

(cont.) waking up that christmas when I was (can't tell, sorry) years old, and then running downstairs to the chimney, and there it was. Rayman 2: The Great Escape. I played it and when I finally beat it (in 14 days may I add) I was both overjoyed, and covered with agony. I had beaten I game, and a darn good one! but I had also put myself through the agony of reading the words: " And so we are safe, until a new enemy appears."- er something like that. And so I waited for (once again, sorry) years, hiding in my little cave-er house-er living, in my little-er I mean fairly regular sized house, hehe. And then that faithful day I saw on IGN.com: Rayman 3 announced. I after that I was so happy I (sigh, sorry). And so I will know reveal some things I know about this game

- Globox eats the Lord of the Dark lums, and the whole plot is the Hoodlums( My-er the Lord of the Dark Lums Slaves, er somethin') trying to save me-er him.

-Raymans got new moves, new costume, and english, ya heard me english over (yep ya know, sorry) years. Before he said stuff like " Ai wan de Rayman"

- Need you know more?

So, I recomend, you buy this game, BY ALL MEANS NESSASARY!

Oh yeah, as for the bad guys name, well uh, his name, is um, uh, OH, um I uh, got to feed my fish, to my cat, to my Darkl-er I mean dog, and then put him back in his uh-bowl.

with non of the due respect
Andre

hehe, they'll never guess that I'm the Lord of the DarkLums! What the, I'm typing without thinking, noooo! stupid comput

Seems pretty solid

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: April 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

From what I've seen, this game is a strong compeditor against the Jak & Daxter and Rachet and Clank series. It has pretty good graphics with some low frame rates, decent sound, and original gameplay which will most likely keep you addicted. Worth the money? You decide.

Platform Fans, Get Ready!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: February 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

History:
It all started as a platform game with 2D graphics in the Playstation. Then, the sequel came out for both the Nintendo64 and the playtation, called Rayman 2:The Great Escape. Years later, Ubi-soft decided to add the Rayman 2 for the Playstation2 with some changes and improves, called Rayman 2:Revolution. And now, the third part is near for all consoles and the pc, called Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.

How famous is Rayman?
It is considered that Rayman is Ubi-soft's most famous character.

What type of game is Rayman?
It is a platform game, which means it involves lots of jumping, climbing, and adventure (Like Mario style). Platform games are not a type of combat action game, you don't fight that much in platform titles. I mean, you do have weapons and items to destroy bad guys, but the platform games are more of the jumping action (jump from tree to tree, climb risks, swim, etc.). But Rayman breaks the definition of the platform games. It involves plenty of bad guys, combats, and action. Does this make it a bad platform title? NOPE! It improves the platforming games.

Features of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- Rayman's in prime form with new high-tech powers and gear like Shock Rockets, the LockJaw, FunkyBoards, and other cool stuff.
- Charge into intense strategic battles with the crazed Hoodlum Army and massive transforming bosses.
- Plunge into enormous, eye-popping worlds packed with zany comedy and a wacked-out cast, featuring John Leguizamo as Globox.

Why is Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc a must buy?
Because it features one of the best characters in the videogame world, the previously released titles of Rayman have been a complete master piece, the graphics have improved incredibly, the worlds are bigger than ever, the genre has been evolved, the weapons and battle system have been changed and improved to best, and because its a platform title no one can miss.

Fun Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Rayman 3, Hoodlum Havoc is tops in all the catagories. Wonderful music, beautiful color, fun bonus games, lots of locations. The thing that really starts you out with a bang is Murphy, Rayman's sidekick and your personal, mouthy tutor. He goes one on one with you with assorted, hilarious insults if you don't perform well during the tryouts. My efforts were nothing short of pitiful. His choice remark that just about made fall off the chair laughing was. "What's the matter with you. Haven't you ever played a video game before?"

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