Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Rayman 2: The Great Escape
PC cover art
DevelopersUbi Pictures
Ubi Studios (GBC)
PublishersUbi Soft
Gameloft (iOS)
DirectorMichel Ancel
ProducersArnaud Carrette (DC)
Pauline Jacquey (N64)
DesignersChristophe Tribaut (DC)
Jean-Christophe Guyot
Serge Hascoët
ProgrammersYann Le Tensorer (N64, PC)
Fabien Bole-Feysot (DC)
Artists
  • Michel Ancel
  • Florent Sacre
  • Paul Tumelaire
WritersDavid Neiss
Michel Ancel
ComposersEric Chevalier
Daniel Masson (N64)
SeriesRayman
Platforms
Release
29 October 1999
  • Nintendo 64
    • EU: 29 October 1999
    • NA: 9 November 1999
    • AU: 22 November 1999
    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
    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
GenresPlatform, action-adventure
ModeSingle-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 was developed by Ubi Soft Annecy for the PlayStation 2, and released in 2000. 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.