The game that once introduced me to the Rayman franchise as a whole, and thus it has a special place in my heart. The game's visuals are mind-blowing for the time it released, and the soundtrack is amazing as well (Band Land is a highlight, of course). Controlling Rayman feels very responsive and satisfying in general, specially when you get all of Betilla's abilities. However, the game gets dragged down when it comes to the sharp curve in difficulty, asking the player for extremely precise maneuvers in many instances of the latter worlds, which would frustrate/confuse non-experienced players. Hell, even I who have played this game numerous times still struggle from the second world levels onwards. Not to mention that in order to complete the game, you have to break open EVERY SINGLE CAGE IN EVERY SINGLE LEVEL for the final boss level to be unlocked (essentially an obligatory 100% completion), which would be fine if it wasn't because you have to trigger specific secrets for a lot of them to appear, so good luck with that lol

Overall, it's a good game that is a visual, auditive and controllable treat, but that may not be for everyone due to it's previously mentioned, glaring difficulty issue.