Rayman Legacy is an expansion of Rayman Redemption, itself an enhanced remake of the original Rayman game. The story is largely the same as Redemption, up until the point where the player reaches The Final Showdown. Rather than it being a single level, it's composed of four levels, much like the previous seven worlds (including The Lonely Cliff, which is expanded to be a full level). Once Mr. Dark is defeated, Rayman has "saved the world", and attained 100% completion, the gift box at the top of the map explodes, revealing a mysterious portal. Jumping into it takes Rayman into a Dark World where the sky is red (much like it is in Redemption after Mr. Dark steals The Great Protoon) where the entire second half of the game awaits.
Tropes:
- Adaptation Expansion:
- The final level of Redemption is expanded into an entire world, making things more difficult. The 8th medallion is split into four pieces, rather than two.
- The Magician's Challenges are altered slightly. The Breakout minigame is included as part of these challenges, as opposed to being unlocked after Dark Legacy. The True Boss Rush no longer exists, since the upgraded bosses from it have been transplanted into the Dark World. The "final challenge" has been cut out as well and made into its own world in the Valley of Nightmares.
- Instead of unlocking Dark Legacy after finishing the main game, you unlock a whole new dimension where the first world is basically Dark Legacy.
- The Rayman 3 power-ups are added and incorporated into the level design of the Dark World (previously seen in Rayman Redesigner).
- There is a bonus world in the Valley of Nightmares that's based on the level from the Magician's Challenges with the red background that has cages hanging in the background.
- The Mosquito levels in the Valley of Nightmares are replaced with Dark Rayman levels, where the objective is to reach the Level Goal without Dark Rayman catching up to you.
- Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: The medallions found in the Valley of Nightmares are colour-coded thusly:
- Dark Forest: Dark Red
- Dark Sonata: Indigo
- Dark Peaks: Orange
- Dark Gallery: Black
- Dark Depths: Lime Green
- Dark Factory: Bronze
- Dark Carnival: Sliver
- Dark Finale: Gold
- Dark World: The portal sends Rayman to a dark dimension known as the Valley of Nightmares after fully completing the Valley of Dreams. It doesn't have cages or Magician's Challenges, but it does have medallions (much like the original world) that are required to progress to the next world.
- Mythology Gag: Dark Sonata, in addition to the music theme, also takes place in a desert, much like "The Desert of The Digeridoos" from Rayman Origins, which combines music-themed levels and desert-themed levels.
- Nintendo Hard: In Redemption, Dark Legacy was an insanely Brutal Bonus Level. This game adds a new dimension where the first world is the game's equivalent of Dark Legacy, and it only gets harder from there.
- Red Sky, Take Warning: The Valley of Nightmares has a red sky 24/7, to symbolize its dark nature.
- Theme Naming: All worlds in the Valley of Nightmares have the word "dark" in the name:
- Dream Forest's equivalent is Dark Forest.
- Band Land's equivalent is Dark Sonata.
- Blue Mountains' equivalent is Dark Peaks.
- Picture City's equivalent is Dark Gallery.
- Cave of Skops' equivalent is Dark Depths.
- Playtopia's equivalent is Dark Factory.
- Candy Chateau's equivalent is Dark Carnival.
- The Final Showdown's equivalent is Dark Finale.
- Dark Legacy's equivalent (from Redemption) is Dark Despair.
- Took a Level in Badass: The upgraded bosses from the True Boss Rush of Redemption appear in the Dark World's levels with even more hit points, and some bosses (such as Mr. Stone) can only be beaten with the power-ups from Rayman 3.
