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* [[The Marshes of Awakening]] - originally the Marshes of the Awakening and the Marshlands of Awakening | * [[The Marshes of Awakening]] - originally the Marshes of the Awakening and the Marshlands of Awakening | ||
* [[The Fairy Glade]] - originally the Fairy's Glade (the early name is used in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'') | * [[The Fairy Glade]] - originally the Fairy's Glade (the early name is used in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'') | ||
* [[The Canopy]] - | * [[The Canopy]] - originally the Wilderness | ||
* [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] - originally the Sanctuary of Lava and Fire | * [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] - originally the Sanctuary of Lava and Fire | ||
* [[The Precipice]] - originally the Great Rift | * [[The Precipice]] - originally the Great Rift | ||
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In early versions of the story from various sources, there are mentions of an interglactic circus or zoo as one of the main elements of the plot: | In early versions of the story from various sources, there are mentions of an interglactic circus or zoo as one of the main elements of the plot: | ||
* In [[Ubisoft | * In [[Ubisoft]]'s preview of their E3 1998 showcase, the plot of ''[[Rayman 2]]'' is described as such: "[[Rayman]] escapes an intergalactic zoo and needs the powers of his still-imprisoned friends to open the doors to Great Power."<ref>Ubisoft, ''E3'', https://web.archive.org/web/19980524022146/http://www.ubisoft.com/e398_index.html</ref> | ||
* In the E3 1998 Press Release, the plot is further elaborated upon. "In Rayman 2, our whirling-dervish hero Rayman confronts his wackiest adventure ever when Robot pirates imprison him and his friends in a strange intergalactic zoo. Rayman escapes, but must free his friends and collect all the ingredients for a miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power. Only then will the mysterious robot pirate guild be defeated." The press release also mentions that the [[Magician]] would be the one to give Rayman his powers; [[Ly]], who gives Rayman his abilities in the final game, is said to help with her "dexterity. | * In the E3 1998 Press Release, the plot is further elaborated upon. "In ''[[Rayman 2]]'', our whirling-dervish hero [[Rayman]] confronts his wackiest adventure ever when [[Robo-Pirate|Robot pirates]] imprison him and his friends in a strange intergalactic zoo. [[Rayman]] escapes, but must free his friends and collect all the ingredients for a miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power. Only then will the mysterious robot pirate guild be defeated." The press release also mentions that the [[Magician]] would be the one to give [[Rayman]] his powers; [[Ly]], who gives [[Rayman]] his abilities in the final game, is said to help with her "dexterity".<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> | ||
* In an interview with Pauline Jacquey and [[Michel Ancel]], it is mentioned that the [[Robo-Pirate]]s intended to sell the inhabitants they capture to an inter-galactic circus.<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref> | * In an interview with Pauline Jacquey and [[Michel Ancel]], it is mentioned that the [[Robo-Pirate]]s intended to sell the inhabitants they capture to an inter-galactic circus.<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref> | ||
* In a press release from May 13, 1999, the game is described as "an adventure to rescue [[Rayman]]’s friends from an intergalactic circus".<ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref> | * In a press release from May 13, 1999, the game is described as "an adventure to rescue [[Rayman]]’s friends from an intergalactic circus".<ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref> | ||
* In a ''[[Rayman 2]]'' pre-order form that could be obtained from the ''[[Rayman Activity Centre|Rayman Activity Center]]'' box (and also from one of the PC demos<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1438733#p1438733</ref>), it is mentioned that: "The Mysterious Guild considers [[Rayman]] to be the ideal specimen to display in its intergalactic zoo of rare species". The text also mentions that [[Rayman]]'s friends became the target of "Operation Kidnap", "the Guild's plan to fill its zoo with the universe's peace-loving residents". Similar information appeared in the official ''[[Rayman 2]]'' website, however the "intergalactic zoo" was replaced with an "intergalactic circus".<ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000525161633/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/bad/rayman2_txt.html</ref> | * In a ''[[Rayman 2]]'' pre-order form that could be obtained from the ''[[Rayman Activity Centre|Rayman Activity Center]]'' box (and also from one of the PC demos<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1438733#p1438733</ref>), it is mentioned that: "The Mysterious Guild considers [[Rayman]] to be the ideal specimen to display in its intergalactic zoo of rare species". The text also mentions that [[Rayman]]'s friends became the target of "Operation Kidnap", "the Guild's plan to fill its zoo with the universe's peace-loving residents". Similar information appeared in the official ''[[Rayman 2]]'' website, however the "intergalactic zoo" was replaced with an "intergalactic circus".<ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000525161633/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/bad/rayman2_txt.html</ref> | ||
* In an interview with Ubisoft (by the IGN staff), it is mentioned that the mysterious guild recruited the [[Robo-Pirate]]s to capture rare species from [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's planet]] and create an intergalactic zoo.<ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> However, in another part of the official ''[[Rayman 2]]'' website, a text can be found that describes the Mysterious Guild and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s as one single entity, that intended to sell the inhabitants of [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's planet]] to an intergalactic circus.<ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref> | * In an interview with [[Ubisoft]] (by the IGN staff), it is mentioned that the mysterious guild recruited the [[Robo-Pirate]]s to capture rare species from [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's planet]] and create an intergalactic zoo.<ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> However, in another part of the official ''[[Rayman 2]]'' website, a text can be found that describes the Mysterious Guild and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s as one single entity, that intended to sell the inhabitants of [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's planet]] to an intergalactic circus.<ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website, https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref> | ||
* In the back cover of the first edition of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'', the following text is displayed prominently: "There's more than one way out of this circus!". | * In the back cover of the first edition of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'', the following text is displayed prominently: "There's more than one way out of this circus!". | ||
* The intergalactic circus was also mentioned in magazines<ref>Club Nintendo, No. 09, pg. 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref> and even in box art from one of the first canadian releases of the game.<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref> | * The intergalactic circus was also mentioned in magazines<ref>Club Nintendo, No. 09, pg. 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref> and even in box art from one of the first canadian releases of the game.<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref> | ||
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== Press kits == | == Press kits == | ||
=== [[Ubisoft]] Entertainment: Digital Press Kit: E3 Atlanta 1998 === | === [[Ubisoft]] Entertainment: Digital Press Kit: E3 Atlanta 1998 === | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOgtLRdYgt9OG26PfMQFkyu2JzPWjIRI Videos - gameplay clips and interviews] | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOgtLRdYgt9OG26PfMQFkyu2JzPWjIRI Videos - gameplay clips and interviews] | ||
* [https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/6/6e/IntwR2Eng.pdf Interview] | * [https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/6/6e/IntwR2Eng.pdf Interview] | ||
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=== ECTS 1998 [[Ubi Soft]] Entertainment Press Kit (Europe) === | === ECTS 1998 [[Ubi Soft]] Entertainment Press Kit (Europe) === | ||
[https://youtu.be/c---KV_p5vs Promotional Video] | [https://youtu.be/c---KV_p5vs Promotional Video] | ||
==== Logo ==== | ==== Logo ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
R2 Press Kit - Logo.png | R2 Press Kit - Logo.png | ||
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==== Screenshots ==== | ==== Screenshots ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
Ray2-1.JPG | Ray2-1.JPG | ||
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==== Team ==== | ==== Team ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
Team1.JPG | Team1.JPG | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==== Work in process ==== | ==== Work in process ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
WipRay1.JPG | WipRay1.JPG | ||
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=== [[Ubisoft]] Digital Press Kit 99 U.S.A./North America (USA) === | === [[Ubisoft]] Digital Press Kit 99 U.S.A./North America (USA) === | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOgtLRdYgt9lMkKcbUtiE8zT9gJn3s_z Videos - trailer and Q&A] | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHOgtLRdYgt9lMkKcbUtiE8zT9gJn3s_z Videos - trailer and Q&A] | ||
* [https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/b/b2/Rayman_2_Interview_1999.pdf Interview] | * [https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/b/b2/Rayman_2_Interview_1999.pdf Interview] | ||
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Screen4.jpg | Screen4.jpg | ||
RaymanLy001.jpg | RaymanLy001.jpg | ||
Rayman2 screen friends600.jpg | |||
Story illus 04.jpg | |||
Rayman 2 Press Kit - WIP 4.jpg | |||
VigLoadMisc04.jpg | VigLoadMisc04.jpg | ||
Ray2pc lava.JPG | Ray2pc lava.JPG | ||
Ray2pc pirate.JPG | |||
Ray2pc Polok.JPG | |||
Ray2pc Ptizetres.JPG | |||
Ray2pc pursuit sbire.JPG | |||
Ray2pc pursuit.JPG | |||
Ray2pc Rayman.JPG | |||
Ray2pc rayman1.JPG | |||
Ray2pc raymanMagic.JPG | |||
Raypc ski.JPG | |||
R2 Press Kit - whale.jpg | R2 Press Kit - whale.jpg | ||
R2 Press Kit - Snap0013.jpg | R2 Press Kit - Snap0013.jpg | ||
R2 Press Kit - Snap0060.png | R2 Press Kit - Snap0060.png | ||
Rayman2cover.jpg|A slightly earlier cover than [[:File: | Rayman2cover.jpg|A slightly earlier cover than [[:File:Rayman 2 - Box Art.png|the final version]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== ''Rayman 2'' - The Great Escape (USA) (Digital Press Kit) === | === ''Rayman 2'' - The Great Escape (USA) (Digital Press Kit) === | ||
==== Screenshots ==== | ==== Screenshots ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
R2 Press Kit - Cover.png | R2 Press Kit - Cover.png | ||
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R2 Press Kit - Snap0174.png | R2 Press Kit - Snap0174.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - tonneau2.JPG | R2 Press Kit - tonneau2.JPG | ||
R2 Press Kit - | R2 Press Kit - W00 baleine.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - | R2 Press Kit - W00 bastion.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - | R2 Press Kit - W00 fight.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - | R2 Press Kit - W00 sbire.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - L30nenuph.png | R2 Press Kit - L30nenuph.png | ||
R2 Press Kit - L30sbire.png | R2 Press Kit - L30sbire.png | ||
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==== Sketches ==== | ==== Sketches ==== | ||
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="240px" heights="180px"> | ||
Story2.jpg|Storyboard for opening cinematic. | Story2.jpg|Storyboard for opening cinematic. | ||
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===HUD=== | ===HUD=== | ||
<div><ul> | <div><ul> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:BBGlobox Icon.jpg|frame|none|Oddly enough this doesn't appear in [[the Fairy Glade]] during the [[baby Globox]] dialogue.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Janochapo ico nz.jpg|frame|none|Due to [[Jano]] not having a health bar, this isn't shown during the battle against him.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Encar trappe2 anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Cam banjo nz.jpg|frame|none|An unused camera icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Nocam ico nz.jpg|frame|none|An unused camera icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Coeur anu.png|frame|none|A beta health icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Bulle-anu.png|frame|none|A beta breath icon.]] </li> | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Bulle-anu.png|frame|none|A beta breath icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Boul energy anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused energy icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Poing anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused [[Telescopic fist|fist]] icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Reveil anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused clock icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Serrure cage anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Support bouton anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused icon.]] </li> | ||
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Interro anu.jpg|frame|none|An unused icon.]] </li> | ||
</ul></div> | </ul></div> | ||
===Objects=== | ===Objects=== | ||
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px"> | <gallery widths="320px" heights="240px"> | ||
Red Sphere Idle.jpg|An idle Red [[Magic Sphere|Sphere]], as it could have appeared, in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]]. | |||
Red Sphere Pyramid.jpg|The base for a Red [[Magic Sphere|Sphere]], as it could have appeared, in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Serpent centre2.jpg | |||
Serpent corps txy.jpg | |||
Serpent corps2 txy.jpg | |||
Serpent oeilclose nz.jpg | |||
Serpent tete3.jpg | |||
Serpent troudunez2.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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===Concept Art=== | ===Concept Art=== | ||
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px"> | <gallery widths="320px" heights="240px"> | ||
Jumping bean.png|Other mounts where considered before [[walking shell]]s were implemented. | |||
R2 scenario.png|An unused scenario that was conceptionalised for gameplay. | |||
R2 scenario 2.jpg|The same concept with off angle and readable text, click for translation. | |||
Rayman 2 scenario concept art.jpg | Rayman 2 scenario concept art.jpg | ||
Rayman 2 scenario concept art2.jpg | Rayman 2 scenario concept art2.jpg | ||