A Short History[]
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| The original box art for Rayman 2. | |
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| Publisher | Ubisoft |
| Developers | Michel Ancel and Serge Hascoët |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Platformer |
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| Release Date | October 29th, 1999 |
| Platforms | Playstation, Playstation 2, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PC, 3DS, iOS. |
Rayman 2: The great escape, released on October 29th, 1999. It's an Action/Platformer game, and the second game in the Rayman series. It's the best game of the series, according to fans. Unlike the first game, it's in 3D, and has had several re-releases since, due to fans. The most recent being on the 3DS.
Plot[]
The plot is quite dark compared to other games of the series: Rayman has been kidnapped and has lost his abilities, and must escape from Cpt. Razorbeards flying ship and robot army. The heart of the world has been split into 1000 yellow lums, which Rayman must collect to access new levels and abilities. He also must revive Polokus, the 'god' of their world. At the end of the game, Rayman defeats Razorbeard and is supposedly dead, but makes a comeback and the credits roll.
Powers[]
Some abilities are:
Lum Shot: Rayman shoots a lum to attack. This is later upgraded to be chargeable.
Helicopter Hair: Using this, Rayman can glide and, in 1 level only, fly upwards with his hair.
Lum Swing: If you shoot a Purple Lum, you'll swing from it. Jump to get back off of it.
Characters[]
Rayman makes new acquaintances too. Some are:
Globox: Raymans best friend. He can withstand a lot of attack, yet is still quite coward.
Ly the Fairy: Ly is 1 of the most powerful in the world, and gives Rayman powers once he frees her.
Polokus: Practically 'God' in this world. He must be revived with the 4 masks to help Rayman save the day.
Captain Razorbeard: Rayman's new enemy. He took over, and it's up to Rayman to stop him!
Clark the Giant: A giant person who was created to carve mountains. He is also Rayman's good friend.
The Grand Minimus: The Grand Minimus is a group of four Teensies who are the king of all Teensies.
Trivia[]
- The game was originally supposed to be a 2D side-scroller like the first game, Rayman.
- Bzzt from the first game makes a cameo near the start, and Moskito makes a cameo in the PS2 version.
- Rayman's hair used to be split into 3 waves, but now there's only two.
- There were 999 lums after Razorbeard ate one, but there's a hidden area where you can find the 1000th lum.
- This was the first game that lums was used in. In Rayman Origins they're used as currency.
- The only English Rayman speaks is "Hey!" and "Stop!". The rest is gibberish or a name.
- The pirate ship in the game is later found in Rayman Origins, being ridden by a Livingstone and Ales.
- In the PS2 version, there's a boss named Chenille. Chenille is the French word for Caterpillar.
Game series timeline[]
- In 1995, Rayman was created for the Sony PlayStation. It sold thousands of copies worldwide.
- In 1999, Rayman 2: The Great Escape was created. It was originally supposed to be 2D, like its predecessor.
- In 2000, Rayman Junior, a game for younger children, was made to help make learning 100% more Rayman.
- In 2001, Rayman M/Arena was released. It was the first Rayman racing game.
- In 2003, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc was made. Considered by some fans the best in the series.
- In 2005, a handheld sequel to Rayman 3 was released, called Hoodlum's Revenge. It was on the GBA.
- In 2006, Rayman Raving Rabbids made its debut. A fun and addictive party game, and the first appearance of the Rabbids.
- In 2007, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 was made. Funner than the original, in most opinions.
- In 2008, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party was made. It was different from the first two games gameplay-wise.
- For three long years, Rayman was shoved out of the way for billions of games which were Rabbid only. Until...
- In 2011, Rayman Origins was released. It played alot like the first two games, and has no Rabbids.
- In 2012, Rayman Jungle Run was made for iOS. It was based loosely off of Rayman Origins.
- In 2013, Rayman Legends was released. Like Rayman Origins, it was much like the first games, with no Rabbids.