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Rayman Raving Rabbids[]
Rayman Raving Rabbids is the first game in the Rabbids series, it was originally a spin-off of the Rayman franchise, but the main antagonists, the Rabbids, become breakout characters and soon become the stars of the game. The game follows Rayman having a peaceful picnic with a group of baby globoxes, suddenly, three rabbids pop out of the ground, kidnap them all and imprison them in a huge Colisseum. The Rabbids will put Rayman through a series of trials (mini-games), Rayman must win them all in order to obtain the plungers and use them as a ladder to escape from his cell.
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2[]
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 is the second installment in the Rabbids series, however, the plot and gameplay focuses more on the Rabbids as they are now playable characters. This time, the Rabbids grow tired of invading the glade of dreams, so they set out to invade the human world. Rayman disguises himself as a Rabbid and infiltrates their headquarters, hoping to stop the invasion. Because this sequel has no ending cinematic, it is never shown how the Rabbids find out if Rayman is an impostor. Both Rayman and the Rabbids are playable, putting more focus on the Rabbids than on Rayman.
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party[]
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party is the third installment in the Rabbids series, it basically picks up where Raving Rabbids 2 left off, the Rabbids are chasing Rayman, possibly because they found out he wasn't a Rabbid in the previous game. The Rabbids are zapped by lightning and are imprisoned inside Rayman's TV set. The Rabbids then decide to invade the world of television and annoy Rayman in the process. Unlike the first two installments of Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman is not playable and only appears in the game's cutscenes.
Rabbids Go Home[]
Rabbids Go Home is the fourth installment in the Rabbids series, it is the first game to not be a party game as well as the first game to not feature Rayman at all. The Rabbids grow bored of being on Earth and suddenly have a strange idea that they come from the moon. The Rabbids then decide to return to their home by building a huge pile out of human objects such as human clothes, traffic cones and cows tall enough to reach the moon. The humans eventually become tired of the Rabbids stealing all of their belongings so they soon revolt and put on exterminator-like-rubber suits and become Verminators, hoping to completely eliminate the Rabbids and get back all of their stuff. The game was well received by critics, gamers and Rabbids fans, and has led to many speculation that the Rabbids series could possibly develop more adventure games for the Rabbids.
Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time[]
Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time is the fifth installment in the Rabbids series, and unlike Rabbids Go Home, it returns to the party genre. The Rabbids encounter a time machine, which looks like an ordinary washing machine, and innocently use it to travel back in time to various time periods and accidentally change the course of history. The game was not well received by fans and was highly criticized for the return to its party roots.
Rabbids: Alive and Kicking[]
Rabbids: Alive and Kicking is the sixth installment in the Rabbids series. It was originally named Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking, but for unknown reasons the word "Raving" was dropped out of the game. Unlike the first five Rabbids games, Alive and Kicking was released exclusively for the Xbox Kinect. In this game, the Rabbids invade the player's living rooms via augmented reality. Through various mini games, the player can interact with the Rabbids by slapping them, kicking them, stomping on them among other interactions.
Rabbids Land[]
Rabbids Land is the seventh installment in the Rabbids series released exclusively for the Wii U console. The Rabbids decide to take over an amusement park and the player can help the Rabbids invade all of the attractions through various minigames that take complete functionality of the Wii U gamepad. The game received very negative reviews from game critics for its board-game style format and the multiplayer mode that only supports two players at a time.
Rabbids Invasion- The Interactive TV show[]
Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV show is the eighth installment of the franchise for the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Playstation 4. Here, the players can play various mini games in the cutscenes of the episodes from the show. Released in November of 2014, this game is mostly aimed at younger audiences.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[]
A Super Mario and Rabbids crossover game that has been in production since 2014. Game details have been leaked about the game, spreading the rumor until it was confirmed at E3 2017. It got a very positive reception even from Shigeru Miyamoto (the creator of Mario). A DLC entitled Donkey Kong Adventure was released in 2018 that features Rabbid Peach and two new playable characters: Rabbid Cranky and Donkey Kong.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[]
A sequel to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was annouced in early 2021. Released on October 20, 2022, Mario+Rabbids Parks of Hope takes place after the events of the first Mario+Rabbids game. Unlike the first installment of the Mario+Rabbids crossover, the combat fight was changed to a "free-to-roam" feature rather than the "grid" feature and the Rabbid counterparts including Beep-O (along with new characters like Augie and Professor Backpack) now have spoken voices (excluding some background Rabbids). Bowser, Rabbid Rosalina, and Edge, are added to the game as "playable characters".
Three DLCs are set to arrive throughout the year of 2023. The first DLC, entitled Mario+Rabbids: The Tower of Doooom is a "Season Pass exclusive". Rayman will make a return as a playable character in the 3rd DLC later this year after his last appearance in Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.
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Rabbids Invasion (Facebook Game)[]
In the Rabbids' first city-building game on Facebook, the player must help the Rabbids invade buildings and plant crops in order to spread the Rabbids' invasion throughout the entire Facebook community. On February 13, 2013, the game was officially closed.
Rabbids Big Bang[]
A game for tablets and iOS devices, the player must help the Rabbids reach new planets, hit UFO's and cows, collect coins, and more.
Rabbids Go Phone[]
Rabbids Go Phone is an application that can be downloaded for iOS devices such as iPhones, iPods and iPads. The player has a Rabbid trapped inside his iOS device and can tickle, poke, slam and shake his Rabbid to trigger hilarious gags. The app also includes wallpapers, videos and comics.
The game was removed from the app store at an unknown date.
Rabbids Go Phone Again[]
Rabbids Go Phone Again is an application for i0S devices, Similar to Rabbids Go Phone, everything is the same, however, the "BWAAAH!" button is omitted and the player can make them interact with other objects.
The game was removed from the app store at an unknown date.
Rabbids Rumble[]
Rabbids Rumble was released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first Rabbids fighting game. The player must collect over 100 Rabbids, and players can train & put them to the test on turn-based battles against other Rabbids.
Rabbids Heroes[]
An RPG fighting android game that was released in 2016. It features Rabbids dressed up as warriors in a fighting tournament, in which the player gets cards to use as attack moves.
The game was removed from the app store at an unknown date.
Rabbids Crazy Rush[]
A Rabbids mobile game that evokes the runner genre frequently seen in mobile games. It is based of the Rabbids Invasion episode Run, Rabbid, Run! and has several references to the show and other Ubisoft games. The game is currently available for free.
The game was removed from the app store at an unknown date.
Rabbids Arby's Rush[]
This game is much like Rabbids Crazy Rush but Arby's themed.
Rabbids Coding[]
Rabbids Coding is a free game released on Windows PC through Uplay. The game focuses on teaching the player basic programming logic by helping the Rabbids by moving specific blocks, each with their own function.
Reception[]
The Rabbids from the Raving Rabbids series became massively popular both through the teaser trailers and the game itself. IGN has stated that the Rabbids have "more personality and charisma than 10 of the most popular video game mascots combined, and that the bunnies have literally "upstaged Rayman himself". GameSpot has noted: "The Rabbids themselves are almost exclusively responsible for [selling the game's humor], as they are, without a doubt, hysterical. They're adorably designed, with their dumb stares, high-pitched shrieks, and a penchant for taking comedic bumps." There has been speculation by reviewers that the success of the Rabbid character will probably inspire the developers to create more games of the franchise, possibly even without Rayman. This was first hinted in the launch trailer of the first game, where Rayman, despite being the title character, only appears for a fraction of a second, only to be squashed flat by a couch taken over by the Rabbids, and became evident in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, in which case Rayman disguises himself as a Rabbid, causing the game to put more emphasis on them than on Rayman himself. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party was considered further evidence, as Rayman, who is no longer playable, only appears in the game's cutscenes. This was then proven to be true with the announcement of Rabbids Go Home, which does not feature Rayman at all.
Merchandise[]
Several Raving Rabbids products have been made and sold in the past few years and include the following.
- A set of 4 figurines, consisting of a normal Rabbid, a screaming one, one dressed as Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell, and one dressed as Altair from Assassin's Creed. Many more figurines had been produced, most of which are based on Rabbids Go Home.
- Another set of figurines were available at least in the United Kingdom, where they were given as free gifts for every purchase of Rayman Raving Rabbids for the Wii.
- In many countries across Europe, a collection of 30 small Rabbids figurines are available, called "Rabbids Invade the World" and each Rabbid follows a certain geographical stereotype.
- Also, a collection of 30 Rabbids figurines called "Rabbids invade the sports" in which each Rabbid play a particular sport is available in many countries of Europe.
- Another Rabbids collection of 9 figurines called "Rabbids invade football" is available in many countries in Europe. Each Rabbid represent a football player from an international team or a referee or an ultra.
- In France and Germany, a CD single was released in 2007 to coincide with the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, called Making Fun (Of Everyday Life).
- Several plush dolls, phone straps and the like can be found on auction sites such as eBay, mainly originating from Australia and Hong Kong, but whether or not they are official is currently unknown.
- An official Ubi Art bag.
- In Germany, a calender for 2010 is available courtesy of Panini.
- Other official merchandise, such as T-shirts, was given as prizes in Ubisoft competitions.
Cameos[]
The Rabbids have made cameos in several Ubisoft titles.
- A picture of a Rabbid can be seen on a purchasable cot as a cameo in the Nintendo DS game Imagine: Babies, which was developed by Visual Impact Productions, the developing studio behind the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids. The game was also published by Ubisoft.
- Three Rabbids - The First Rabbid Wears a Red Looking Underwear and Look Like Just Like the Other in Rabbids Go Home. The Rabbid dress as a Ninja and A Rabbid Dress as Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell - are playable characters in the Ubisoft title, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up! + Those Rabbids Are Unlockable And To Get Them Here A List, To Get the Rabbid With The Red Underwear: You need To Fight 120 Or 118 Matches, To Get Sam Fisher Rabbid: You need To Fight 90 Or 88 Matches To Get The Ninja Rabbid: Go To The Bonus Content, And Enter: Up Up Down Down Down Right Up Left Right Left, Not Only That, But You Will Have The Underground Stage.
- Some Rabbids make appearances as toys in the game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction and in the game I Am Alive
- In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, a cheat called "Shiver me Timbers" in which enemies are turned into Rabbids can be unlocked by completing 80 Abstergo challenges. These Rabbids appear to look as if they are scarecrows and standing on a stick.
- In Just Dance 4 there is a playable song called Make the Party (Don't Stop) by Bunny Beatz in which a Rabbid is seen DJing around the area. A music video was made to accompany this.
- In Watch Dogs, Raving Rabbid remote control robot toys can be found in homes or shops which can be hacked to BWAAAA.
- In Tom Clancy's The Division, a Rayman Raving Rabbids board game is present in a house. Strangely, Rayman does not appear.
Games[]
| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) |
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| 2006 | Rayman Raving Rabbids | Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Sofia | Windows, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, GBA, DS |
| 2007 | Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 | Ubisoft Paris | Windows, Wii, DS |
| 2008 | Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party | Wii, DS | |
| 2009 | Rabbids Go Home | Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Sofia | Windows, Wii, DS |
| 2010 | Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time | Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Casablanca | Wii, 3DS |
| Rabbids Go Phone | Ubisoft | iOS | |
| 2011 | Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | Xbox 360 |
| Raving Rabbids: Party Collection (Feat. Rayman) | (Compilation of Rabbids, Rabbids 2 and TV Party) | Wii | |
| 2012 | Rabbids Land | Ubisoft Paris | Wii U |
| Rabbids Rumble | Headstrong Games | 3DS | |
| 2013 | Rabbids Big Bang | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
| 2014 | Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show | Ubisoft Barcelona | Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4 |
| 2016 | Rabbids Heroes | Ubisoft | iOS, Android |
| 2017 | Rabbids Crazy Rush | ||
| Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | Nintendo Switch | |
| Virtual Rabbids: The Big Plan | Ubisoft | Android | |
| 2018 | Mario + Rabbids: Donkey Kong Adventure (DLC) | Nintendo Switch | |
| 2019 | Rabbids Coding! | Ubisoft | Microsoft Windows |
| 2022 | Rabbids: Party of Legends
Mario +Rabbids Sparks of Hope |
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