Id say in terms of actual production value Rayman is better than NSMB (which is the worst and cheapest mario platforming series ever)
Of course the game lacks mario powerups (because of that most platformers are boring IMHO) but when you play it on WiiU it somewhat nullifies that flaw with stuff you have to move etc. So its not just jumping and jumping etc.
It can also be a pretty fast paced game which is fun (NSMB is slow compared to it and the old mario games)
The levels are also pretty different so its not more of the same all the time. And well the visuals are great.
Do you like DKCR? If yes then you will probably also like Rayman. If not then I am not so sure chances are you will still like it like I do.
I dont really like DKCR alot because its just running jumping and some sort of PRESS BUTTON AT CORRECT MOMENT TO NOT DIE WHEN FIRED FROM A BARREL etc.
(I dunno how to call it lol RTE/RTM? right time event/moment?lol)
I miss the block/coin/powerups from Mario. But the "obstacles" you have to move, the speed and the gameplay variety is enough to keep me entertained.
I dunno if this will be of any use for you xD
