echochrome (PlayStation 3)

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Description

echochrome is a puzzle game with a design inspired by the works of M.C. Escher. The gameplay is based around optical illusions, as the player must utilize five simple laws of perspective in order to join walkways, hide dangers and create path in order to reach the "echoes", checkpoints in the game. This implies that different actions are possible based on the camera perspective, which is changed when the player rotates the camera.

For the PSP there are two different versions. The UMD game offers 105 levels with three game modes for each: Solo mode (walk alone), Pair mode (control a white and black mannequin - when they meet each other they merge into a grey one and the puzzle is solved) and Others (solo mode with the additional of black enemies). The PlayStation store version is called echochrome Micro and only offers 56 levels with the three game modes.

All versions have a built-in editor. On the PS3 levels can be easily exchanged through the PlayStation Network. The system will also automatically download ten custom puzzles, rated highly by other users, to a maximum of 300. When the maximum amount has been reached, older ones are replaced.

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Alternate Titles

• "無限回廊" -- Japanese spelling
• "echochrome: Penso, quindi gioco" -- Italian title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 3
• echochrome series
• Genre: Optical illusion / Perspective puzzles

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Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	May 02, 2008	4.75 out of 5	95
Gaming Age	May 12, 2008	A-	91
Frictionless Insight	Feb 08, 2009		80
GameZone	May 12, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GBase - The Gamer's Base	Jul 07, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	May 22, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Game Captain	Jul 16, 2008	80 out of 100	80
4Players.de	Jul 22, 2008	76 out of 100	76
1UP	May 05, 2008	B	75
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	May 27, 2008	75 out of 100	75

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Echochrome appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Related Web Sites

• echochrome (Official game website (in Japanese))