Legends is a better platformer than NSMBU imo but I just hate the character models in Rayman... I just cant get into looking at them, they just look weird... But from a pure platforming standpoint, Rayman is better

i think vita plays the same as wiiU.   you contol murphy and basically it plays as swipe up, tap here, swipe down, tickle a bad guy.   ...really, really bad.  worse yet, the touch is nerfed to wiiU's single touch input even though vita is multitouch.   laaaaaame.

if on consoles you control rayman it already sounds about 10,000% better...

I have not played New Super Mario Bros. U (I have played all the prequels) but it doesn't have the charm of Rayman Legends. There is so much variety packed in Legends from mini-games to unique music levels to fun platforming compared to the same-old that U has.

I have the PC version and it's great other than UbiSoft once again shoving their garbage UPlay DRM onto it. I might buy the PS4 version someday. I also have Rayman Origins, which Legends has some levels culled from as extras.

I haven't played NSMBU but Legends was better than the Wii and DS games. Rayman Origins is my personal favorite and one of the best 2D platformers ever made.

I would agree that New Luigi U had alot of "love" and attention put into it. It actually felt like the original Marios imo.

Rayman is very creative in terms of presentation and has better looking graphics, is better in multiplayer.
On the other hand Mario doesn't feels sterile, and multiplayer is a bit of a mess, still the game mechanics are more refined and level design is much better.
If you're looking for something fresh and you want to feel the sense of discovery and variety I would go with Rayman, if you're looking for good arcade-feel platforming I'll go with Mario.
Still Donkey Kong Country blows both of em' out in the water.

As someone said, the NSMB series is a disgrace to the Mario franchise. No feelings and plenty of rehashing.

IMO Rayman Legends is a worthy purchase and a great platformer;it also contains all the Origin levels if you didn't play the first. There are also daily/weekly challenge levels where you basically face off against everyone in the world to get a diamond/gold trophy. Although I must confess that I do miss the time trial challenges that were in Origins that are not present in Legends.

Rayman Legends is an excellent game! Go and get it, NOW!

I havent played Legends, but if Origins is any indication then yes its a great platformer.

I remember all the crazy praise rayman origins was getting a few years ago and thinking, there's no way the game is that good. Boy was I wrong. I used to think that SMB3 was the best thing ever, but this game beats it easily. I played 3d land recently and while it's good, I don't have nearly as much fun as with Rayman (Legends).

The last levels of each world/chapter are orgasmicly good. The music is incredible and they can be quite difficult in a good way.

Anyway, apart from the Murphy levels (whoever thought it'd be a good idea to include this character should be fired), the game is an absolute 10/10 for me. All sorts of amazing. Buy it!!!