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Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party is a 2008 video game made by Ubisoft for the Wii and the Nintendo DS.
The rabbids take control of Rayman's television set and broadcast shows for the week. The shows are actually minigames. (some involving the Wii Balance Board which comes with the game if you haven't already got it) The commercials, however, are microgames. These are very short minigames that only last several seconds. If you clear a microgame you get awarded an extra microgame. This game is compatable with up to eight players of course playing online with the other players of most the other players. This is the last game to feature Rayman. The next game, Rabbids Go Home doesn't involve Rayman meaning that you play as the Rabbids the whole game through.
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 strike causes the Rabbids to be teleported into the TV antenna, through down the wire, and trap in the TV. Rayman turns 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. First, on Tuesday, he tries simply pulling the plug, but this just gets rid of them doing their shows. Hitting the TV with his fist and then an ice pack the following night causes the screen to slowly crack throughout the game. On Thursday, after taping the TV doesn't get rid of the Rabbids' noise, he throws it out of the house, only to have it given back to him by moles who also got annoyed the next day. On Saturday, he Rayman throws it on the toilet, but Rabbids use a wire outside the TV to flush it. When he saw this the following day, he decides to drown them in the sink, but the whole house shook instead.
Finally, during a football game he's watching that Sunday night, it kept getting interrupted by the Rabbids. Even though he tried to keep changing the channel, Rayman breaks the TV with his shoe and frees them. He flees from his house as the Rabbids resume chasing him, while one Rabbid stays inside to scream at the ringing telephone after turning on a vacuum cleaner.
DS[]
The Nintendo DS version of the game features a similar storyline with a few differences. The Rabbids instead of invade Rayman's television, they invade the TV Station and Rayman must travels through the TV network, removing Rabbids and thwart their plans.
Reception[]
The game got mixed reviews. It was nominated for multiple Wii-specific awards by IGN for its 2008 video game awards, including Best Use of Sound, Best Family Game, and Best Use of the Wii Balance Board. This game also got a 7.0 from IGN.com and a 7.4 from GameTrailers.com.
External links[]
- Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party at GameFAQs
| Rayman series | |
|---|---|
| Main series | Rayman (Advance) • Rayman 2: The Great Escape (GBC/DS/3D) • 3: Hoodlum Havoc (GBA) Origins • Legends |
| Raving Rabbids series | Rayman Raving Rabbids • Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 • TV Party • Rabbids Go Home • Rabbids Lab Party Collection • Travel in Time • Rumble • Land • Kingdom Battle (Donkey Kong Adventure) • Party of Legends • Sparks of Hope |
| Spin-offs/Compilations | Rayman Arena • 10th Anniversary • Rayman and Rabbids Family Pack |
| Related | Rayman (character) • Ubisoft • Michel Ancel • Tonic Trouble |