Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Rayman 2: The Great Escape
PC cover art
Developer(s)Ubi Pictures
Ubi Studios (GBC)
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Director(s)Michel Ancel
Producer(s)Arnaud Carrette (DC)
Pauline Jacquey (N64)
Designer(s)Christophe Tribaut (DC)
Jean-Christophe Guyot
Serge Hascoët
Programmer(s)Yann Le Tensorer (N64, PC)
Fabien Bole-Feysot (DC)
Artist(s)
  • Michel Ancel
  • Florent Sacre
  • Paul Tumelaire
Writer(s)David Neiss
Michel Ancel
Composer(s)Eric Chevalier
Daniel Masson (N64)
SeriesRayman
EngineRenderWare (PS2)
Platform(s)
Release
29 October 1999
  • Nintendo 64
    • EU: 29 October 1999
    • NA: 9 November 1999
    • AU: 22 November 1999[1]
    Windows
    • EU: 29 October 1999
    • NA: 4 November 1999
    Dreamcast
    • EU: 16 March 2000
    • NA: 21 March 2000
    • JP: 23 March 2000
    • AU: 7 April 2000[2]
    PlayStation
    • EU: 8 September 2000
    • NA: 16 September 2000
    • AU: 2000
    PlayStation 2
    • EU: 22 December 2000
    • NA: 30 January 2001
    Game Boy Color
    • EU: 14 December 2001
    • NA: 1 January 2002
    Nintendo DS
    • EU: 11 March 2005
    • NA: 28 March 2005
    • AU: March 2005
    iOS
    • WW: 1 March 2010
    Nintendo 3DS
    • EU: 25 March 2011
    • NA: 27 March 2011
    • AU: 31 March 2011
Genre(s)Platform, action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a 1999 platform game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for the Nintendo 64, Windows, Dreamcast and PlayStation. The game centers on the titular character Rayman, who is tasked with saving the fantastical land of the Fairy Glade from an army of robotic pirates led by Admiral Razorbeard.

An enhanced port titled Rayman Revolution[a] was developed by Ubi Soft Annecy for the PlayStation 2. An alternative remake known as Rayman 2 Forever was developed by Ubi Studios for the Game Boy Color. Rayman 2 was critically acclaimed for its gameplay, graphics and accessibility.

  1. ^ "Archives November 1999: 19/11/99". Games Market. 19 November 1999. Archived from the original on 24 July 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Dreamcast Reviews & Game List". FutureGamez. Archived from the original on 31 July 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2024.


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