Rayman 2 (iOS): Difference between revisions

| name = Rayman 2

| image = [[File:Raymanios2.jpeg|center|125px]]

| developed by = [[Ubisoft]], [[Gameloft]]

| release date = 1st March 2010<ref>Twitter, @Gameloft, https://twitter.com/gameloft/status/9829880108</ref>

| platforms = iOS 3-11

'''''Rayman 2''''' is a port of the Sega Dreamcast version of [[Rayman 2|the game with the same name]] for iOS devices. The game was published by [[Gameloft]] on the App Store in 2010. In 2013 the game was removed from the App Store for unknown reasons. It is still downloadable under the Purchases tab for people who have previously downloaded it.

It is directly based on the Sega Dreamcast version of the game and includes all of the audio, graphical and aesthetic changes made to that version. However, all minigames and bonus games, including [[Bonus level (Rayman 2)|baby Globox racing]], have been removed, presumably to limit the file size. In addition, minor glitches exclusive to the release exist:

*Music looping is noticeable as there is a short delay before the track restarts again. This is glaringly obvious on the main menu and [[the Isle of Doors]].

*Music sometimes loops in inappropriate places, such as the victory music after defeating a Guardian. It also sometimes fails to stop at the proper time.

*The 2D [[mushroom]]s that can be seen in [[the Woods of Light]] and other forested locations do not billboard properly in the iOS version. Rotating the camera around them reveals them to be impossibly thin 2D objects, and one side of the [[mushroom]]s looks different and much smaller than the other side. In other versions of the game, the large side is always facing the camera.

*[[Globox Village]] has been removed. However, the level geometry itself stays the same, so the ledge used to access it still exists, along with the [[Stone of Thought|hint stone]] that explains [[Purple Lum]]s. The [[Purple Lum]] itself is absent and the [[Stone of Thought|hint stone]] does not function.

*The original release of the game included a glitch that caused the first switch at [[the Fairy Glade]] to be non-functional, barring the player's progress. This only happened on devices running iOS 4, and an update was released to fix it.

*On [[the Isle of Doors]], the player can hold down the enter button and move [[Rayman]] to another level; if the button is released at the right time, [[Rayman]] will not enter any level, but the camera will stay fixed where the camera was first held down. [[Rayman]] can explore [[the Isle of Doors]] without the camera following him.

*[[The Knowledge of the World]] is accessed through the Help menu instead of using a button. As such, it cannot be accessed in-game. Oddly, [[Rayman]] can access all of the information at the start, rendering the collection of [[Yellow Lum]]s essentially useless.

*The Gauntlet [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheat]] from the Dreamcast version (revealed in the [[Tomb of the Ancients secret|Tomb of the Ancients secret area]]) can be used on the iOS version, though no text flashes across the screen.

*The intro uses the same voice for [[Ly]] as from the PlayStation version, rather than the male voice used in the Dreamcast version.

As it was released relatively early to the App Store, it is compatible with all iOS devices, including the original iPhone and iPod touch, below iOS 11. However, it does not feature native iPad or Retina support (though the game can be forced to render at the Retina resolution using the jailbreak tweak Retinasizer). For proper performance, an iPod touch 2G or better is recommended; an A5 device (iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5G, iPad 2) reaches a solid 60FPS, even at the upscaled resolution.

 

Due to being a 32-bit app, the game is not compatible with iOS versions above iOS 11.

 

In 2018 it was discovered that the composer Alexandre Jacob was originally tasked with recomposing the game's soundtrack due to a misunderstanding with using the original soundtrack by [[Éric Chevalier]].<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Scrapped OST for Rayman 2 iOS'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=26054</ref> When asked about this new version of the soundtrack, Jacob posted an example of the music played during the intro sequence to the game.<ref>YouTube (via archive.org), ''Rayman 2 (rescore) cutscene jail (Alexandre Jacob)'', https://web.archive.org/web/20201109165635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XvNed7nHsg</ref>

 

A free [[List of Rayman demos|demo]] of the game was released on the App Store along with the paid, full version. It allowed the player to play up until the end of [[the Woods of Light]]. Interestingly, it also includes the [[Lift|Lift minigame]] from the Sega Dreamcast version, which is not accessible in the full version. This version has since been removed from the App Store.

 

R2-iOS-Whale-Bay.jpg|[[Whale Bay]].

R2-iOS-Fairy-Glade.jpg|[[The Fairy Glade]].

R2-iOS-Escape.jpg|thumb|The escape from the ''[[Buccaneer]]''.

R2-iOS-Marshes-of-Awakening.jpg|[[The Marshes of Awakening]].

R2-iOS-Sanctuary-of-Stone-and-Fire.jpg|[[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]].

 

=== Screenshots from the full version ===

Rayman2iOS.png|The main menu.

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bwIulkm4fQ Gameloft teaser]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMngKtcINa0 iOS trailer]

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