Ecco: The Tides of Time

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Description

The followup to Ecco the Dolphin, in which Ecco successfully destroyed the Vortex. Unfortunately, it turns out that the Vortex Queen followed it to the Earth and eventually destroyed the Asterite. All the world's oceans are threatened, and actually already doomed.

In order to restore the Asterite and finally defeat the Vortex Queen, Ecco will have to confront once again the tides of time, which have split into two possible futures, the regular one and the dark one dominated by the Vortex Queen.

Ecco: The Tides of Time features even better graphics than its predecessor, and introduces a new gameplay mode in which the camera follows the dolphin from behind instead of from the side.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ecco the Dolphin II" -- Japanese title
• "Ecco: Les marées du temps" -- French MegaDrive title
• "Ecco II: The Tides of Time" -- Genesis in-game title
• "エコー・ザ・ドルフィン2" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dolphins / Whales
• Ecco the Dolphin series
• Sega Mega Hit Series
• Setting: Aquatic / Underwater

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Critic Reviews

Consoles Plus	SEGA CD	Mar, 1995	92 out of 100	92
Mega Fun	Genesis	Nov, 1994	84 out of 100	84
Play Time	Genesis	Dec, 1994	83 out of 100	83
Sega-16.com	SEGA CD	Mar 04, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Game Players	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	78 out of 100	78
Video Games	Genesis	Dec, 1994	78 out of 100	78
GameCola.net	Genesis	Nov, 2005	7.2 out of 10	72
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Genesis	Dec, 1994	29 out of 40	72
Play Time	Game Gear	Jan, 1995	64 out of 100	64

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Trivia

Cover

The cover art, entitled Ecco II, was painted by Boris Vallejo, who also contributed to the cover of Ecco the Dolphin, this game's predecessor.

SEGA CD Version

The SEGA CD version features a CD-quality digital soundtrack different from the original cartridge game, and full-motion videos.

Awards

• GameFan
  • 1994 (Vol. 3, Iss. 1) - Best Sega CD Action/Adventure Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV and irelandgamer94.

Related Web Sites

• 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 2 Alpha (An interesting analysis of the Ecco 2 Alpha)