The Crow's Nest

2024-11-07T16:38:39Z

Purple Bubble: /* Dreamcast version */

{{quote|text=Destroy [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], and our victory will be complete.|sign=[[Ly]] the Fairy|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

'''The Crow's Nest''' is the final level in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] finally takes on [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and attempts to save [[Globox]].

Although it too is set on the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', the Crow's Nest is handled as a different level to [[the Prison Ship]], possibly because the designers felt that it would be too difficult for the player if [[the Prison Ship]] led directly into this fight; another reason is that players might want to be able to return instantly to the last battle, rather than having to play all the way through an entire level to reach it. This method of design is particularly useful in the PlayStation version, as players can now return to the final fight, complete it and access [[Rayman 2 (cancelled prototype)|the post-credits 2D bonus level]].

In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version]] this level has been removed and the final fight, which is against a [[Henchman 800|standard drilling pirate]] rather than [[Razorbeard]], takes place in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] instead.

==Original version==
{{R2PCLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:TheCrowsNestPC.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| cages = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

===Phase 1===
Situated at the pinnacle of the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', the [[Grolgoth]] is prepared, and [[Admiral Razorbeard]] gets ready for [[Rayman]] to arrive while using [[Globox]], who is being hung upside down, as live bait. [[Rayman]] eventually arrives, and is subsequently shot by one of the [[Grolgoth]]'s [[helicopter bomb]]s, though both [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] survive the shot.

The first phase of the final fight begins, with the [[Grolgoth]] shooting [[Helicopter bomb|bombs]] which trip it up if [[Rayman]] shoots and knocks them back at it, and attempts to squash [[Rayman]], as well as shooting energy from its feet. After it is knocked down three times, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] attempts to take a giant jump and crush [[Rayman]], but he misses and causes the floor to cave in. [[Rayman]] then falls with them.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
R2TGE-PC-HallOfDoors-Crow'sNest.jpg|The [[Spiral Door]] in [[the Hall of Doors]] which takes [[Rayman]] to the Crow's Nest.
</gallery>

===Phase 2===
Far away from ''[[Buccaneer]]'', [[Ly]] the Fairy meditates in a small glade. She responds to [[Rayman]]'s screams, and sends what looks like a [[Silver Lum]] to his location which saves him from falling into lava. [[Silver Lum|The Lum]] catches him and gently guides him to safety, where he finds a [[flying shell]]. An image of [[Ly]] then appears to tell him that [[Polokus]] has destroyed all [[Robo-Pirate]]s on the land and encourages him to defeat [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] to complete their victory.

[[Rayman]] then turns around to see that [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] and the [[Grolgoth]] have survived, and the second phase of the battle begins. In a room full of lava, his [[Grolgoth]] keeps itself away from the lava by holding itself up on two wooden posts and attacks by shooting heat seeking missiles as the battle goes on. Towards the end of the battle, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] will periodically raise the level of the lava in the chamber, making it more difficult for [[Rayman]] to stay above it.

[[Rayman]] attacks by finding an energy sphere in either of two tunnels, and shoots at each arm, causing the [[Grolgoth]] to fall in the lava. While the [[Grolgoth]] is in the lava, [[Rayman]] can shoot it directly for some additional damage. The energy sphere provides exactly 5 shots, after which it reappears (randomly) in one of the tunnels, and the process must be repeated. Eventually, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] abandons the [[Grolgoth]] and escapes, setting a five-second time bomb that explodes the entire ''[[Buccaneer]]'' with [[Rayman]] still in it.

In the area where [[Rayman]] encountered [[Polokus]] earlier in the game, everybody mourns over all they could find left of [[Rayman]]; his left shoe. But suddenly, the shoe starts glowing, and [[Rayman]] emerges from the trees nearby, holding a walking stick in his shoe's absence. The shoe bounces back to [[Rayman]], and the [[baby Globox]]es run up to [[Rayman]] and hug him, happy for him to be alive, while everyone else cheers.

===Unlimited ammo Easter egg===
The level features a hidden Easter egg in the form of a pickup which gives [[Rayman]] unlimited ammunition. It works on all versions, except the PlayStation one.

After obtaining ammo, hold the ‘jump’ and ‘shoot’ buttons, then fly to the highest part in the middle of the chamber. Instead of crashing, [[Rayman]] passes through it and finds himself in a secret tunnel. After avoiding some obstacles along the way, a glowing blue ball will be seen. Touch it, and [[Rayman]] is teleported back into the arena with unlimited ammo. This power-up is deactivated if [[Rayman]] dies, but can be obtained an unlimited number of times. It is also possible to change the order of operations, and fly to the hidden tunnel first, but the regular ammo sphere still has to be collected once (See [[The Crow's Nest#External links|the external links]] for a demonstration.)

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
UnlimitedAmmo.jpg|[[Rayman]]'s holding the blue ball, which represents unlimited ammo power.
</gallery>

==Dreamcast version==
{{R2DCLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:TheCrowsNestDC.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| cages = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

This level is almost identical to the original version, barring graphical differences. However, due to an error in the Dreamcast version, during the final battle, the lava does not rise, and so also in the other versions based on the Dreamcast version.<ref>https://youtu.be/PqUDzwiRA4A?si=_i9voQctXR36uIUs</ref>

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Isle of Doors Archipelago.png|The [[Spiral Door]] in [[the Isle of Doors]] which leads to the Crow's Nest.
</gallery>

{{clear}}

==[[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation version]]==
{{R2PSLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:Rayman 2 PS1 Loading Screen 19.png|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| denys = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| ludivs = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| murphys = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
}}

The main difference in this version lies in phase 2; in this phase the [[Grolgoth]] is flying backwards through a endless tunnel and [[Rayman]] has to shoot the [[Grolgoth]] while avoiding all obstacles. There are also little differences in the [[Grolgoth]]'s attacks in phase 1. (See [[The Crow's Nest#External links|the external links]] for a demonstration.)

Another subtle difference is that part of the opening cutscene is removed, as the scene where [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] hears that [[Rayman]] is on the ship and scolds the [[Spyglass Pirate]] for it occurs at the end of [[the Prison Ship]] instead.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Grolgoth PS1 energy projectiles.jpg|The alternate showdown with the [[Grolgoth]].
</gallery>

==[[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2 version]]==
{{R2PS2Level
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:RR-PS2-TheCrow'sNest.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship#PlayStation 2 version|The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| hub = [[Rainbow Creek]]
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| familiarspirits = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

This level is identical to the original version, barring graphical differences. The [[flying shell]] in the cutscenes has been recolored to gray, like the one in [[the Prison Ship]]. However, during the battle it is still yellow in color, like [[walking shell]]s.

{{clear}}

==Trivia==
*Although the pipe section is generally seen as being the second part of the level, if the player dies during it they must start from the very beginning of the level. This makes the Crow's Nest the only level in any version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'' to have no [[Green Lum]]s.
*In the game credits screen, in the Nintendo 64, PC and Dreamcast versions, the player can access to a hidden minigame called [[Menezis]].

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivj0HcfwH3k The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUlZKMZKSwM Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUDzwiRA4A The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8XoQWL46g Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjAZR-Vaa6M The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn1lZqgVuY8 The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DNlWNWirA Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]

{{Rayman2worlds}}

[[fr:La Vigie]]
[[de:Das Krähennest]]
[[pl:Wronie gniazdo]]
[[es:Cofa]]
[[ru:Воронье Гнездо]]

[[Category:Places from Rayman 2|Crow's Nest, The]]

The Crow's Nest

2024-11-07T16:21:53Z

Purple Bubble: /* Dreamcast version */

{{quote|text=Destroy [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], and our victory will be complete.|sign=[[Ly]] the Fairy|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

'''The Crow's Nest''' is the final level in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] finally takes on [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and attempts to save [[Globox]].

Although it too is set on the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', the Crow's Nest is handled as a different level to [[the Prison Ship]], possibly because the designers felt that it would be too difficult for the player if [[the Prison Ship]] led directly into this fight; another reason is that players might want to be able to return instantly to the last battle, rather than having to play all the way through an entire level to reach it. This method of design is particularly useful in the PlayStation version, as players can now return to the final fight, complete it and access [[Rayman 2 (cancelled prototype)|the post-credits 2D bonus level]].

In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version]] this level has been removed and the final fight, which is against a [[Henchman 800|standard drilling pirate]] rather than [[Razorbeard]], takes place in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] instead.

==Original version==
{{R2PCLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:TheCrowsNestPC.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| cages = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

===Phase 1===
Situated at the pinnacle of the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', the [[Grolgoth]] is prepared, and [[Admiral Razorbeard]] gets ready for [[Rayman]] to arrive while using [[Globox]], who is being hung upside down, as live bait. [[Rayman]] eventually arrives, and is subsequently shot by one of the [[Grolgoth]]'s [[helicopter bomb]]s, though both [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] survive the shot.

The first phase of the final fight begins, with the [[Grolgoth]] shooting [[Helicopter bomb|bombs]] which trip it up if [[Rayman]] shoots and knocks them back at it, and attempts to squash [[Rayman]], as well as shooting energy from its feet. After it is knocked down three times, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] attempts to take a giant jump and crush [[Rayman]], but he misses and causes the floor to cave in. [[Rayman]] then falls with them.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
R2TGE-PC-HallOfDoors-Crow'sNest.jpg|The [[Spiral Door]] in [[the Hall of Doors]] which takes [[Rayman]] to the Crow's Nest.
</gallery>

===Phase 2===
Far away from ''[[Buccaneer]]'', [[Ly]] the Fairy meditates in a small glade. She responds to [[Rayman]]'s screams, and sends what looks like a [[Silver Lum]] to his location which saves him from falling into lava. [[Silver Lum|The Lum]] catches him and gently guides him to safety, where he finds a [[flying shell]]. An image of [[Ly]] then appears to tell him that [[Polokus]] has destroyed all [[Robo-Pirate]]s on the land and encourages him to defeat [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] to complete their victory.

[[Rayman]] then turns around to see that [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] and the [[Grolgoth]] have survived, and the second phase of the battle begins. In a room full of lava, his [[Grolgoth]] keeps itself away from the lava by holding itself up on two wooden posts and attacks by shooting heat seeking missiles as the battle goes on. Towards the end of the battle, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] will periodically raise the level of the lava in the chamber, making it more difficult for [[Rayman]] to stay above it.

[[Rayman]] attacks by finding an energy sphere in either of two tunnels, and shoots at each arm, causing the [[Grolgoth]] to fall in the lava. While the [[Grolgoth]] is in the lava, [[Rayman]] can shoot it directly for some additional damage. The energy sphere provides exactly 5 shots, after which it reappears (randomly) in one of the tunnels, and the process must be repeated. Eventually, [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] abandons the [[Grolgoth]] and escapes, setting a five-second time bomb that explodes the entire ''[[Buccaneer]]'' with [[Rayman]] still in it.

In the area where [[Rayman]] encountered [[Polokus]] earlier in the game, everybody mourns over all they could find left of [[Rayman]]; his left shoe. But suddenly, the shoe starts glowing, and [[Rayman]] emerges from the trees nearby, holding a walking stick in his shoe's absence. The shoe bounces back to [[Rayman]], and the [[baby Globox]]es run up to [[Rayman]] and hug him, happy for him to be alive, while everyone else cheers.

===Unlimited ammo Easter egg===
The level features a hidden Easter egg in the form of a pickup which gives [[Rayman]] unlimited ammunition. It works on all versions, except the PlayStation one.

After obtaining ammo, hold the ‘jump’ and ‘shoot’ buttons, then fly to the highest part in the middle of the chamber. Instead of crashing, [[Rayman]] passes through it and finds himself in a secret tunnel. After avoiding some obstacles along the way, a glowing blue ball will be seen. Touch it, and [[Rayman]] is teleported back into the arena with unlimited ammo. This power-up is deactivated if [[Rayman]] dies, but can be obtained an unlimited number of times. It is also possible to change the order of operations, and fly to the hidden tunnel first, but the regular ammo sphere still has to be collected once (See [[The Crow's Nest#External links|the external links]] for a demonstration.)

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
UnlimitedAmmo.jpg|[[Rayman]]'s holding the blue ball, which represents unlimited ammo power.
</gallery>

==Dreamcast version==
{{R2DCLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:TheCrowsNestDC.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| cages = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

This level is identical to the original version, barring graphical differences. However, due to an error in the Dreamcast version, during the final battle, the lava does not rise, and so also in the other versions based on the Dreamcast version.<ref>https://youtu.be/PqUDzwiRA4A?si=_i9voQctXR36uIUs</ref>

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Isle of Doors Archipelago.png|The [[Spiral Door]] in [[the Isle of Doors]] which leads to the Crow's Nest.
</gallery>

{{clear}}

==[[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation version]]==
{{R2PSLevel
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:Rayman 2 PS1 Loading Screen 19.png|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| lums = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| denys = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| ludivs = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
| murphys = [[File:Icon0PS.png|0]]
}}

The main difference in this version lies in phase 2; in this phase the [[Grolgoth]] is flying backwards through a endless tunnel and [[Rayman]] has to shoot the [[Grolgoth]] while avoiding all obstacles. There are also little differences in the [[Grolgoth]]'s attacks in phase 1. (See [[The Crow's Nest#External links|the external links]] for a demonstration.)

Another subtle difference is that part of the opening cutscene is removed, as the scene where [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] hears that [[Rayman]] is on the ship and scolds the [[Spyglass Pirate]] for it occurs at the end of [[the Prison Ship]] instead.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Grolgoth PS1 energy projectiles.jpg|The alternate showdown with the [[Grolgoth]].
</gallery>

==[[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2 version]]==
{{R2PS2Level
| name = The Crow's Nest
| image = [[File:RR-PS2-TheCrow'sNest.jpg|320px|The Crow's Nest]]
| preceded by = [[The Prison Ship#PlayStation 2 version|The Prison Ship]]
| followed by = Ending scene
| hub = [[Rainbow Creek]]
| lums = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
| familiarspirits = [[File:Icon0.png|0]]
}}

This level is identical to the original version, barring graphical differences. The [[flying shell]] in the cutscenes has been recolored to gray, like the one in [[the Prison Ship]]. However, during the battle it is still yellow in color, like [[walking shell]]s.

{{clear}}

==Trivia==
*Although the pipe section is generally seen as being the second part of the level, if the player dies during it they must start from the very beginning of the level. This makes the Crow's Nest the only level in any version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'' to have no [[Green Lum]]s.
*In the game credits screen, in the Nintendo 64, PC and Dreamcast versions, the player can access to a hidden minigame called [[Menezis]].

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivj0HcfwH3k The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUlZKMZKSwM Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUDzwiRA4A The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8XoQWL46g Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjAZR-Vaa6M The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn1lZqgVuY8 The Crow's Nest playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DNlWNWirA Playthrough of unlimited Ammo in the Crow's Nest at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]

{{Rayman2worlds}}

[[fr:La Vigie]]
[[de:Das Krähennest]]
[[pl:Wronie gniazdo]]
[[es:Cofa]]
[[ru:Воронье Гнездо]]

[[Category:Places from Rayman 2|Crow's Nest, The]]