Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves around the invasion and occupation of it by an armada of interstellar Robo-Pirates led by Admiral Razorbeard. Before the invasion, the Robo-Pirates destroyed over one hundred planets in the galaxy with the intention of enslaving their inhabitants. After invading the Glade of Dreams, they fought Rayman, Globox, and other allies. After some fighting, they captured Rayman.