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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Hoodlum Havoc is a 3-D platformer from Ubisoft starring limbless hero Rayman. A hilarious story takes a few twists as Rayman sets out to stop the evil black lum Andre and his army of hoodlums.

65 21 February 2003

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is a platform developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, released 21 February 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Mac. The main story takes about 16 hrs to finish.

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What Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is a platform game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and released in 2003. It was published by Feral Interactive. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game starts off with Andre, a black lum, flying around and turning red lums into black lums, and therefore creating his army of hoodlums. He then chases Murfy until they stumble upon Rayman and his friend Globox, peacefully resting under a tree. Attempting to hide Rayman up in the tree, Globox grabs the limbless hero's hands, and they naturally come right off. Globox then runs away, and Rayman goes and retrieves his hands. No Caption Provided Andre then proceeds to the heart of the world, and Rayman goes to stop him. He manages to head him off, but the lum flies straight into Globox's mouth and gets stuck in his stomach! The duo sets out for a doctor's office, where the expert can…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Rayman series

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is the 36th of 96 entries we hold in the Rayman series. The next entry was Rayman 3 in 2003. Its critic score of 65 is 4 points below the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Rayman 2: The Great Escape at 90.

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How it was received

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 2,373 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Players rate it 72, 7 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 16 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 22 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc launched on 21 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and Unreal 2: The Awakening. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, Unreal 2: The Awakening.

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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc — frequently asked questions

When did Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc come out?
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc was released on 21 February 2003 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc?
The main story of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc takes around 16 hrs, or 22 hrs for 100% completion.

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