Rayman Arena

Bugs

Cheat Menu#

In the race mode, pause and press L1 + R1 + Circle. Ten dots will briefly appear on the bottom of the screen. Upon pressing these buttons, you then need to press and hold the following sequence of buttons to light up the ten dots and activate the cheat mode. R2, (Hold for one dot.) Triangle, (Hold for two dots.) Circle, (Hold for two dots again.) X, (Same again..) Square, (And again...) and R2 to light up the last dot. You'll then be brought to a cheat menu which shows a list of the following cheats down below.

• Woundayae: No damage.
• Aglagla: Switch to freeze shots in 2 player. (M only.)
• Winiwiz: Quick movement (Also automagic.)
• Yip yip: Automatic boost on boosters and landing.
• ????????: Slowdown.
• Yahouuuu: Quit to menu and complete event.

A new option will appear in between "Restart The Level" and "Music mode" called "CheatMode" upon exiting.

Hidden Developer Joke Song#

In race mode, pause and hold L1 + R1 and press Triangle. Release buttons, press X. Once a dot lights, hold X until another dot lights, then alternate until all dots light up. Then you can select Music team as Music mode.

Credits Warp#

Press L2, Square, Circle at the character selection menu in the European version.

Regional Differences#

• The game was renamed to Rayman Arena in the North American release, likely due to fears that the original name, Rayman M, could be misconstrued as the ESRB's "Mature 17+" rating in the region.

• In addition to the PS2 and Windows releases, North America got the game for Nintendo GameCube and Xbox, with both of these ports going completely unreleased in Europe. Changes made to these versions will be covered in the Platform Differences section below.

• The music was slightly altered in Arena.

• LAN play was completely absent in the Windows version of Rayman M, but was added into Arena.

• The ability to shoot Ice Bullets to slow opponents down was added to the racing mode in Arena.

Platform Differences#

The NA-exclusive Nintendo GameCube and Xbox ports of Rayman Arena had major changes made to them, from graphical alterations to flat-out removing or adding in-game content. This includes:

• The graphics have been altered, with overall better visual effects. Some textures have also been changed.

• The menus and HUD have been given a complete makeover.

• The single-player mode has been changed, as Leagues have been replaced by Cups.

• There are three new difficulty modes: Beginner, Pro and Master.

• The intro movie in Rayman M has been replaced by a completely new one made specifically for these versions.

• New cutscenes were added in the single-player mode before each Cup, featuring Murfy as a reporter.

• The new characters Dark Rayman and Dark Globox have been added.

• Player health in battle modes is now represented by hearts that can be replenished by defeating opponents.

• The Training, Lums, Popolopoï and Capture the Fly modes have all been removed. A Time Attack mode was added.

• The levels Big Bang and On and On have been removed. The level Speed Stress still remains, but it has been renamed to Run, Run.

• The levels Extreme Slide, Kurai, Low Gravity Arena and Pac Arena have been added.