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Rayman is a platform video game series created by Michel Ancel and owned by Ubisoft . The original " Rayman " was a 2D sprite - based platformer similar to those of the 16 - bit era . The series centers on a limbless humanoid named Rayman . "" moved the series into 3D , and added more variety to the gameplay with new actions such as being pulled through a marsh by a snake , riding a rocket , and the ability to temporarily swim in water . "" kept the same core platforming of " Rayman 2 ", but added timed power ups and had a bigger emphasis on combat . The ___MASK64___ entries in the series have remained similar to the sprite - based original in gameplay in that they are mostly 2D ; "" and "" are the only exceptions to this , as both are ports of " Rayman 2 ". MS - ___MASK13___ (; acronym for " Microsoft Disk Operating System ") is a discontinued operating system for x86 - based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft . It was the most commonly used member of the ___MASK13___ family of operating systems , and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s and the early 1990s , when it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface ( GUI ), in various generations of the graphical ___MASK46___ operating system by Microsoft Corporation . ___MASK98___ 95 ( codenamed Chicago ) is a consumer - oriented operating system developed by Microsoft . It was released on August 24 , 1995 , and was a significant improvement over the company ' s previous ___MASK13___ - based ___MASK98___ products . Silent Hunter III is a submarine simulation developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft . It was released for the ___MASK30___ on March 15 , 2005 . Like Silent Hunter II , it places the player in command of a German U - Boat during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II . Silent Hunter II is a World War II U - boat combat simulation from Ubisoft for ___MASK98___ 95 / 98 / ME . Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner , originally developed and published by Brøderbund , then the Learning Company , and currently Ubisoft . The franchise is built around a series of action - adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince . The first game in the series was designed by Mechner after the success of his previous game with Brøderbund , " Karateka ". The title was successful enough to spawn two sequels : the series has been rebooted twice since its acquisition by Ubisoft , and has been successful enough to warrant a , penned in part by Mechner and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2010 . Since its first remake of the " Prince of Persia ", the series has seen eight sequels on more than 10 different gaming platforms , from the ___MASK66___ to the PlayStation 3 . Silent Hunter is a World War II submarine combat simulation for MS - ___MASK13___ , developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations in 1996 . The game takes place in the Pacific War during World War II , the player commanding a submarine of the United States Navy . Most contemporary US submarines and Japanese warships are featured along with some generic merchant ships . A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer . As with book publishers or publishers of ___MASK34___ movies , video game publishers are responsible for their product ' s manufacturing and marketing , including market research and all aspects of advertising . Tom Clancy ' s Splinter Cell is a series of award - winning stealth video games , the first of which was released in 2002 , and their tie - in novels . The protagonist , Sam Fisher , is a highly trained agent of a fictional black - ops sub - division within the NSA , dubbed " Third Echelon ". The player controls Fisher to overcome his adversaries in levels ( created using Unreal Engine ) that were extended to emphasise light and darkness as gameplay elements . All the console and ___MASK30___ games in the series were critically acclaimed , and the series is commercially successful . The series , along with " Assassin ' s Creed ", is considered to be one of Ubisoft ' s flagship franchises , selling more than 31 million copies as of 2011 . Ubisoft Entertainment SA ( formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment Software until 2003 , commonly referred to as Ubisoft ) is a French multinational video game publisher , headquartered in Rennes , France . It is known for developing games for several acclaimed video game franchises including " Assassin ' s Creed ", " Far Cry ", " Tom Clancy ' s Ghost Recon ", " Just Dance ", " Rainbow Six ", " Prince of Persia ", " Rayman ", " Watch Dogs " and " Tom Clancy ' s Splinter Cell ".