In the leak on Twitter, published by user several shots and clips were published, showing unfinished missions and environments, a source code editor, and some of the character models for what would have become Rayman 4. There was a brief trailer released for Rayman 4, and it was subsequently revealed that much of the content produced for Rayman 4 was re-used by Ubisoft in Rayman Raving Rabbids. Rayman 4 was cancelled after just a few months in development but it ultimately mutated into Rayman Raving Rabbids. For years, dribs and drabs have slipped out into the ether, such as the odd bit of concept art, 3D rendering, or animation, but this is effectively the entire project sitting out there for anybody to now consume. Now, according to one user on Twitter and an archived 4Chan post, it seems that the entire source code, the editor, and assets for the original Rayman 4 project have leaked online. It was worked on by Phoenix Studio, a development studio that closed way back in 2009, but it was ultimately scrapped with very little meaningful work having been done.
Players would have been able to get Rayman riding mounts, too, as shown in some images pulled from the canceled game and published to Twitter.In 2005, the first Rayman game to not be developed by Ubisoft entered development, with the project lasting a grand total of four months. For one, players would have been able to explore a level called "Sphincter Cell" - an obvious parody of Ubisoft's Splinter Cell stealth series, and a display of the crude humor that was so prevalent in the mid-2000s. But, it's still cool to see what could have been had Ubisoft moved forward with Phoenix Studio's vision for Rayman 4 instead of the Rayman Raving Rabbids that was released instead. What does this mean for fans, then? Well, for most without the necessary technical skills to make use of the source code and its accompanying editor, not much. RELATED: 5 Ubisoft Games That Needs a Series Reboot How this leak has come about isn't yet known, but Twitter user has shared some findings from the leak, which will no doubt come as a nice little early Christmas present for the hardcore Rayman fans out there. Today, the source code for Rayman 4 has leaked online, along with the editing tools. Back in the early 2000s, Ubisoft and Phoenix Studio began development on Rayman 4, only for the project to be scrapped after a few months of work.
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