Rayman 2 (N64)

Rayman. The little being with a head, two hands, two feet and a ball. Ever successful on the previous playsation games, Ubi soft decided to give Nintendo fans a share of the action. Many Ninty fans felt they got their fare share from this exciting platformer. In this game, Rayman has one simple goal: Defeat the evil pirates from Rayman’s world. Sounds simple enough, but it is one tough challenge and completing the game properly takes time, patience and a host of skills. Let’s have a look at this ace platformer. Evil mechanical pirates led by the maniacal Razorbeard are enslaving ... more

I bought this product about a month ago because I had played the demo on PC, and thought it was good. You start off in a prison ship thinking that all is lost when your friend Globox comes onto the ship and is thrown in the same cell as Rayman. Your aim is to reunite the 1000 lums of power and defeat razorbeard. This game is enjoyable and it takes a long time to complete therefore it is more of an adventure. It is aimed at all ages however I would recommend it to 11-14 year olds. ... more

The original Rayman featured rich colors and an attention to visual detail that set it apart from its competition in the 2D side-scrolling platform genre. Rayman 2 takes the same lush aesthetic and successfully transforms it into a seamless 3D world. While the game's geometry is not particularly complex, each of its levels is expansive and beautiful thanks to amazing textures and vibrant lighting. You'll travel from verdant forests to the shores of vast glowing oceans, and from flying pirate ships to moonlit bridges. Due to the game's consistently unique artwork, each of these environments ... more

Rayman 2 is a colorful 3D platform game. It contains no extreme violence, no geysers of blood, no official license from Smith & Wesson, and no foul language - in short, it's not what currently passes for "mature" and "edgy" in interactive entertainment. It could be easily dismissed as a simple game directed at children, except that it also happens to be one of the best games of the year. Rayman 2's concept is not particularly original. The game takes its basic framework from popular console platform games such as Super Mario 64. You explore a series of connected environments collecting objects ... more

I recall having a go at Rayman on the Playstation and thought the game seemed familiar when I began playing "Rayman 2 - The Great Escape", the main difference being that on the N64 he speaks gibberish and they show subtitles whereas on the Playstation it's English he speaks. Rayman is a likeable chap, you are introduced to his story at the beginning and he escapes with the help of a friend called Globox from the Pirate Ship he is being held on, the point of the game is to rescue his world "The Glade of Dreams" from the pirates and this can be done by collecting Lums and four sacred masks. The ... more

Rayman 2, it attempts to Banjo:Kazooie's crown but sadly failed. I hated the first one on the PSX but got this over a year ago for £10 off of Gameplay.com after playing the DC demo. It tries it's best to avoid the hub style level play shown on Banjo:Kazooie (the witches castle) and Mario 64 (peaches castle) it does do well by not having a free roaming hub rather an old style map system. The storyline is ok but nothing extremely special. What i like about this game is when you fall off a platform you lose a bit of energy instead of a life, this is a good system. It combines Platform elements ... more

Rayman 2 is the best game that has ever hit the N64. The graphics are unparralled even by an unexpanded machine! The game is huuuuuge and the sound is dynamic. It's very difficult to put how good the game is into words, because it's impossible! The cut scenes are sooo funny and are like a Saturday Morning Cartoon. If you see it, buy it now! It is, more or less, the perfect game! In some ways, it's more fun than Donkey Kong 64 or Mario put together which is a real suprise! UbiSoft really surpassed themselves with this one! ... more