Ecco The Dolphin review - Sega Megadrive

Travel through the time along with Ecco the dolphin, in the only game that could call itself a 'dolphin simulator'. Indeed, you can do pretty much everything a typical dolphin does, including eating fishes, surface in order to breath, using your biological sonar and of course jump out of the water to amaze your friends.

The storyline is actually deeper that one may think by looking at the box illustration. As Ecco, you are the only dolphin which managed to escape from the giant whirlpool who sucked down its entire pod. The five shining stars on your front show you are the chosen one to save them.

But that task will be not be an easy one, as you will have to travel time and space with the Atlantean time machine, and meet the mystical Asterite in order to defeat the vortex queen.

Have your say about this review

Tris Wicks - 05 Nov 2008, 01:06 GMT

Original and fantastic. But 97%? The playability could've been tighter or at least more accessible. Still, what a classic.

Mazza - 23 Mar 2009, 20:58 GMT

i think the game is very overated!! i remember buying it i was around 13 and thought it was so boring and dull! id give it around 60%

josejones - 12 Apr 2009, 00:25 GMT

I agree with Mazza i was about 11 when i played this via rental from a local shop. I really didn't know what expect, but 2 2's I hated pretty much everything I wanted excitement but the was stale in my eyes and still is

peace

josejones

Mazza - 20 Apr 2009, 13:56 GMT

Well said josejones i played it recently on xbox arcade...actually id give it 10% haha but your right Ecco is very stale....there is nothing to like about the game in my opinion

Dan - 10 Jun 2009, 14:41 GMT

Zoiks! Suprised at the comments, whist 97% was prob a bit high it was still a great game, not an action packed one by any means but still fun and very, very immersive.

You should have become harder earlier (oh-er) with the laser type echo weapon bein available earlier in the game, but it was a cracker.

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