Those resurrected levels offer a much more difficult challenge and have a time limit. Montpellier has also worked on new “Invasion” levels for the main campaign, in which the maps you have already cleared are infested with new enemies. In one example you can see a fight against a gigantic Mexican fighter that occupies the entire screen, and whom we must defeat with a skillful platform around a molten lava pit. New features added since January include gigantic bosses at the end of each level – the only creations designed in three dimensions with the UbiArt engine. Ancel explained to SamaGame that he now sees it as “a logical decision”, but designer Emile Morel told me, smiling, that at first Ancel “was not happy with it.” Knowing that Montpellier had given more months to polish it was what mollified Michel Ancel after the delay. But with an additional six months of development (and with new versions for PlayStation 3, Vita and Xbox 360), Legends has become so polished that it shines. Legends already looked like a promising release last January, when it was due out for Wii U. That extra layer of finishing touches is evident throughout the game. Kung Foot is “an excellent drinking game,” according to Ancel. And judging by how many people were testing the game and the fact that Kung Foot was always on those screens, that was the right decision. But because of its simplicity it immediately becomes tactical.ĭo you keep both characters attacking? Do you leave one behind to cover the goal? Are you the typical one who harasses the other goalkeeper? Apparently Ubisoft Montpellier had implemented more complicated dribbling controls, but removed them during testing – simple is better. It’s a 2D soccer game for four players, with simple physics and even fighting mechanics – you can hit your opponents and stun them for a moment, long enough to get a good shot on goal. Stay in the goal.” This isn’t the normal Rayman Legends mode – this is a minigame called Kung Foot, a ridiculous side-scrolling distraction that Ancel and company developed on a whim.

“I’ll be Rayman,” mutters one participant. They shake hands with each other and wipe their sweaty hands on their pants then all eyes are focused on the large screen in the center. That pair is soon joined by another rival pair, who stands in front of them. “Guys,” he says, addressing two people sitting across from me, “you guys first.” It’s been another scorching day in Montpellier, home of Michael Ancel’s studio at Ubisoft, and there is a patent tension between the team as the man on stage takes over. The sun has already set when we sit down.

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