Rayman Origins announced for the PC

[Darren Hodgson]

Well I managed to download and try the PC demo before leaving for work and, sure enough, it looks absolutely stunning visually. However, it looks, sounds and runs absolutely identical to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions so there's no reason for me to buy it again much as I love the game. On my 1920x1200 screen there are understandably top and bottom borders to keep the 1080p 16:9 aspect ratio resolution and loading times are brief, perhaps a second quicker than the console versions, which are already quick anyway.

One thing that did annoy me though in the demo was the menus can't be navigated with the Xbox 360 controller's D-pad, only the analogue stick. Sure, it's not a big deal but I instinctively use the D-pad for menus in games so this omission jumped out at me. That aside, this is a really superb, super addictive old-school platform game and highly recommended.