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This Game Saved Me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While I do agree with most people that Rayman should have remained a 2-D vigeogame series, this is the very best possible attempt at making him in a 3-D game! I was extremely pleased with this game.

This game, which looked just as beautiful when it came out as it does now, features Rayman escaping from a prison ship and traveling across miles of vast lands and enviroments in his search for four masks to help him defeat the leader of an army of space pirates, who have enslaved the planet. Along the way you'll run into friends, some of which you must rescue, who will often grant you new cool powers. The camera is never a problem in this game, and the levels are all awesome fun. Die-hard fans of the original will be pleased to note that there are still cages to find and smash in this game, and they even look exactly as they do in the original Rayman (except 3-D).

As far as music and sound is concerned, I say that Ubi-Soft always composes the best music. Them and the people who did Shadow of the Colossus. There's no question about it, I have never found a Ubi-Soft game where the music wasn't spectactular and helpful in making the game that much more enjoyable. When Rayman interacts with his friends, they speak a form of gibberish to each other with subtitles of the language of your choice on the bottom. This is a lot more entertaining than having them actually speak a real language.

The only thing this game left me without was seeing more of the characters from the original game, and a 3-D version of some of the levels from that game would be amazing; who wouldn't want to be able to jump all over instruments or go in dark spooky caves in 3-D?

Since I gotta wrap this up I'll just say that anyone who wants a good adventure game should definitely get this game. For the record, this game is way better than Rayman 3 and all the games that game after. And with Rayman 2's low price, what do you have to lose?

Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply great. There is TONS of action, the graphics are great (from 1-5 it would be a 4), the missions are fun and challenging, and I just loved the characters and the story!
This is a really great game. If you have some spare money, then buy this game! (Well, it doesn't have to be spare money, it might just as well be saved money!)

Great Platform Game For The Family

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Journey with Rayman as he ventures through more than 40 different levels ranging from mini several minute bursts to hour long conquests filled with marvelous, graphical scenery that will leave you breath taken and wanting another serving. With bonus levels, great music that put you into the mood of the game, and great accomplishments to meet, the game could be viewed as one of the best platform games ever created.

Of course there is a bad side to this of course. The game's camera angles can be confusing and uncooperative many times. Having a gamepad is almost a must-have for the full enjoyment of the game unless you really get use to the keyboard controlls, which is not that hard but tricky, or you're up for a lot of wrist pains trying to maneuver Rayman successfully. The main downside, for most players, is the save option, which is very strick, but isn't as bad if you think about the save points during each level in the level. Oh yeah, the controls can't be changed!

But other than that, this is a game in which every player should experience one time or another.

rayman's best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

rayman is the best game ever. because you can't tell if it's in the past or future.I think rayman is a very creative character
and all the levelthe levels are great.I don't want to spoil the
whole game,but you should buy this game.

The Best Game in the Entire History of Forever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Rayman 2 the great escape is the best game I ever played in the entire history of forever.I love the 3D animation a lot. It took me a while to finish it though.It took me 3 weeks to finish,but it is all worth it.....

Just as good at the orignal........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THis game has great gameplay, good enough graphics/music/sound.
low end requirments for it to run fine!!!Great adventure, almost beat it.Its a long game and tons of levels for it to packed all on to one disc!Just buy it storyline(this game has a great one!)
adventure people......I reccomend it!(also the action is pretty good)

Excellent adventure for everyone!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Hello Rayman!

Don't be fooled about the "for everyone" label on this game. This is not only a truly amazing work of art, graphically speaking, but also one of the best 3D arcade games out there on PC.

Character animations are done in superb quality, with a lot of details in conveying emotions with the animated bodies. The environments are also crafted well, with excellent architecture that never makes you feel that you are running through a maze.

Music is also a strong aspect of this game and is well delivered. And sound effect is used with great effect.

There are two points that must be noted. First, this game is very hard. I know a friend who downloaded a patch to make Rayman invincible... and he still couldn't finish it. Also, there is no in-game save-game feature. You can only save after a level. Although most levels are "bite size" so you don't lose much progress if you lose, there are numerous occasions that a particularly difficult scenario would require you to march through the same terrain again, and again, and again.

The PC version is different from others is that it features 5 languages, but no voice-overs. Voices are done in the same way as the people in "The Sims" or the adults in Charlie Brown shows.

It is an excellent game for kids who are looking for fun, and for young adults who want to switch from the usual First-Person shooter games.

Couldn't get it to run-no technical support

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Rayman 2 requires a more sophisticated video card than my year old computer has,(although I've never had problems with any other program) but when I e-mailed the technical support address several times to try to work out the problem, I received no response. My stepdaughter tried to get it to run on her even newer computer, but found it froze up every time. Disappointed and dissatisfied.

Best 3D Platformer on PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you're looking for a 3D PC Platformer then look no further. This is THE game you are looking for. Its better than Croc 2 and has much better camera positioning. It has a less kiddies feel to it than Croc 2 also.

The graphics are gorgeous and you get to do things like water ski. Still not as gooas Mario 64 but then this is PC after all and Platformers are no longer 10 a penny.

One tip thought for Voodoo3 users is that this game is FAST - TOO FAST! so go to the website and get the patch to slow it down a bit!!

Throughly enjoyable - I wish there were more games like this on the PC!! It gets 5 stars aa I cant think of a better game of its genre on this platform.

The Tradgity That Is "Rayman 2: The Great Escape."

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: September 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Now let me tell you straight that Rayman is one of the best games I have ever played! With wonderous worlds, challenging levels, and memorable charicters make it a game to be hold! That where Rayman 2 comes in. Gone are all the great stuff I mentioned above, clearly a fatele mistake on Ubi Soft's part. We have none of the returning cast (Except for Rayman of course), choppy 3D graphics (A lot of the graphics look like they were painted on the game), and very little challenge makes this a tradgity! I've had this game for little over three days and have unlocked all the secrets AND beat the game!!! The first had me playing for months. And when I was finished with it I shed a tear of joy and said: "Now THAT was a game!" I'm still wondering how this can be called a sequal, it's terrible! I'm truly offended by this game! All those who praise this game have probibly never played the first game! I beg of all those who read this reveiw, please play the first game first to see what Rayman truly has to offer you! This game is just a wasted game. I hope Ubi Soft wises up with Rayman 3 or I'll just have to shelf the game as "A game that got killed, when turned to 3D." Boo, hoo!!!

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