The perfect platforming

I originally bought my PS3 for GTA V. My girlfriend wanted to have a platformer, so we bought Rayman Legends to. I knew Rayman still from the old PC days and was not overly enthusiastic, but thought "Ok, they should have it." But then I won the Game of the first second enthusiastically, so that GTA almost entirely lying around in the corner.

The individual criteria:

Graphic
The comic look of Rayman is just perfect succeeded. There are no new pixels or cheap-looking effects, at any time everything seems all of a piece. No, more than that, it is a work of art. Very impressive!

Sound
The sound effects are just great, the sounds of the characters give you an incomparable charm. But even better is the music, because it is very well adapted to the respective level and creates this "Right in the middle-feeling". Very much the orchestra level has fallen, where one moves to the beat of the music. In other levels you influenced by jumps on piano keys and drums music, but always so that everything is consistent.

Control
The game is very good to use. The game character is a fast response to inputs. The learning curve is flat, because it must not excessively many keys are pressed at the same time.

Story
Granted, the story is always the same. One must rid Teensies, collect Lums and not die. Every now and then come raid bosses that are then done simply. The game is not very story-heavy, but that's not a weakness. One always has the feeling "There is something else to do", and is motivated to continue playing.

Level Design
The levels are very varied, the gameplay is not linear. The difficulty ranges from very easy to almost impossible, but it hardly comes to frustration. During the game, a lot of bonus levels are unlocked if you take does not get further in the main story, you just play a different section. Even under time pressure levels that are not really my cup of tea, still make a lot of fun.

Motivation
The replayability of the sections is very high. Even if a level was crunchy hard, we were always motivated to repeat it to collect all the Lums and actually freeing Teensies. As already mentioned, rarely comes to frustration and if one does not get further, you play first or other level is still collecting things in already played levels.

Multiplayer
The two-player game is great fun, and all can be played together. Do not play side by side, but must cooperate in many places to perform tasks. The online challenges you can use as a little extra money, but you do not play. I am anyway more of a fan of the scheduled in front of a TV.

Conclusion
For me this game is a perfect success, I have never played such a good platformer. The perfect cartoon graphics and atmospheric sound draw one in a world that can be a child again. The instincts for hunting and gathering are addressed very clearly here. The game is never boring and not quickly. Strong buy recommendation!