Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Rayman 2: The Great Escape — frequently asked questions
- Is Rayman 2: The Great Escape on Steam?
- No. Rayman 2: The Great Escape is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Rayman 2: The Great Escape on?
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape is available on Nintendo 64.
- When did Rayman 2: The Great Escape release?
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape was first released on October 21, 1999.
About Rayman 2: The Great Escape
With its enchanted storybook look beautifully translated into 3D, lush, vibrant colors, funny enemy designs, and clever jumping puzzles, Rayman 2 is platforming perfection. No arms, no legs, no problem for the little French creation that could.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montpellier
- Publisher
- Gradiente
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Comedy
- Series
- Rayman
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $16 | $46 | — |
What it needs to play
- RequiredController Pak — to save your progress: the game saves to a Controller Pak, not to the cartridge (game manual).
- OptionalExpansion Pak — Nintendo listed it among the games enhanced by the Expansion Pak.
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a day
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.99 in Jan 2007, $25 five years ago, and $29 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $4.99 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $3.25 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $3.20 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $3.88 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.50 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.63 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $7.94 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $9.49 | $15.50 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.00 | $18.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $8.99 | $36 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.00 | $27 |
| Jan 2018 | $10.02 | $26 |
| Jan 2019 | $10.50 | $34 |
| Jan 2020 | $14.81 | $36 |
| Jan 2021 | $19.68 | $72 |
| Jan 2022 | $20 | $106 |
| Jan 2023 | $25 | $96 |
| Jan 2024 | $19.99 | $71 |
| Jan 2025 | $24 | $98 |
| Jan 2026 | $30 | $80 |
| Oct 2026 | $29 | $97 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 9 November 1999 | NUS-NY2E-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | 29 October 1999 | NUS-NY2P-EUR | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1999
- Authenticity
- Low
One of the N64's better 3D platformers, praised by Next Generation and IGN, and priced above the library median.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape is Ubi Soft's 3D platformer, developed by Ubi Pictures, with Rayman rescuing friends from a robotic pirate crew. The N64 version reached PAL territories in late October 1999 and North America in November. It started out aimed at the PC and was moved to the N64 mid-development, which meant reducing texture quality.
The N64 version was widely praised. Next Generation's Jeff Lundrigan wrote that its character designs and polished gameplay gave it something to offer players of any age or skill, and IGN's Brandon Justice called it the most impressive feat of platforming game design and execution he had seen. GameFan's August 1999 preview loved the lush environments and varied gameplay, but flagged the camera as the main concern at that stage.
How it was made
Developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft.
What the press said at the time
“Rayman 2: The Great Escape is the greatest graphical achievement among 3D platformers on N64, and even more surprising, it plays better than the rest as well.”
“Rayman 2 isn't as horrendously misguided as its stablemate Tonic Trouble (55% in N64/33), but it does mark yet another failed attempt to recreate that Mario magic.”
“There are very few N64 games which can hold a candle to Rayman 2's sheer graphical might”
Before you buy
Low fake risk, and the US cart sits above the library median on loose price, with a complete copy costing several times more. PAL copies cost roughly half as much as US ones. Budget for a Controller Pak: the game manual says progress saves to a Controller Pak, not to the cartridge. The Expansion Pak is optional; Nintendo listed the game among those it enhances.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape screenshots
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