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==Plot==

The game takes place in {{rw|The valley|the valley}}, albeit in locations never seen before in {{rw|Rayman 1|the original Rayman}}.

The world was at peace and [[Rayman (unofficial games)|Rayman]] and his friends were relaxing, until one day a sinister [[Dark Storm|great storm]] spawned out of nowhere. As [[The valley (unofficial games)|the valley]]'s inhabitants waited for [[Dark Storm|the storm]] to pass, a giant red lightning bolt struck the [[Great Protoon]]. The dark power of [[Dark Storm|the storm]] caused the [[Great Protoon (unofficial games)|Great Protoon]] to create the [[Dark Magician]] who laughed and yelled he would take over [[The valley (unofficial games)|the valley]] in the name of the "[[Dark Storm|great darkness]]".

===Flint Jail===

Rayman must first escape from Flint Jail, an insalubrious grey prison and the starting world of this game. Betilla will often appear again on his way to give him advice, and so will the Dark Magician to taunt him.

Rayman will meet his first opponents in this adventure: the Magic Minions, the main forces of the Dark Magician. He will also encounter Savage Minion, a colossal minion first found sleeping on his guard duty. Rayman will have to defeat him to progress to the next world.

===Tropical Isle===

The second world of the game is the Tropical Isle, an island where many tourists and totems can be found.

At the end, he will have to face Mr Smushy, a giant green octopus-like creature who is a pet of the Dark Magician.

===Techno Towers===

The third world is the Techno Towers, a mountain of batteries and wiring built by Professor Pascal, an ally of the Dark Magician.

There, Rayman must defeat the B.A.D Machine, the latest creation of Professor Pascal.

===Flying Mountains===

The fourth world is the Flying Mountains, some mountains located in the sky and populated by living plums.

Rayman will be challenged by U.F.O, a flying saucer rode by an alien of the same race as Joe.  

===Almost Space===

The fifth world is Almost Space, one of the game's shorter locations. This place features cosmic rocky platforms and an alien base.

Inside the space station, Rayman will have to defeat an Alien Android, earning him the aliens' blue switch key and allowing him to progress further.

===Secret Lab===

The sixth world of the game is the Secret Lab, Professor Pascal's hazardous domain located below the Techno Towers.

Rayman must get past the mad scientist's traps here and defeat Pascal.

===Desert of Despair===

The Desert of Despair is the seventh world, an extremely dry and dangerous desert inhabited by cactus creatures and where thick sandstorms occur.

Mr Cactus is the boss of this region and must be vanquished before Rayman can go further.

===Brutal Burialground===

The eighth world is the Brutal Burialground, a gloomy area filled with graves, ghosts and featuring a castle ruled by the Reaper.

The Reaper is the ghost king and has been tasked by the Dark Magician to take down Rayman's life. He is first met in his castle, appearing repetitively to attack Rayman by surprise with his scythe, and he is then directly faced and defeated by Rayman.

===Fiery Fort===

The Fiery Fort is the ninth world, a hot prison full of fire and lava.

Rayman must free the Magician here, but the Dark Magician will try to get to him first. On the way, Rayman will have to fight the Dark Magician in a pursuit. While Rayman manages to survive, the Dark Magician successfully steals the Magician's wand, granting him "double the power".

===Freezy Freezer===

The tenth world of the game is the Freezy Freezer, a cold icy structure where snow is able to fall.

Multi Minion awaits here, another creation of the Dark Magician which Rayman must defeat to make it to the Dark Magician's lair.

===Dark Stronghold===

The Dark Stronghold is the eleventh and penultimate world of the game, an evil red fortress ruled by the Dark Magician and which is very similar to Flint Jail and Fiery Fort.

Dark Magician will regularly attempt to attack Rayman by surprise throughout this world, and both Savage Minion and Multi Minion must be defeated again.

===Dark Storm===

Dark Storm is the twelfth and final world and is reached from the roof of the Dark Stronghold.

The storm behind all of the events of the story has grown bigger and must be destroyed so peace can be restored to the valley. To get to this final trial, Rayman must free all the Electoons, which will create a path of clouds to the last level.

==Gameplay==

Rayman The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror is a 2D side-scrolling platform game in the same style as Rayman 1.

The player must play as Rayman for most of the game, but Dark Rayman and Mr Dark are also available as unlockable characters.

==List of powers and power-ups==

Rayman starts the game with all of his powers from Rayman 1, excluding the grimace and the ability to hang to ledges. However, he can unlock permanent access to some platforms which are unavailable at first, and some temporary power-ups are necessary to progress in certain locations.

===Permanent===

* Telescopic fist: Rayman's mean to attack enemies by punching them. It can also be used to activate mechanisms, and Rayman is able to break some otherwise indestructible obstacles if he charges his fist long enough. Rayman's fist can be temporarily enhanced through power-ups such as the Golden Fist.

* Crawling: Rayman can crawl to go into some narrow places.

===Temporary===

* Power Jump Shoes: Also known as the "Super Jump", this power allows Rayman to jump very high.

* Flying Cube: A mechanical contraption which Rayman can summon in some levels by hitting a lever. Rayman can control it while standing in the same spot to hit objects in unreachable locations.

===Power-ups===

* Tings: Small blue orbs found nearly everywhere and earning Rayman an extra life whenever he gets 100 of them.

* Coins: Rare tokens similar to Tings and allowing Rayman to buy items in the shops. They can also be earned by beating bosses or by satisfying the requests of side characters.

==Characters==

Rayman meets various characters throughout his adventure, either friendly or hostile.

==Levels==

The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror features 12 worlds with a hub, and 32 levels in total.

==Soundtrack==

The game's soundtrack was made by Ryemanni, Pihlajanmarja and Schutziege using Magix Music Maker.

==Reception==

The game was very well received when it released, with many players considering it one of the best unofficial Rayman games, although some noted the rough difficulty.

Ryemanni himself made note of its flaws, which are the result of his past lack of experience.

==External links==

* [https://gamejolt.com/games/Rayman_The_Dark_Magicians_Reign_of_terror/237701 Game Jolt page]

* [https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21543 Discussion page]