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
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Sep 30, 2005	9 out of 10	90
GameFan Magazine	Genesis	Nov, 1994	88 out of 100	88
Score	Genesis	Nov, 1994	85 out of 100	85
Mega Fun	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	85 out of 100	85
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Genesis	Feb, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	38 out of 50	76
GameCola.net	Genesis	Nov, 2005	7.2 out of 10	72
Nintendo Life	Wii	Jul 03, 2007		70
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jul 07, 2007	6 out of 10	60

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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)