History Trivia / Rayman2TheGreatEscape

** Rayman 2 was going to have "Tank Controls" but it was changed to free-roaming controls when playtesters found the controls unplayable. An example of what that would have been like can be seen with the [[VideoGame/TonicTrouble Tonic Trouble]]: Special Edition game released for PC [[ObviousBeta Which is the early alpha version of that game]].

* PortOverdosed: This is the game in the ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' series with the most ports. To put this into perspective, this was a launch title for both the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS ''and'' its successor the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Not to mention an [[UsefulNotes/IOSgames an iPhone version]] (before its removal), a UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor version, and even a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] remake. And that's not even counting the two UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork versions (one being a port of the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]] version, the other being a port of the [=PS2=] remake)!

* actingForTwo: Rayman and Polokus are both voiced by David Gasman.

* TalkingToHimself: Rayman and Polokus are both voiced by David Gasman.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Rayman}} Shares a page]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' was originally going to be a 2D sidescroller like the first game, and a playable Beta version can be found in the [=PlayStation=] port.
** The plot of Rayman 2 has had some changes over time. Originally, Rayman 2 took place after the original game, in which Mr. Dark has been defeated. Evil robotic invaders from space arrive and imprison many of Rayman's friends, one of whom is Betilla the Fairy. The robots, led by a character named Chief, were set on converting Rayman's planet into a cold ball of metal. It's speculated that Chief was the original villain, eventually to be replaced by Razorbeard. Like in the original Rayman, all of the characters would have been limbless, and old friends, along with new ones, would have made appearances and helped Rayman.
** Rayman 2 was going to have "Tank Controls" but it was changed to free-roaming controls when playtesters found the controls unplayable. An example of what that would have been like can be seen with the [[VideoGame/TonicTrouble Tonic Trouble]]: Special Edition game released for PC [[ObviousBeta Which is the early alpha version of that game]].
** According to some early artwork, Ly was originally a CatGirl rather than a fairy, which explains why she has a tail and that she sometimes runs on all fours during the Walk of Life and Walk of Power racing levels.

* PortOverdosed: This is the game in the ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' series with the most ports. To put this into perspective, this was a launch title for both the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS ''and'' its successor the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Not to mention an [[UsefulNotes/IOSgames an iPhone version]], a UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor version, and even a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] remake. And that's not even counting the two UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork versions (one being a port of the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]] version, the other being a port of the [=PS2=] remake)!

* UncertainDoom: Unlike the other versions, in the Playstation 1 and Playstation 2 versions Razorbeard is not seen escaping and surviving his ship's explosion during the end credits, making his final fate, whether he survived the explosion of his ship or not, unclear (he would have very unlikely survived in the other versions where he is seen surviving, since the countdown for the self-destruction of the Grologoth was shockingly short, only 5 seconds). In ''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''', however, there's an EasterEgg in which Razorbeard makes a brief cameo along with several of his Robo-Pirates. They can be found in the third part of the "Hoodlum Headquarters", in a secret chamber hidden within a gigantic boiler. What appear to be apparent statues of Razorbeard and his robots are seated at a large table, in a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, ''The Last Supper'', with Razorbeard in the place of Jesus. The pirates are covered in cobwebs, and do not move or speak. It is unknown if these are simply statues, or if they are the Robo-Pirates themselves, having died or run out of energy and found by the Hoodlums.

** According to some early artwork, Ly was originally a CatGirl rather than a fairy, which explains why she has a tail and that she sometimes runs on all fours during the Walk of Life and Walk of Power racing levels.

** According to some early artwork, Ly was originally a CatGirl rather than a fairy, which explains why she has a tail and that she sometimes runs on all fours during the Walk of Life and Walk of Power racing levels.
* UncertainDoom: Unlike the other versions, in the Playstation 2 and Playstation 1 versions Razorbeard is not seen escaping during the end credits, making his final fate, whether he survived the explosion of his ship, unclear (he would have very unlikely survived in the other versions where he is seen surviving, since the countdown for the self-destruction of the Grologoth was shockingly short, only 5 seconds).

* UncertainDoom: Unlike the other versions, in the Playstation 2 and Playstation 1 versions Razorbeard is not seeing escaping during the end credits, making his final fate, whether he survived the explosion of his ship, unclear (he would have very unlikely survived in the other versions where he is seen surviving, since the countdown for the self-destruction of the Grologoth was shockingly short, only 5 seconds).

** According to some early artwork, Ly was originally a CatGirl rather than a fairy, which explains why she has a tail and that she sometimes runs on all fours during the Walk of Life and Walk of Power racing levels.

** Rayman 2 was going to have "Tank Controls" but it was changed to free-roaming controls when playtesters found the controls unplayable. An example of what that would have been like can be seen with the Tonic Trouble: Special Edition game released for PC [[ObviousBeta Which is the early alpha version of that game]].

** Rayman 2 was going to have "Tank Controls" but it was changed to free-roaming controls when playtesters found the controls unplayable.

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** ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}'' was originally going to be a 2D sidescroller like the first game, and a playable Beta version can be found in the [=PlayStation=] port.