Travel through 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 fish, surfacing in order to breathe, using your biological sonar and of course, jumping 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 who managed to escape from a giant whirlpool which sucked down your entire pod. The five shining stars on your forehead show that you are the chosen one to save them. But that task will be not be an easy one, as you will have to travel through time and space with the Atlantean time machine, and meet the mystical Asterite in order to defeat the Vortex Queen.

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Alternate Titles

"Ecco" -- In-game title
"エコー・ザ・ドルフィン" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Ecco The Dolphin (Sega CD)	SEGA CD	$4.35
	Ecco the Dolphin	Windows	$1.95
	Ecco the Dolphin	Genesis
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User Reviews

The Most Beautiful Game Music Ever Created.	SEGA CD	Guy Chapman (1747)
Solitude...	Genesis	J. G. (7)
Make use of Cheat Codes!	Genesis	Laura Rosenberger (7)
Cult Classic	SEGA CD	Edward Brown (308)

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The Press Says

Mean Machines	Genesis	1992	97 out of 100	97
Sega Force	Game Gear	Nov 04, 1993	92 out of 100	92
Pixel-Heroes.de	Genesis	Aug, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Sega-16.com	SEGA CD	Jul 31, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Consoles Plus	SEGA Master System	Aug, 1994	88 out of 100	88
neXGam	Game Gear	2002	8 out of 10	80
Edge	SEGA CD	Oct, 1993	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Wii	Dec 13, 2006	7 out of 10	70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Genesis	Mar, 1993	8 out of 12	67
Gamernode	Xbox 360	Aug 28, 2007	4 out of 10	40

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Favorite level music from Ecco the Dolphin	1	Johnny de Alba Aug 29, 2008

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Trivia

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There are two spots high above water along the left and right walls of Origin Beach where there were once glyphs (Or some creature) that was removed from the game. However if you use your sonar against those walls you still get messages from them.

The left one says:

"We hear song in the ocean!"

"We hear our kind in the sea!"

"Never have we heard songs in the sea!"

The right one says:

"You sing our song under the waves - who are you?"

"Could we sing in the sea? Could we live in the sea?"

"Perhaps we will try!"

Ed Annunziata explained that this was the answer to the question Ecco was asked in Home Bay "Why do Dolphins live in the sea?"

Ecco was supposed to be talking to his prehistoric ancestors and convincing them to join him in the deep! Unfortunately they were removed to time constraints.