Graphics and Sound
The rabbids are hysterical. They have these weird blank eyes, they shriek, and they love plungers. They come at you with either kitchen utensils, "Hey I have that spatula!" or uzi's outfitted with the plungers. Each level has a theme like the old West, a tropical beach or a cemetery. The bunnies are dressed up in costumes like cowboy hats, or scuba gear and flippers. I saw a few of them wearing the Splinter Cell hero Sam Fisher's three light night-vision goggles.
The bunnies design looks like they originally came from Creature Comforts, Wallace and Gromitt. But then they got lost on the way to Ubisoft, got drunk and then made other bad ingestible choices that apparently are not good for rabbits. There are too many cameos and comparisons to other games in it to be made here. Generally the graphics are bright, colorful and purposely unrealistic.
Rayman himself does lack a body. He has no arms or legs. That maybe his style from old school games, but it just seems like a weak design point now. When Rayman wears Granny's garb, the dress is empty. Where is the main character's body? That's something that should not be missing.
There is cheerful music as well as versions of "Misirlou," "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and "La Bamba" that are speeded up for the dance sequences. The music isn't annoying or cloying, which is plus in a kiddie game like this one.
Multiplayer
Not every mini-game in Raving Rabbids can be played in simultaneous multiplayer. Many of the games are sequential and players have to take turns to get the higher score, and others are exclusively for two players. It is fun to play with friends and it is an excellent party game especially with the Wii.
Conclusions
Raving Rabbids does have a lot of comedy and charm, because of the looney character design. Rayman Raving Rabbids on the PS2 has all of the game's sense of humor. If you own a Wii you'll love it. But the PS2 version is plenty of fun and just as funny also. You won't be missing out on much there. The game is totally bonkers and it's brilliantly, comically surreal. I give it a 7 out of 10.
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