Rayman

Rayman began as a limbless mascot defined by gorgeous hand-drawn art, and Ubisoft's series has stayed loyal to craft even as it changed shape. The 1995 original and its Forever rerelease were dense, punishing 2D platformers, then Rayman 2 and Rayman 3 pushed the hero into expressive 3D worlds. The real renaissance came later: Origins and Legends returned to 2D with the UbiArt engine, delivering some of the most fluid, musically synchronized platforming ever made. Along the way the franchise spun off the Raving Rabbids, whose screaming bunnies briefly eclipsed Rayman himself and migrated into party games. CrossBinge collects the whole line in one place. What unites these games is a refusal to look cheap. Every entry treats animation and color as the point, not the decoration, which is why the series ages better than most of its 1990s peers.

The Rayman franchise spans 10 games in the CrossBinge catalog.