Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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Written by	Mel Odom (editor of the first and second edition), Justin Berthelsen, Mario De Govia and Brandon Smith (editors of the second edition) Christy Curtis (project editor of the first edition) Andrea Banse (project editor of the first edition and project manager of the second edition) Missy Littrell and David Mathews (project editors of the second edition) Missy Littrell and David Mathews (project editors of the second edition) Sara Wilson (project manager of the first edition)
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• This article is about the English strategy guide by Prima. For the French strategy guide by Cyber Press Publishing, see Rayman 2: The Great Escape : Le Guide Officiel.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide is an English book published by Prima Games and authorised by Ubi Soft Entertainment.

This strategy guide contains hints and strategies for the levels of Rayman 2. It also details where most of the hidden collectibles are located, while also giving some information on the characters, enemies and objects of the game.

There are two editions of this guide: The first one only concerns the original version of Rayman 2, released on PC, Nintendo 64 and Sega Dreamcast. The second one concerns the original and the PlayStation versions. The first edition comprises 176 pages, while the second edition comprises 144 pages.

The presentation of the levels follows the progression in the original version. Most of the screenshots come from the Nintendo 64 version.

Oddly enough, the guide refers to the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire as the Sanctuary of Lava and Fire, the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava as the Sanctuary of Rock and Stone and the Technical Check-up as the Emission Control station. Through hacking in early demos of the game it has been revealed that these were originally meant to be the names for those levels. The guide also considers the Crow's Nest as a part of the Prison Ship, probably due to the Nintendo 64 version taking the player directly to the Crow's Nest once the Prison Ship is completed. Finally, the solution doesn't speak about the bonus level of the PlayStation version, or the secret passage of the 1000th Yellow Lum in the Tomb of the Ancients.

Chapters

Cover of the second edition of the guide.

• Introduction (exclusive to the second edition)
• Basic Moves (exclusive to the second edition)
• Platform Differences (exclusive to the second edition)
• PSX Level Order (exclusive to the second edition)
• Heroes and Zeroes, and a Lum or two
• The Woods of Light
• The Fairy Glade
• The Marshes of Awakening
• The Walk of Life
• The Bayou
• The Sanctuary of Water and Ice
• The Menhir Hills
• The Cave of Bad Dreams
• Return to the Menhir Hills
• The Canopy
• Whale Bay
• The Sanctuary of Lava and Fire (N64 & DC)
• The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire (PSX) (exclusive to the second edition)
• The Echoing Caves
• The Precipice
• The Top of the World
• The Walk of Power
• The Sanctuary of Rock and Stone
• Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Stone
• Tomb of the Ancients
• The Iron Mountains (N64 & DC)
• The Gloomy Island (PSX) (exclusive to the second edition)
• The Prison Ship