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The game appears to have been originally titled ''Rayman 2: The Door to Great Power'' (French: ''La Porte du Grand Pouvoir'').<ref>The sketch for the E3 1999 stand for the game shown on page 47 of ''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'' clearly reads "du grand pouvoir", and the E3 Atlanta 1998 Digital Press Kit states that the game's story revolved around a magic soup that would "open the doors to great power".</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1548591#p1548591</ref>

In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous pirates to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the pirates, mentioning a "mysterious robot pirate guild".<ref>''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9, page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".

In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]], mentioning a "mysterious [[Robo-Pirate|robot pirate]] guild".<ref name="press_kit_en">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9, page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref><ref name="video_game_guide">电脑游戏攻略, issue 11 (November 1999), pages 30-31, https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1497673#p1497673</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".<ref name="press_kit_en"></ref> Some sources, possibly from a later development stage, only mention the need to find "the keys to the door of great power".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref>

It appears that the ingredients were eventually replaced with the [[Four Masks of Polokus]], who himself replaced the "great power", being no longer a simple magician but the god of the [[Glade of Dreams]]. While the idea of [[Rayman]] and his friends being trapped in a circus was scrapped from the final game, it was eventually revisited in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'' through [[Rigatoni]]'s flying circus.

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Some of the characters had different names or spellings in the game's early development stages: [[Globox]] was Globber, [[Razorbeard]] was Razorface, [[Polokus]] was Polochus (or Pollochus) the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were the Smalbeings and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s were the Red Rum.

~~In terms of gameplay, pre-release screenshots and footage show that level designs underwent significant evolution. The HUD was at one point drastically different to the one seen~~ in the final game~~. A video showing an early version of~~ the ~~Nintendo 64 version reveals an unused area most likely located in~~ [[the ~~Prison Ship~~]]~~. It closely resembles~~ the ~~alternative path that can be taken in the same level to fill up~~ [[Rayman]]~~'s health~~.<ref>~~YouTube.com~~, ~~Unused area https://www~~.~~youtube.com/watch?v~~=~~rCZ10RrA_5Q~~</ref> ~~Other trailers show more open levels suggesting ''~~Rayman ~~2'' was at one point going~~ to ~~go in a more non-linear direction~~.<ref>~~YouTube.com, Early trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KujjiLYaW8~~</ref>

Just like Globox can use his [[Rain Dance]] in the final game to harm the [[Robo-Pirate]]s, [[Rayman]]'s other friends would also have used their abilities to help him progress through the levels: [[Polokus|Polochus]] the Magician could levitate stones and draw water from ponds, [[Clark]] could grab [[Rayman]] and throw him and [[Ly]] could immobilize characters and objects.<ref name="press_kit_it"></ref> Alternatively, it is stated that the Magician, as the first companion [[Rayman]] would have had to save, would have appeared on every map to upgrade the power of his "invincible flying fist".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref> [[Rayman]] would also have gained the ability to see through walls near the end of the game.<ref name="press_kit_it"></ref> Additionally, a demo for the game features a functional [[telescopic fist]] ability, a power scrapped from the final game and replaced with the [[magic fist]].

~~Just like Globox can use his~~ [[~~Rain Dance~~]] in the ~~final game~~ to ~~harm the~~ [[~~Robo-Pirate~~]]s, [[Rayman]]'~~s other friends would also have used their abilities to help him progress through the levels~~: ~~[[Polokus|Polochus]] the Magician could levitate stones and draw water from ponds, [[Clark]] could grab [[Rayman]] and throw him and [[Ly]] could immobilize characters and objects~~. [[Rayman~~]] would also have gained the ability~~ to ~~see through walls near the end of the game~~.<ref ~~name~~=~~"press_kit_it">~~</ref> ~~A demo for the game also features a functional [[telescopic fist]] ability, a power scrapped from the final game and replaced with the [[magic fist]].~~

Pre-release screenshots and footage show that level designs underwent significant evolution. A video showing an early version of the Nintendo 64 version reveals an unused area most likely located in [[the Prison Ship]]. It closely resembles the alternative path that can be taken in the same level to fill up [[Rayman]]'s health.<ref>YouTube (via archive.org), ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape (N64) - Beta Prison Ship level part'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCZ10RrA_5Q</ref> Other trailers show more open levels suggesting ''Rayman 2'' was at one point going to go in a more non-linear direction.<ref>YouTube, ''Rayman 2 Trailer'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KujjiLYaW8</ref>

At one point [[Purple Lum]]s were going to have a completely different design resembling the other [[Lum]]s seen in the game.<ref>YouTube~~.com~~, ~~Interview~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_UYduONuA</ref> Texture hacking also led to the discovery of more pre-release elements, such as a third red coloured [[Magic Sphere]] and its pyramid base.

The HUD was at one point drastically different to the one seen in the final game. [[Purple Lum]]s were going to have a completely different design resembling the other [[Lum]]s seen in the game.<ref>YouTube, ''Rayman 2 The Great Escape - developer's interview (1998, FR with ENG subs) N64/PS1/PS2/Dreamcast/PC'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_UYduONuA</ref> Texture hacking also led to the discovery of more pre-release elements, such as a third red-coloured [[Magic Sphere]] and its pyramid base.

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 The game appears to have been originally titled ''Rayman 2: The Door to Great Power'' (French: ''La Porte du Grand Pouvoir'').<ref>The sketch for the E3 1999 stand for the game shown on page 47  of ''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'' clearly reads "du grand pouvoir", and the E3 Atlanta 1998 Digital Press Kit states that the game's story revolved around a magic soup that would "open the doors to great power".</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1548591#p1548591</ref>
-In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous pirates to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the pirates, mentioning a "mysterious robot pirate guild".<ref>''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9,  page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".
+In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]], mentioning a "mysterious [[Robo-Pirate|robot pirate]] guild".<ref name="press_kit_en">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9, page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref><ref name="video_game_guide">电脑游戏攻略, issue 11 (November 1999), pages 30-31, https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1497673#p1497673</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".<ref name="press_kit_en"></ref> Some sources, possibly from a later development stage, only mention the need to find "the keys to the door of great power".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref>
 It appears that the ingredients were eventually replaced with the [[Four Masks of Polokus]], who himself replaced the "great power", being no longer a simple magician but the god of the [[Glade of Dreams]]. While the idea of [[Rayman]] and his friends being trapped in a circus was scrapped from the final game, it was eventually revisited in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'' through [[Rigatoni]]'s flying circus.
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 Some of the characters had different names or spellings in the game's early development stages: [[Globox]] was Globber, [[Razorbeard]] was Razorface, [[Polokus]] was Polochus (or Pollochus) the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were the Smalbeings and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s were the Red Rum.
-In terms of gameplay, pre-release screenshots and footage show that level designs underwent significant evolution. The HUD was at one point drastically different to the one seen in the final game. A video showing an early version of the Nintendo 64 version reveals an unused area most likely located in [[the Prison Ship]]. It closely resembles the alternative path that can be taken in the same level to fill up [[Rayman]]'s health.<ref>YouTube.com, Unused area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCZ10RrA_5Q</ref> Other trailers show more open levels suggesting ''Rayman 2'' was at one point going to go in a more non-linear direction.<ref>YouTube.com, Early trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KujjiLYaW8</ref>
+Just like Globox can use his [[Rain Dance]] in the final game to harm the [[Robo-Pirate]]s, [[Rayman]]'s other friends would also have used their abilities to help him progress through the levels: [[Polokus|Polochus]] the Magician could levitate stones and draw water from ponds, [[Clark]] could grab [[Rayman]] and throw him and [[Ly]] could immobilize characters and objects.<ref name="press_kit_it"></ref> Alternatively, it is stated that the Magician, as the first companion [[Rayman]] would have had to save, would have appeared on every map to upgrade the power of his "invincible flying fist".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref> [[Rayman]] would also have gained the ability to see through walls near the end of the game.<ref name="press_kit_it"></ref> Additionally, a demo for the game features a functional [[telescopic fist]] ability, a power scrapped from the final game and replaced with the [[magic fist]].
-Just like Globox can use his [[Rain Dance]] in the final game to harm the [[Robo-Pirate]]s, [[Rayman]]'s other friends would also have used their abilities to help him progress through the levels: [[Polokus|Polochus]] the Magician could levitate stones and draw water from ponds, [[Clark]] could grab [[Rayman]] and throw him and [[Ly]] could immobilize characters and objects. [[Rayman]] would also have gained the ability to see through walls near the end of the game.<ref name="press_kit_it"></ref> A demo for the game also features a functional [[telescopic fist]] ability, a power scrapped from the final game and replaced with the [[magic fist]].
+Pre-release screenshots and footage show that level designs underwent significant evolution. A video showing an early version of the Nintendo 64 version reveals an unused area most likely located in [[the Prison Ship]]. It closely resembles the alternative path that can be taken in the same level to fill up [[Rayman]]'s health.<ref>YouTube (via archive.org), ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape (N64) - Beta Prison Ship level part'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCZ10RrA_5Q</ref> Other trailers show more open levels suggesting ''Rayman 2'' was at one point going to go in a more non-linear direction.<ref>YouTube, ''Rayman 2 Trailer'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KujjiLYaW8</ref>
-At one point [[Purple Lum]]s were going to have a completely different design resembling the other [[Lum]]s seen in the game.<ref>YouTube.com, Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_UYduONuA</ref> Texture hacking also led to the discovery of more pre-release elements, such as a third red coloured [[Magic Sphere]] and its pyramid base.
+The HUD was at one point drastically different to the one seen in the final game. [[Purple Lum]]s were going to have a completely different design resembling the other [[Lum]]s seen in the game.<ref>YouTube, ''Rayman 2 The Great Escape - developer's interview (1998, FR with ENG subs) N64/PS1/PS2/Dreamcast/PC'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_UYduONuA</ref> Texture hacking also led to the discovery of more pre-release elements, such as a third red-coloured [[Magic Sphere]] and its pyramid base.
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