Rayman 2 The Great Escape
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(Playstation - US, Platformer)
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Ubisoft
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Ubisoft
Released On:
01 Jan 2000
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Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a classic platformer that follows the adventures of Rayman and his friends as they try to stop the evil Mr. Dark from taking over their world. With the help of his companions Globox, Jean-Claude, and Murfy, Rayman must navigate through increasingly difficult levels, fighting off hordes of enemies and solving puzzles along the way.
The gameplay is fast-paced and action-packed, with an emphasis on precise platforming and timing. Players control Rayman as he jumps, dodges, and attacks his way through the levels, collecting power-ups and upgrading his abilities to become more powerful.
UPC-A:
3307212806312 (Netherlands)
Part #:
SLES-02906 (Netherlands)
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This is a platformer adventure game where players control Rayman, a guardian tasked with recovering the stolen Great Protoon and scattered Electoons to restore balance to his world. Players will traverse diverse environments, defeat various enemies and bosses, and overcome obstacles to achieve their goal.
Story
The Story of Rayman
In Rayman's world, nature and people live together in peace. The Great Protoon provides and maintains the harmony and balance in the world.
One fateful day, the evil Mister Dark steals the Great Protoon and defeats Betilla the Fairy as she tries to protect it! The Electoons who used to gravitate around it lose their natural stability and scatter all over the world!
In the now-unbalanced world, strange phenomena begin to occur; freaks and hostile characters appear, capturing every Electoon they can find! The disappearance of the Great Protoon also neutralized all of Betilla the Fairy's powers, and she needs time to regenerate her energy before she can help in any way.
Rayman, as a guardian of this world, must free the Electoons, recapture the Great Protoon from its mysterious kidnapper and reassemble them all to restore the world's harmony.
Enemies
In the different worlds of the game, you might meet the "bosses" more than once! Always be on the lookout for the Antitoons, Mister Dark's foot soldiers. They're small, but they're dangerous!
The Dream Forest
Rayman has to proceed through the jungle without ever falling into the swamp waters. He will come across hunters and explorers. This is where he meets Tarayzan, his first friend.
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Help Tarayzan get dressed and see what happens!
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The big boss is Moskito, a persistent giant mosquito.
Band Land
In a scene filled with clouds and slippery sheet music bars, Rayman must advance among music instruments (drums, maracas, cymbals...) and avoid wrong notes.
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Once he escapes from the trumpets, he will find himself face to face with the deafening Mister Sax.
Blue Mountains
Rayman has to move forward, avoiding rock avalanches and stone creatures. In these mountains, Rayman meets the Musician and helps him recover his lost guitar.
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The big boss to defeat is Mister Stone, a creature made of rock.
Picture City
This is the world of images, as well as the world of mirages. Once he walks across the stage of a small theater, Rayman comes across beings straight from a pirate movie or a science fiction film.
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In particular, he'll meet Space Mama, a tough cookie with a deadly rolling pin.
The Caves of Skops
This is a troubling underground world. Enter it through Joe the Extraterrestrial's cheerful snack shop.
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First, Rayman has to plug in his friend Joe's shop sign while avoiding the spiders.
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Then he must work his way around the stalactites in the cave to find the lair of Skops the Scorpion.
Candy Chateau
Welcome to the world of desserts where Mister Dark is hidden, guarded by clowns performing amazing stunts. But be careful, Mister Dark is diabolical!
Credits
Concept
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Michel Ancel & Frédéric Houde
Character Creation
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Alexandra Steible
Design
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Michel Ancel, Serge Hascoët with Bruno Bouvret, Sacha Gentilhomme, Michaël Guez, Christophe Thibaut
Animation
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Alexandra Steible with Kamal Aitmihoub, David Gilson, Sophie Esturgie, Jacques Exertié, Grégoire Pons, Véronique Rondello, Béatrice Sauterau, Philippe Vindolet, Christian Volckman
Background Creation
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Eric Pelatan, Sylvaine Jenny
Computer Graphics
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Jean-Christophe Alessandri, Sophie Ancel, Nicolas Bocquillon, Jean-Marc Geffroy, Laurent Rettig, Olivier Soleil
Programming
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Vincent Greco, Yann Le Tensorer, Daniel Palix with Olivier Couvreur, Pierrick Crepy, Antoine Dodens, Eric Donnat, Antonio Ferreira, Philippe Fuentes, Benoît Germain, Bertrand Helias, Frédéric Houde, Frédéric Laudet, François Mahieu, Cristian Mihalache, Sébastien Morin, Bogdan Radusi, Daniel Raviart, Olivier Rozier, Gilles Vanwalleghem
Sound Effects & Music
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Stephane Bellanger, Didier Lord with Sylvain Brunet, Nathalie Drouet, Dominique Dumont, Kamel Feunas, Rémy Gazel, Didier Léglise, Jean-Marc Lichtmann, Frédéric Louvre, Olivier Mortier, Frédéric Prados, Stéphane Ronse, René De Wael, Olaf Zalcman
Voices
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Chris Bénard, Emmanuelle Cosso, Douglas Rand, Steve Perkinson
Tests
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Serge Hascoët with Bruno Barone, Thomas Belmont, Nicolas Bocquillon, Bruno Bouvret, Christophe Cavelan, Gunther Galipot, Sacha Gentilhomme, Marc Gioan, Michaël Guez, Benoît Maáon, Lionel Rico, Emmanuel Texandier, Christophe Thibaut, Dorian Thibaut.
Project Management
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Agnès Haegel
Producer
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Ludimedia - Gérard Guillemot
Development
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Ubi Studios - Michel Guillemot
Publisher
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Ubi Soft - Yves Guillemot
Marketing (U.S.)
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Carrie Tice, Shannon Wolfe
Special thanks to the many others who worked on the project!
Controls
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L2 BUTTON
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SELECT BUTTON
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START BUTTON
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A BUTTON
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O BUTTON
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X BUTTON
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SQUARE BUTTON
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How to Play
The Basics
Rayman must free imprisoned Electoons to restore order to his world. Each level has a medallion with 6 empty spaces, corresponding to Electoon cages you need to find. Freeing a cage fills one space on the medallion.
To enter the Candy Chateau level, you must first free all Electoons in the first five worlds.
At the start, Rayman can walk, jump, hold onto vines, and crawl. As you progress, he gains new powers: a punching fist, the ability to hang onto platforms, a grabbing fist, running, and a special helicopter feature.
Betilla the Fairy grants these special powers. A brief explanation of how to use each new power will appear on screen when you acquire it.
Once acquired, a new power is useful throughout the rest of the game. You should backtrack to thoroughly explore levels you've already completed, as you may have missed surprises or areas you couldn't reach before.
At the beginning of each game, a map of Rayman's world is displayed. After completing a level, available paths are highlighted. Most of the time, you can choose between two directions.
The "normal" exit to any level is at its end, indicated by an exit sign. You can also exit the first stage of a level by going back through the entrance door. However, doing so will cause you to lose all items (Tings, special powers, etc.) picked up in that stage.
Starting the Game
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Insert your Rayman disk into your PlayStation game console.
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Press the "POWER" button.
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Pressing the "START" button on your controller moves you through pre-game screens and validates default options.
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To modify options, follow the instructions on each screen.
If you remain on the Rayman title screen without touching the controller, an automatic game demo will appear. You can stop it at any time and return to the title screen by pressing "X" or "START".
If you have a PlayStation Memory Card, you can choose to play a previously saved game, a new game, or use the password system to access a specific stage. See the "Saving the Game" section for more information.
If you do not have a Memory Card, you can choose between starting a new game from the beginning or using the password system to access a specific stage. See the "Saving the Game" section for more information.
Options Screen
At the Options screen, you can change the volume and sound effects, and modify the functions of your PlayStation controller buttons.
On most selection screens, pressing the "SELECT" button allows you to return to the Rayman title screen.
Information Screen
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Number of Tings
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Number of Lives
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Power Indicator Bar
Rayman's Abilities
From the start of the game, you can make Rayman crawl.
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Press "R" (1 or 2) to crawl to the right.
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Press "L" (1 or 2) to crawl to the left.
There are two types of powers: permanent powers and temporary powers. Permanent powers are distributed by Betilla the Fairy.
Telescopic Fist
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Press "()" to send off the fist.
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The longer you keep the button pressed, the further the fist will go.
Hanging onto Platforms
When Rayman jumps or falls, he automatically hangs onto nearby platforms.
Helicopter
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Press "X" to jump.
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Press "X" again to slow your descent with your helicopter blades.
Running
This power-up allows you to move faster and build up speed to jump further.
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To activate it, press "()" while you're walking.
Grabbing Fist
Thanks to this power, Rayman can hang onto and swing on flying rings. The grabbing fist also allows him to pull bonus icons towards himself.
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Same button as the telescopic fist "()".
Rayman's other friends give him temporary powers.
Magic Seed
Tarayzan gives Rayman a magic seed, which grows into a plant immediately.
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To grow plants, press "()".
Super Helicopter
This power is yours when the Musician gives you the magic.
Improving Your Game
Tings
If Rayman picks up one hundred Tings, he gains an extra life. Tings can also be used to pay the magician for access to bonus stages. Be careful: when Rayman dies, he loses all collected Tings.
Continues
If you lose your last life, a Continue allows you to restart the game from the last level played with a credit of four lives. The Continue screen appears after Rayman dies for the last time.
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To use a Continue, you must ring the alarm clock (by pressing any button on the controller) to awaken Rayman before he staggers to the "Game Over" sign.
The Magician
He is hidden away in the scenery. With his help, Rayman can enter secret worlds. In these bonus stages, your skill and rapidity will allow you to earn Tings or a bonus life. This magic stunt costs 10 Tings.
Please Note:
You will gain a bonus life if you manage to get a perfect score in the bonus map. This means you will have to get all the Tings within a certain time limit. If you achieve this perfect score, the bonus map will then be available at no charge, but there will be no more bonus lives.
The Photographer
He is there to immortalize your feats! When you lose a life, you start again in the last place where he took a picture of you.
Tips & Maps
RAYMAN'S POWERS
Rayman can activate a super-helicopter power by pressing 'X' to fly, and pressing 'X' multiple times to go higher. This power may also be useful for interacting with sharp spinning blades in the Blue Mountain world.
FIREFLY
Joe the Extraterrestrial gives Rayman this power to light up dark regions. The firefly follows Rayman's punching fist, so throwing his fist out lights the path ahead.
FLYING BLUE ELVES
These creatures allow Rayman to shrink in size to pass through narrow passages. Walk up to one to become small, and walk up to it or another one to return to normal size.
POWERS
These symbolize Rayman's energy reserves; he starts with three and can gain or lose them. Running out of power results in losing a life, with different power-ups providing varying amounts of energy points.
LIVES
Look for lives as they are useful when facing enemies.
SPEED-UPS
These increase the speed of Rayman's punching fist, with three different speeds available.
THE GOLDEN FIST
This increases the power of Rayman's blows, but its power and exceptional speed are lost each time Rayman is hit by an enemy.
SAVING THE GAME
If you don't have a PlayStation Memory Card, you receive a password at Save spots on the map after finishing a stage, which saves your progress including lives, continues, permanent powers, and accessible stages. If you have a PlayStation Memory Card, you can save your game at Save spots on the world map, with the option to confirm overwriting a previous save or to receive a password instead, but games started with a password cannot be saved to the Memory Card.
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