Ludography
Rayman Brain Games cover

1996 · Platformer

Rayman Brain Games

PlayStation console exclusive

Rayman Junior is an educational video game based on the original Rayman that was designed to teach children aged 6-8 years old the basics of mathematics and literacy.

Released
31 December 1996
Platforms
MS-DOSPlayStationWindows
Genres
Platformer
Developers
—
Publishers
—
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
EducationalKids
Country
France
Age ratings
ESRB EC

About

Amazing Learning Games with Rayman, also released under different titles, is an educational video game developed and published by Ubi Soft. It is a spin-off entry in the Rayman series. Players control Rayman, who must retrieve the Magic Book of Knowledge from Mr. Dark. The game features levels in mathematics and phonics involving spelling, word recognition, number recognition and arithmetic.

The game was distributed in different configurations and under different titles depending on the region and platform. The original educational content was divided into three difficulty levels corresponding to different age groups. In the United Kingdom, these levels were released as separate titles, under the names Maths and English with Rayman for MS-DOS and Windows and Rayman Junior for PlayStation. In the United States, in addition to the Rayman Learning Center series for MS-DOS and Windows, Amazing Learning Games with Rayman and Rayman Brain Games were released as single games combining all three difficulty levels.

Keywords

  • math games

Media

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Gameplay

It is an educational game with platformer elements which the player control as Rayman. The game features twelve levels in mathematics and phonics, and three difficulty modes for each. The levels will include spelling, word recognition, number recognition and arithmetic. The player could replay a level with the questions reset, but the player cannot replay it once it is completed.

In order to complete the game, all levels must be completed. The player can lose lives and halt progress for each wrong answer. The game's premise involves Rayman retrieving the Magic Book of Knowledge, which has been stolen by Mr. Dark.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
MS-DOS31 December 1996Worldwide
Windows30 September 2000North America · Europe 15 December 2000
PlayStation15 December 2000Europe · North America 11 August 2001

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