Great audio and colouful, impressive graphics
Another location for the first person shooter mini-games was set on the beach where you encounter bunnies in snorkels, bunnies resting on sun loungers and jumping in and out of beach huts. This time round your plungers now has a grappling hook function; it’s highly amusing sticking a plunger to the face of a bunny and then pulling them towards you and watching him burst out in tears.
Other mini-games that showcased the versatility of the controller included a skipping challenge, where you had to circle the Wii-mote (like you would with a skipping rope) and then press the ‘A’ button to jump or watching a choir of rabbits perform a song and then having to single out the one that is out of tune, by listening carefully and watching their facial expressions before zooming in and slapping the offending bunny.
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Click for larger imageThe glossy backdrops, the humour, the superb implementation of the Wii-mote and Nunchuck and great audio effects and music make Rayman Raving Rabbids a surreal but highly entertaining experience. This was the first game I have ever played on Wii and I think I chose the right game to introduce me to Nintendo's new world of gaming; as a result, a game that wasn’t on my launch list, is now second on the list only to Zelda: Twilight Princess; I can’t wait to see what Ubisoft have done with the Story mode.
