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Even adjusting the audio settings manually doesn’t alleviate the problem much, and neither does turning on subtitles, which don’t appear for the majority of in-game dialogue (which is where most of the jokes are found) and only show up for important lines and cutscenes. This is partly due to some strange presentation issues, including an oddly balanced sound mix that drowns out characters’ voices.

There’s a ‘ha ha’ funny line every now and then, but generally the madness just ensures you’ll be somewhat confused as to what’s going on. It’s as weird a premise as you’d expect from the series, but it’s not always as funny as it’s trying to be. Not only does Rayman have to stop this army of gun-toting mischief makers, but he has to help cure his friend Globox, who accidentally swallows Andre. Rayman’s world is normally inhabited by health-restoring Red Lums, although as this game starts one of these has transformed into a Black Lum named Andre, who soon begins transforming his fellow glowing brethren and stitching suits for them to wear, becoming Hoodlums (get it?). Rayman 3 HD (originally known as Hoodlum Havoc) is a lot more story-driven than many other Rayman titles, although that story is entirely off-the-wall. Well, nine years after its initial release, the Rayman 3 udder is now being milked, with a HD re-release on PSN and XBLA. Rayman 2 especially holds the distinction of being ported to two sets of successive consoles, on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS and 3DS, despite always being the exact same game. The first two titles always seemed to get the most attention, seeing as they’ve had the crap ported out of them, appearing on more consoles than I think even exist. I always thought Rayman 3 got a bum rap compared to the rest of the series.