8. Gorgeous Visuals
It pretty much goes without saying if you've been paying any attention at all, but Rayman Legends is a beautiful game to behold. Whether it's the levels themselves, the bosses, or the transitions between areas, it's all brought home with a flawlessly cartoon-inspired style, complete with subtle visual gags placed throughout most of the levels. Though many developers fail to adequately blend painterly 2D visuals with more contemporary 3D renders, the moving parts all mesh together exceptionally well here, something that is far harder to achieve than one might believe. It may not give your PC, PS3 or Xbox 360 a workout, but it's the
style that really makes this one tick; the levels are so diverse not merely in design, but in appearance that the game escapes becoming another pleasant yet ultimately rote platformer. There's so much invention on every level.