| Rabbids Land | |
|---|---|
 European box art | |
| Developer | Ubisoft Paris |
| Publisher | Ubisoft |
| Composer | Jennifer Kes Remington |
| Series | Rabbids |
| Platform | Wii U |
| Release | |
| Genre | Party |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Rabbids Land (French:The Lapins Crétins Land) is a 2012party video game developed and published byUbisoft for theWii U. It is the seventh console installment of theRabbids series. The game was announced byUbisoft atE3 2012,[2] and was released as a launch title for the Wii U in North America and Europe in November 2012, with a release in Japan following in June 2013.[3]
Rabbids Land received mixed reviews, with critics praising several mini-games but criticizing its board game play style. Online services for the game were shut down on November 11, 2017.[4]
Still on Earth, the Rabbids find themselves taking over an amusement park. Two Rabbids are attempting to go on one of the rides (not in disguise the first time, in disguise the second time as a dragon and in disguise the third time as a tall man), but are thrown out by an unseen person due to them not meeting the height requirements. One of the Rabbids contacts the Rabbid spaceship through aniPhone-like device. He tries to call the Rabbid in the spaceship, who is too busy playing with theWii U GamePad. Unaware of the consequences, the Rabbid in the spaceship continues to play with the GamePad, which was actually controlling the whole ship. The Rabbid turns the GamePad upside down, which causes the ship to flip itself and crash land in the amusement park.
Gameplay is similar to theMario Party series. It features a board game-like scenario. The player rolls a dice with the Wii U GamePad, and depending on the number the dice lands, the Rabbid will move to the corresponding square. These squares trigger a different feature and can be easily told apart by looking at the symbol drawn on the square. The primary goal is to win the board game by winning trophies, which can be collected by playing and winning minigames. Once a player has collected all trophies needed, they must to get to the center. Upon reaching it, the game is over and the player can win prizes. Although up to four players can take turns in the main game, only two players can play the minigames at a time.
The music was composed byJennifer Kes Remington. A 17-song soundtrack is available on theiTunes Music Store, and is based on the minigames played. Similar to the dance called "Here Comes The Hotstepper" by The Hit Crew fromJust Dance 2, the game also includes licensed songs such as "Make the Party (Don't Stop)" by Bunny Beats (featuring Liquid) fromJust Dance 4, "Dance All Nite" and "Baby Don't Stop Now" by Anja fromJust Dance 3 and "Crazy Little Thing" fromJust Dance 4, also by Anja.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boardgame Theme" | 2:43 |
| 2. | "In the Nile, Crocodile" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Lose your Marbles" | 2:01 |
| 4. | "The Pirate's Precious Jewels" | 2:05 |
| 5. | "The Gift of Taking" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Octoblow" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Ghosts Suck" | 1:57 |
| 8. | "Tunnel De L'amour" | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Star Cheap Discovery" | 1:36 |
| 10. | "Pyrobang" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Ducky Paddle" | 1:57 |
| 12. | "The Beanstalk Freefall" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "If You Can't Stand the Heat" | 1:01 |
| 14. | "Cuperpillar" | 2:23 |
| 15. | "Totemslap" | 2:22 |
| 16. | "Wet the Bed" | 1:39 |
| 17. | "Elephantitan" | 1:01 |
| Total length: | 35:37 | |
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 52/100[5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 5/10[6] |
| Digital Trends |   [7] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3/10[8] |
| Game Informer | 4/10[9] |
| GamesRadar+ |  [10] |
| GameTrailers | 6.6/10[11] |
| IGN | 5/10[12] |
| Nintendo Life | [13] |
| Nintendo Power | 5/10[14] |
| Nintendo World Report | 7/10[15] |
| Common Sense Media | [16] |
Rabbids Land received "mixed" reviews, mostly because of its board game style of play, according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.[5]
IGN called it "a mediocre party game mini-game collection."[12]Nintendo Life praised its fun mini-games and amazing graphics and said, "if you don't mind the one-to one restriction of the mini-games, there's a lot of fun to be had here." They disliked a few mini-games saying "It's a few you can go without." They noted that the lack of attractions is disappointing.[13]Game Informer called the Rabbids "party poopers". They disliked the tired infused board game concept and low replay value. They also stated that the animation was great, but overall the graphics weren't impressive, claiming that the game still could have been a Wii game.[9]Nintendo World Report praised its fun couch multi-player, Off-TV Play and well-designed style, but criticized its low levels of difficulty, lack of creativity and disliked that only two players could play at a time.[15]