Updated: Rayman Fiesta Run
Rayman Fiesta Run received a much needed update today, massively scaling back the aggressiveness of its Facebook integration.
Rayman Fiesta Run exemplified one of the worst aspects of mobile gaming: the obsession some developers have with making their customers spam their friends on social networks. While this is barely tolerable in free games, in a paid app like Rayman, the Facebook icons everywhere and Facebook begging in the load screens was downright offensive.
Ubisoft’s decision to dial this way back, to one icon in the main menu, makes this a much better game. It still isn’t perfect, and is still lacks the polish and depth of its console equivalents, but at least it isn’t actively offensive anymore. I really hope this signals a change in Ubisoft’s policies to mobile gaming, but I suppose time will tell on that. For now, platforming game fans should give this one a look, and read the review to see more about how it was.