Eventually, Rayman finds Ly being held captive in a force field within the Fairy Glade. Once collected, the King Teensie creates a network of portals that connect the Hall of Doors, which Rayman uses in order to access various areas throughout the Glade of Dreams. They allow Rayman access to the Hall of Doors for the cost of some Yellow Lums. After bickering amongst themselves about who among them is their king, they inform Rayman of the Ly's location in a stronghold within the Fairy Glade. Traversing deeper into the forest, Rayman frees a group of Teensies-small creatures with magical abilities-whom were locked in a cage. The children inform Rayman that Ly has been captured by Robo-Pirates and has been taken deeper into the forest. Rayman sadly informs them of his separation with Globox, much to their dismay. He comes across Murfy, a "flying encyclopaedia", who serves as Rayman's guide throughout the game, as well as three of Globox's children. Rayman decides that his best chance is to find Ly, and begins his search through the forest. After falling from the ship, Rayman eventually finds himself in the Woods of Light. Rayman escapes the prison ship through a chute, however during the escape he once again separates from Globox. Globox gives Rayman a Silver Lum given to him by Ly the fairy, which temporarily restores some of his powers. Globox, a friend of Rayman, is also captured and put in the same cell as Rayman aboard the Buccaneer. The destruction of the world's core greatly weakens and disables Rayman's powers, which leads to his subsequent capture and imprisonment aboard the Buccaneer, a prison ship. Rayman's powers are also lost due to this, and he finds himself captured by the Robo-Pirates at the beginning of the game. Ly the Fairy telepathically communicates with Rayman explaining the consequences of the damage, with the core's shattering into 1000 Yellow Lums, and the capture of many fighters. After some battles, Rayman's capture occurs after the explosion of the Primordial Core.
Upon the invasion of the Glade of Dreams, the Robo-Pirates were battled against by Rayman, Globox, and other allies. Prior to the invasion, the Robo-Pirates destroyed over one hundred planets in the galaxy, with the intention of enslaving their inhabitants. Rayman 2 takes place in a world called the Glade of Dreams, and revolves around its invasion and occupation by an armada of interstellar Robo-Pirates, led by Admiral Razorbeard. The game has been mentioned in some "Best Games Of All Time" lists in the past. It is considered to have raised standards regarding 3D, level design and gameplay.
The game was critically acclaimed upon release. An enhanced remake titled Rayman Revolution (Rayman 2: Revolution in North America) was developed by Ubi Soft Annecy for the PlayStation 2.Īn alternative remake known as Rayman 2 Forever were developed by Ubi Soft Milan for the Game Boy Color. Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a platform video game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation.