Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party

Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party (also known as Rayman Raving Rabbids 3) is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft and is the third installment in the original Rayman Raving Rabbids' trilogy.[1][2][3]

Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
European Wii cover art
Developer(s)Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Composer(s)Mark Griskey
SeriesRayman
Raving Rabbids
Platform(s)Wii, Nintendo DS
Release
  • EU: November 13, 2008
  • AU: November 14, 2008
  • NA: November 18, 2008
  • JP: January 22, 2009
  • KOR: July 17, 2009
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Rabbids take control of Rayman's TV station and monopolize their transmissions during a whole week. Each day of this week contains a different set of minigames, and some of them make use of the Wii Balance Board. All the minigames follow the TV theme, being based on films, fitness programs, gardening programs and all sorts of shows. The "ads" are present in the form of microgames which appear randomly during gameplay, lasting only a few seconds. Clearing a microgame awards a bonus to the winning player. The game allows up to 8 players in turn based mode and this is the last Rabbids game to feature Rayman. It is followed by Rabbids Go Home.

Gameplay

Unlike its predecessors, the game supports the Wii Balance Board accessory. Several mini-games support use of the Balance Board, including dance and racing games - notably, the 'first video game you can play with your butt.'

The minigames consist of a channel system, each channel giving hold to specific minigames, in the same setting. For example, the X-TRM Sports, consist of racing on the belly of a yak down a hill, doing jumps, or a parody of MTV's Jackass that involves the player diving off an unfinished skyscraper, drawing shapes to fit through boards with holes in them. Other minigames involve a Plunger FPS similar to the other games. But this time, the player shoots plungers at a specific clothed Rabbid that does not belong in a movie, and in the ending, the ability to shoot is disabled for the whole ending for that minigame. Also, there are various games tied to dancing, wrestling, even a Rock Band experience. The player can run over other rabbids with a giant tractor, try to flip burgers, or possibly destroy a city as a fire-breathing Rabbid on a take of Godzilla. In the DS version of the game, the game replaced some games with new games. Also, there's a change to the minigame "Prison Fake". This time, the player has to find an item somewhere in the prison using the touch screen.

Plot

Rayman is running away from a group of Rabbids while lightning strikes. As Rayman reaches an abandoned house, another lightning strike causes the Rabbids to be teleported into his TV antenna, through down the wire, and trap in his TV. Rayman turn on the TV and suddenly, the Rabbids start to appear on all of the channels in their own service. They appear in Trash TV, Groove On, Shake It, The Raving Channel, Cult Movies, X-trm Sports, Macho TV, and No Brainer Channel. During the week, Rayman tries to get rid of the Rabbids, until finally, during a football game he's watching that Sunday night, Rayman breaks the TV and frees them. He flees from his house as the Rabbids resume chasing him; while One Rabbid stays inside after turning on a vacuum cleaner.

Reception

Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party received mixed to positive reviews. It was nominated for multiple Wii-specific awards by IGN for its 2008 video game awards, including Best Use of Sound,[4] Best Family Game,[5] and Best Use of the Wii Balance Board.[6] This game also got a 7.0 from IGN.com and a 7.4 from GameTrailers.com

As of January 2009, the game had sold 1.5 million copies.[16]

References
  1. Andrew Burnes (2008-04-29). "Rayman Raving Rabbids 3". Voodoo Extreme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  2. Matt Casamassina (2008-04-28). "The Rabbids Get in Shape". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. Matt Casamassina (2008-05-28). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Announced". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. "IGN Wii: Best Use of Sound 2008". IGN. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  5. "IGN Wii: Best Family Game 2008". IGN. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  6. "IGN Wii: Best Use of the Balance Board 2008". IGN. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  7. "Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. McInnis, Shaun (21 November 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. Staff, GamesRadar (18 November 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - WII - Review". GameZone. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. Casamassina, Matt (18 November 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. Thornton, Aaron (1 December 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  13. Dickens, Anthony (20 November 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review (Wii)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. Howson, Greg (14 January 2009). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  15. Orry, Tom (28 November 2008). "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  16. Orry, James (23 January 2009). "Far Cry 2 generated sales of 2.9 million". VideoGamer.com. IBIBI HB. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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