Rabbids Alive and Kicking is a party game that exclusively appears in the Xbox 360, It is the sixth installment in the Rabbids Series, this game is made exclusively for the Xbox 360 via Kinect. It is the most mixed reviewed Rabbids game and is possibly the least popular in the series. The Rabbids are invading reality and with the help of the Kinect sensor, players will be able to interact with the Rabbids like never before via augmented reality. The game was originally titled: Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking, but Ubisoft dropped the "Raving" out of the name possibly because they wanted to return to the old Rabbids logo, similar to Rabbids Go Home.
Plot[]
The intro to the game narrates as the Scientist Rabbid is preparing some sort of formula which allows a single rabbid to reproduce. Professor Barranco 3 finds a cow and drops it into the formula, which allowed the rabbid to reproduce and form thousands of clones which start invading a city speculated to be San Francisco. The Scientist Rabbid is captive inside the players' home and the player must slap the rabbid to begin the game. The game later takes you to the headquarters, which is the main hub for accesing all of the minigames you will be able to play. From here, the player's job is to travel all around the city in order to defeat the invading Rabbids and their technology. Some minigames take place in the city, some are augmented reality, which take place in the players' living room and others take place in the rabbids' underground laboratory, which are rendered in 2D, similar to Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.
Augmented reality
Characters[]
The players are the main protagonist of the game.
Rabbids-the titular tertiary antagonists.
Professor Barranco 3-the main antagonist
Scientist rabbid-Professor Barranco 3's right hand man and the secondary antagonist of the game.
Gameplay[]
The Rabbids have started to invade reality, and the player will be able to interact with the Rabbids like never before. The player can kick them, slap them, talk to them, and much more with the help of the Kinect sensor. As the game is a party game, all of the gameplay consists of minigames to up to four players. Most minigames can be played alone, but two of them require two or more people.
Minigames[]
Rabbids: Alive and Kicking consists of 30 minigames.
Please note: Some minigames take place in the San Francisco-like city, some are augmented reality minigames in the player's living room and others are displaced in 2D in the Rabbids' underground laboratory.
- Hacked Off
- Udderly Nonsense
- Slapping Station
- Crazy Sales
- Rabbids in the Hole
- Flaming Balls of Fire
- Salmon Rush Day
- Rabbzilla
- Life's A Beach
- Hot Dogs in Danger
- Pumped up
- Rabbid-O-Matic
- Snot Funny
- Tenderfoot Dance
- Wack-a-Rabbid
- Sauce Wars
- Guitar Zero
- Big Brother
- Now You See Me
- Inner Journey
- Wet Terror
- Ninja YoYo
- D. J Sniper
- Rabbid Skin
- Bon Appetit
- Buttock-O-Gram
- Horse Jockey
- Run Rabbid Run
- Rabbid-O-Tron
- Scanner Surprise
Reception[]
Rabbids: Alive and Kicking received generally mixed reviews from critics. This possibly the least popular game in the Rabbids series. Most critics complained about the game's "unresponsive controls" and the "short minigames" and that the Rabbids don't act as wacky as they used.
My Raving Rabbid[]
My Raving Rabbid is a feature that can be accessed in the game's main menu, taking place in augmented reality. Here, the player can interact with a Rabbid who is stuck in the player's living room. Players can slap, kick, take pictures, or interact with him by shouting "BWAAAH!", resulting in ridiculous movements. They can also tell the Rabbid where they want to go by pointing at the direction. In addition, they also have interactive objects to play with the Rabbid (i.e. cow, skateboard, chili, etc.). Clothes to customize your Rabbid are also displayed. Some objects have to be purchased with the toilet paper money you earn by winning the minigames.
Online features[]
In all of the minigames, pictures of you are taken. These photos can be shared in the Rabbids: Alive and Kicking website. In addition, players can access uPlay to download exclusive content for the game such as a dog cone for the Rabbid in My Raving Rabbid.
Soundtrack[]
The game's score was composed by Jennifer Remmington. The soundtrack is available for download on iTunes and amazon.com
Trivia[]
- This is the second Rabbids game to not have an ending cinematic, the first one being the Wii version of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.
- Unlike the previous games, the Rabbids' screams are a little more lower-pitched.
- In some minigames, if you look closely, a few Rabbids can be seen chasing humans or Rabbids riding on humans' heads in the background.
- In the minigame Hacked Off, if you look closely, an old lady is chasing a Rabbid with a stick in the background.
- This is the third time the cartoon versions of the Rabbids are used. The first time was used in Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.
- The game recycles mini game techniques from the original "Rayman Raving Rabbids" for the Wii. The most notably minigame, "Life's a Beach", is an obvious remake of the minigame Bunnies are addicted to carrot juice from Rayman Raving Rabbids.
- This is the second Rabbids game to have its soundtrack officially released, the first one being Rabbids Go Home.
- In the previous box cover art of the game, a Rabbid has green eyes instead of blue when he has a Kinect sensor in their mouths.
- If you start a stopwatch by the time the Rabbids surface to when the camera reenters the atmosphere, it would be timed at 14.550 seconds.
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