Rayman (video game)

Rayman
Developer(s)	Ubi Pictures Ubi Soft Milan (GBC) Digital Eclipse (GBA)
Publisher(s)	Ubi Soft
Director(s)	Agnès Haegel
Producer(s)	Gérard Guillemot
Designer(s)	Michel Ancel Serge Hascoët
Programmer(s)	Daniel Palix Frédéric Houde
Artist(s)	Alexandra Steible Éric Pelatan Sylvaine Jenny
Composer(s)	Rémi Gazel Didier Lord Stéphane Bellanger
Series	Rayman
Platform(s)	Atari Jaguar PlayStation Sega Saturn MS-DOS Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance Nintendo DSi iOS Android
Release	1 September 1995 Atari Jaguar EU: 1 September 1995 NA: 19 September 1995 PlayStation NA: 1 September 1995[1] EU: 29 September 1995 Sega Saturn JP: 17 November 1995[1] WW: November 1995[2] MS-DOS EU: December 1995[4] NA: 1 April 1996[3] Game Boy Color NA: 29 March 2000 EU: 24 July 2000 Game Boy Advance NA: 11 June 2001 EU: 22 June 2001 Nintendo DSi NA: 7 December 2009[5] EU: 25 December 2009 iOS WW: 18 February 2016 Android WW: 17 March 2016
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Rayman is a 1995 platform game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for MS-DOS, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation. It is the first installment in the Rayman franchise. The player controls Rayman, who must recapture Electoons and the Great Protoon from Mr. Dark. The gameplay involves rescuing Electoons and gaining new abilities throughout the game.

The game was designed by Michel Ancel and produced by Gérard Guillemot. Ancel originally created sketches of Rayman when he was learning to draw and pitched a demo for French software developer Lankhor before being hired at Ubi Soft. In later development, Ubi Soft decided to make the game a launch title for the North American and European release of the PlayStation as a way to compete with Japanese platform games.

Rayman was critically acclaimed upon release, with praise going toward its visuals and music. Some reviewers warned that the game's aesthetic belied a high difficulty level. The graphics received mixed responses from critics, who wrote that the game was showing at the Atari Jaguar's capabilities. The game has appeared in other systems, including the Game Boy Advance, DSiWare, and mobile devices. Due to its commercial success, the game spawned the Rayman franchise, with its sequel Rayman 2: The Great Escape released in 1999.