Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

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Description

Hundreds of years in the future, mankind and dolphins live peacefully together and share the earth. Dolphins, who are much more intelligent than they seem, act as the earth's caretakers, while dolphins and humans explore the galaxy. An alien force, known as the Foe, seeks to end this happy existence. The Foe damages the Earth's defense system, and alters history for the worse. One extraordinary dolphin, Ecco, must travel through time to set things right.

Ecco is a 3d underwater adventure game. There are more than 25 aquatic environments to explore. Ecco must communicate with other ocean creatures and learn to manipulate his environment if he is to succeed in defeating the Foe.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dolphins / Whales
• Ecco the Dolphin series
• Setting: Aquatic / Underwater

User Reviews

Fantastic uncontrollable beauty

Dreamcast

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Critic Reviews

Shin Force	Dreamcast	Aug 27, 2000	9.7 out of 10	97
Mega Fun	Dreamcast	Jun, 2000	86 out of 100	86
GameSpot	Dreamcast	Aug 11, 2000	8.2 out of 10	82
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation 2	Feb 06, 2002	16 out of 20	80
GamePro (US)	PlayStation 2	Apr 10, 2002	4 out of 5	80
Gaming Target	Dreamcast	Aug 29, 2000	8 out of 10	80
SegaFan.com	Dreamcast	Dec 12, 2001	8 out of 10	80
IGN	PlayStation 2	Feb 13, 2002	7.8 out of 10	78
videospiele.com	PlayStation 2	Feb 07, 2002	73 out of 100	73
Gameplanet	PlayStation 2	Feb 25, 2002		70

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Trivia

David Brin

The original storyline for this game was written by science fiction author David Brin. Brin has won two Hugo Awards, one for Startide Rising and one for The Uplift War. Both novels are part of the Uplift series, and guess what: very intelligent dolphins play a big role in the series.

Extras

Included with the European version of this game is a product catalogue that showcases amongst other things the unreleased Half-Life port for the Dreamcast.

Information also contributed by Bolley Bollington

Related Web Sites

• Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (official website)
• Acclaim (Game page on the publisher's website (PS2))
• DARK SEA : The Ultimate Ecco the Dolphin Resource (The best resource on the net for Ecco the Dolphin game information, multimedia, information on the games' development from the creators themselves, and full documentation of the Ecco 2: Tides of Time prototype version.)
• Ecco the Dolphin: Caverns of Hope (Good fan site with lots of downloads, history, and community.)
• Ecco The Dolphin: Defender Of The Future Swim-Thru (A dedicated site where multiple versions of the dotf walkthrough will appear. Text version is already live, with html version in the pipeline.)
• Project EccoServe (EccoServe is a giant compendium of Ecco files from music to images of the rare and ancient comic.)
• Wikipedia: Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Information about Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future at Wikipedia)