i saw the commercial for this yesterday and decided it was a must-have. I instantly jumped on amazon and ordered it (i also had a $10 off promo code so i got it for $37)

I had seen the RRR 1 & 2 games in the store, but i always thought that they were platform games like 3-d mario or something of the sort, and of course the bunnies were the enemies so i was not gonna buy a game where you beat up bunnies.
RRR 1 & 2 both appear to be budget titles now, and i was wondering how many of you have played them? Whats your take on these games. Apparently, unline the original Rayman games (where the bunnies were enemies) these are spinoffs starring the bunnies, so i think i may just go ahead and fork over the $40 for the two of them.

do you think i would i need to play 1 & 2 to fully enjoy the new one, or is the wackiness self explanatory?

This thread means nothing without a link to said commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wciCssVPojI

That was...... pretty off the wall.  But pretty much in line with the Raving Rabbids mentality.  With this and the Lips commercial, I'd say them marketing peoples are on a roll these days.

I played a bit of Raving Rabbids 2 on the DS only, and it's pretty decent.  If you're a fan of the mini-games genre like Feel The Magic and Wario Ware Touched, you'll likely dig it.  It gets a couple more points for originality, though; I've yet to see any other game that has you spitting regurgitated carrot bits into an unsuspecting wino's mug before he chugs it down.   Plus, you just can't beat deranged bunnies riffing to their own rendition of Kool And The Gang's Celebration. :)

thats not the commercial i saw.. i saw the one where "charades, a game you can't play with your butt"  http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dURpIZOFmQY

Ah.  Yes, I suppose there's a measurable amount of allure with the promise of butt-based gameplay. 

Be sure to warm up them gluteal muscles before participating in any extended periods of activity.  Um, gaming activity.

im a mountain biker,, i can crush ice with em...

snowcones anyone?

lol

I got Raving Rabbids 1 along with Zelda that first Christmas that Wii came out and I've had much more fun with it than the latter title.  Some of the mini-games are a pain to clear and multi-player definitely could have been implemented better, but the shooting and dancing games are simple but zany fun and some of the other mini-games are so delightfully bizarre you really have to experience them.  The motion controls may have lost some of their appeal over these couple years but as it probably costs less than $20 now I would definitely recommend it, especially if you entertain company now and then.

The games in RRR2 looked a bit like overkill to me but I've yet to play it so can't so for sure.  Any comments on how essential the balance board is to enjoy TV Party?

started this game last nite,, played for about 3 hours straight..
sheer awesomeness...

using the balance board is very difficult to control because you end up oversteering and then overcountersteering and then (why do i sound like a driver's ed class film), but before each round you can choose if you want to use the board or just your wii controller.

im definitely getting the first 2 rabbids games after this...
there are also a bazillion different rabbid commercials on youtube, they need to produce a full length movie staring them...

...never in my life would i imagine i would wake up this morning with the song "ladies nite" in my head....

..I also started Twilight princess (came with my wii bundle) but got bored with it before i even got to the point where i encountered an enemy...

If anything, I'd say ditch the first two.  A slew of mini games with a thread-bare plot?  Fail.  (I know, I know, what about Warioware?)  The only really humorous mini game was the one where you have to slap the rabbid boy's choir for singing out of tune.

regardless of the game quality,, I would enjoy hours on end of rabbids just going BWAAHHHH...

To longhairmike, have a raving Christmas.

Watching rabbids going BWAAAHHH and acting stupid/insane, I don't really see ANY appeal in that, but apparently lots of other people do.
The idiotic rabbids themselves are quite a turnoff to me.

you, sir, are appalling for your lack of appreciation for all things bunny...
BWAH HUMBUG to you...

You forgot to explode yourself while saying that