History VideoGame / Rayman3HoodlumHavoc

** Some have instead subscribed to the theory that the [=GBA=] version takes place ''after'' the console version, which works a bit better, since this theory explains how Rayman knows who Begoniax is, and you could make the excuse that they didn't manage to wipe out every Hoodlum in the console version, not to mention the existence of Dark Lums makes a bit more sense. However, even this theory has some issues, since the characters don't directly reference the console version, and the GBA version implies he was active the whole time between ''2'' and the GBA version of ''3'', which would make no sense if he was a lifeless statue during that gap, unless someone or something brought him BackFromTheDead.

* CompilationRerelease: The UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version of Rayman 3 would be re-bundled along with ''[[VideoGame/Rayman1 Rayman Advance]]'' as a little 10th anniversary package.

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** In The Longest Shortcut, a passage opening is accompanied by an [[StarWars Imperial Klaxon.]]
** Early in the game, Andre throws a fairy out of his way and says "Buzz off, fairy! [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] needs you!"

* OptOut: When Rayman and Globox begin their quest to get Andre out of the latter's stomach, Murfy decides to stay behind at the Fairy Council and doesn't reappear for the rets of the game.

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** While attempting to open the doors, Globox can be heard calling out "KlaatuBaradaNikto!" He also spouts off quite a few others if you stick around and listen for long enough. "[[Literature/SnowWhite Mirror, mirror, on the wall...]] nah, that won't work." "[[Film/MaryPoppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Bibbidi bobbidi boo!]]" are particularly noteworthy.

*** Said fairy also asks if Rayman is [[Literature/TheGrinchWhoStolechristmas Cindy Lou Who]] immediately before that.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Rayman 3'' features a lot more "edgy" humor than it's predecessor, but is otherwise fairly lighthearted. That being said, a lot of the levels in the game are even grimmer than ''Rayman 2'', with standouts like the Bog of Murk, a desolate, rainy swamp set at night, and the Desert of the Knaaren, where the game [[spoiler: undergoes a temporary GenreShift into ''SurvivalHorror'', of all things!]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Murfy plays this role in the first level.
-->This manual just blows my mind. It explains that [[CaptainObvious switches trigger mechanisms]]. [[LampshadeHanging Duh]]. [[WhoWritesThisCrap Oh Geez, who's responsible for this garbage?]]

* SequelSnark: Murfy leaves saying that he'll see us in ''Rayman 4''. As of this writing, there has not been a game titled ''Rayman 4'', or, indeed, ''any'' direct sequel to ''Rayman 3'' (unless you count ''Hoodlums'' ''Revenge'', which chronologially takes place after 3.

* UnderwaterBossBattle: Céloche in the Land of the Livid Dead.

* AbortedArc: Andre's quest to reach the Heart of the World and steal its power is quickly dropped after he's accidentally swallowed by Globox. Even after finally escaping, he demonstrates no further interest in the Heart and instead allies with Reflux to steal Gumsi's scepter and use ''that'' to TakeOverTheWorld.

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Rayman's next appearance was in the party game ''[[VideoGame/RavingRabbids Rayman: Raving Rabbids]]''. The next ''Rayman'' platform game, 2011's ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'', returned to 2D.

The gameplay is largely the same 3-D platforming that ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' had, but with more emphasis on power-ups, combat and mini-games. The games tone is also considerably LighterAndSofter than the previous game, with the characters being much more wisecracking and self-referential than before, going into outright fourth wall busting and shout outs to not only the previous game, but also other series as well. This is the first (and so far, only) ''Rayman'' game that features American voice actors to play the characters.

A Game Boy Advance and N-Gage side-scrolling version of ''Rayman 3'' was also produced, but it has ''very'' little in common with the console version save the appearance of Andre and the occasional hoodlum, instead being more of a {{Interquel}} bridging the gap between ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' and this game (even if the three don't exactly line up very well). A sequel to the handheld version, also on the GBA, called ''Hoodlums' Revenge'', was later produced. That game more accurately represented the console ''Rayman 3'' through an isometric viewpoint which provided gameplay in 3 dimensions. The forgettable Java mobile and Symbian versions are short, original 2D platformers, not unlike the GBA version.

The game's plot concerns the uprising of the titular Hoodlums- red lums that have become corrupted into Black Lums. The Hoodlums have created an army to take over the world led by their leader, the superintelligent Andre. It's up to Rayman to stop them- only for Globox to accidentally ''[[SwallowedWhole eat Andre]]'', leading to Rayman's quest becoming taking Globox to the doctors so that he can release Andre from Globox's stomach and destroy him for good, preferably before Andre eats his way out of Globox.

A Game Boy Advance and N-Gage side-scrolling version of ''Rayman 3'' was also produced, but it has ''very'' little in common with the console version save the appearance of Andre and the occasional hoodlum, instead being more of a {{Interquel}} bridging the gap between ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' and this game. (Even if the three doesn't exaclty line up very well). A sequel to the handheld version, also on the GBA, called ''Hoodlums' Revenge'', was later produced. That game more accurately represented the console ''Rayman 3'' through an isometric viewpoint which provided gameplay in 3 dimensions. The forgettable Java mobile and Symbian versions are short, original 2D platformers, not unlike the GBA version.

--> "Now that you have me where you want me, I suppose you’ll want to take advantage of me, won’t you?! …Won’t you?"