Rayman Legends Retold Does a Good Job of Scratching That Platforming Itch | IGN Preview

Rayman Legends Retold Does a Good Job of Scratching That Platforming Itch | IGN Preview

Posted : Sep 22, 2026 4:00pm UTC

The remake looks good, but not necessarily better than the 2D original it updates.

It's got new content to add on to what's already here, along with an entire other Rayman game bundled with it.

It still plays really well as a pure platformer.

I’m going to get my most subjective opinion out of the way here first, before I tell you about my experience actually playing Rayman Legends Retold, the

2D platformer. Here goes: Despite being 13 years newer, I don’t think this 2.5D remake looks any better than the gorgeous 2D original… which seems like something that, if you ask me, shouldn’t be up for debate if you’re going to remake a game. And as such, I’m not sure how necessary this remake is. Our own Michael Higham arrived at the same opinion after he did our

But that’s not to speak ill of what is being presented in Rayman Legends Retold. It looks good , to be explicitly clear, regardless of whether or not you’ve ever seen the 2D original, and even better, it still plays fantastically well. This is a platformer that has aged quite well in the gameplay department – at least, based on the three hours I played of Retold recently, combined with the fact that I hadn’t touched Legends since it originally released one Grand Theft Auto ago.

That being said, based on what I’ve played so far, it does nicely integrate some new content with the old. It’s got new musical levels, where you’re essentially platforming to the beat of a song (I played the “Macarena” stage). It’s also got new stages and a revamped Kung Foot mode. Heck, Ubisoft is even throwing in the entirety of Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition as a sweetener with the standard, $40 version of Retold.

This is a platformer that has aged quite well in the gameplay department.