The story of Rayman 2 begins with our friend in captivity by those nasty pirates who have overrun his land.
He still has no arms or legs (he has hands and feet, however - don't ask me how they're connected) but he's still as charming as ever and, through his adventures, one just grows to love him more. What set Rayman apart was the very colorful and cute worlds, the characters (which were also cute) and the adorable leg- and armless main character Rayman. The original Rayman was a side scrolling adventure with shades of Mario and Jazz Jackrabbit. Rayman 2 is undoubtedly the best game of its kind, for any platform. I've now spent many, many hours playing this epic of a game and found that I need to eat my words. I'm not that thrilled with platform games, so when this arrived at my home, I was somewhat skeptical. Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a platform game like Rayman and Mario before it.