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'''''Rayman 2: The Great Escape''''' is the second major game in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. It is the sequel to [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], and the series's first 3D game. ''Rayman 2'' introduced many brand-new major characters, though it featured almost none from its predecessor. ''Rayman 2'' was first released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 and was followed by ports for the Sega Dreamcast, PC, and Sony PlayStation, with each version being different in its own way due to the specifications of each console. | '''''Rayman 2: The Great Escape''''' is the second major game in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. It is the sequel to [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], and the series's first 3D game. ''Rayman 2'' introduced many brand-new major characters, though it featured almost none from its predecessor. ''Rayman 2'' was first released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 and was followed by ports for the Sega Dreamcast, PC, and Sony PlayStation, with each version being different in its own way due to the specifications of each console. | ||
''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' is often abbreviated as '''''Rayman 2''''' or (to avoid confusion with the similarly named ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'') '''''R2'''''. The Sony PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'' was later released as a PSOne Classic on the North American PlayStation Network, on December 18, 2008. On March 1, 2010, | ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' is often abbreviated as '''''Rayman 2''''' or (to avoid confusion with the similarly named ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'') '''''R2'''''. The Sony PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'' was later released as a PSOne Classic on the North American PlayStation Network, on December 18, 2008. On March 1, 2010 and March 25 ,2011, two version based on the Dreamcast incarnation of the game were released for the Apple iPhone (and the Apple iPod Touch) and for the Nintendo 3DS, being the latest intitled as ''[[Rayman 3D]]''. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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* In the Japanese localisation of the game, some characters with purple in them were changed. Rayman's body was made blue, [[Sssssam|Sssssam the watersnake]] turned into a kind of green, and [[Jano]]'s hat was turned red. But the most bizarre change was made to [[Ly]], whose body was changed from yellow/purple to white/pink. | * In the Japanese localisation of the game, some characters with purple in them were changed. Rayman's body was made blue, [[Sssssam|Sssssam the watersnake]] turned into a kind of green, and [[Jano]]'s hat was turned red. But the most bizarre change was made to [[Ly]], whose body was changed from yellow/purple to white/pink. | ||
* The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was [[Globber]], the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and [[Robo-Pirate Army|the Robo-Pirates]] (called Red Rum before) were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from Rayman's world; remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]''. | * The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was [[Globber]], the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and [[Robo-Pirate Army|the Robo-Pirates]] (called Red Rum before) were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from Rayman's world; remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]''. | ||
* It is the most ported game from Rayman's trilogy, being released for nine different platforms including ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'' and | * It is the most ported game from Rayman's trilogy, being released for nine different platforms including ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3D]]''. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||