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Ecco The Dolphin

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 31
Date: June 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game ever! You must try it! It will be your favorte! sound is pretty real, Its more like you travel in to diffrent worlds, Most of all I love to jump out of the water and do tricks but I find my self getting cought in the puzzles! Well I'm not going to tell to much it was going to be a suprise, play it for your self and you will know what I meen! ...........

Great Game!(Australian Version)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: July 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have played the import and this is a very great game! The graphics are above 1st class and the conversion from the 2D of Genesis to the 3D of the Dreamcast is unreal! This game is very fun and I would recomend this to anyone.

The most beautiful game environment yet created

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 31 / 34
Date: July 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Playing the demo of Ecco the Doplhin: Defender of the Future at E3 in May is what convinced me to purchase a Dreamcast. It is the best game I have seen or played for the system, edging out Jet Grind Radio, a great game in its own right. The graphics are superb, play control is intuitive, and the environment is immersive yet beautiful. Playing this game, you feel like you are a dolphin swimming in crystal waters, avoiding sharks, and (though the demo was't complete so I don't know for sure) saving the world. Sega and developer Appaloosa both deserve praise for this game, one where the avatar is not a gun-toting bi-ped, but instead a sleek aquatic mammal. I love sports games, fighting games, RPGs, and action adventure titles, but for most new games in these genres, you get the feeling you've played it before. Not with Ecco. Bordering on revolutionary, Ecco delivers a gaming experience freshly different and totally enjoyable. Sega should also be proud of this game as it showcases how fluid and graphically stunning games on the Dreamcast can be. Ecco is a must buy for any Dreamcast owner. If you aren't one already, become one, and get this game when it comes out.

Another Upper Class Game For Dreamcast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: July 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

ECCO : DOTF. Received my copy a few weeks ago. Have been playing it alot, here is what I think of this game ;D Boot up, nice classic "SEGA" image appears (no music). Followed by the Appoloosia Interactive Loga (no music). You cannot skip past these scenes. Finnally you are presented with a luscious title screen, With Ecco presented in the middle, truley awesome title screen. But there is still no music! I looked down at my VMU and saw it has said "LOADING" on it, with these bubbles. Looked back at the screen and music began to play, "PRESS START BUTTON" flashes on the screen. You can see why it took a few seconds to load, it was because the following menus are AWESOME! Hit with 3D underwater scene with menu text in the middle, nice sounds... "poP pOP PoP" and "Gulp", real water sounds. They are very nice menus.... The game is very high quality. So much time has been put into it. At the start of a new game, after you have enetered in your VM Save game name (2 Blocks VM Data), you begin. BLAH BLAH BLAH. The levels are hard to start with, controls seem to be apart of that problem, I have only just really got the hang of it. When I first tried to move Ecco, I went all over the place! Remember, he can turn upside down, all around, knocks you off sometimes, like the small caves... There is always a task to complete in the levels. The levels are really good. The VM uses 6 blocks, for ECCO settings and an additional 2 blocks for each Save file.

Graphics are very high quality. Really pumping graphics in this game. The sound is also very good. Music is relaxing and changes often to suit the scene. There are two 2D levels in the game, they are like bonus levels, They look so cool! Although they are the classic 2D side on view, they have added a 3D 128bit touch to them, and they are so much fun ;D What really makes this a classic game, is the emotional story line. I am very impressed, although I havnt completed the game (which is massive) , I find the story is one of the best things you need in a game, Ecco has it. Its very touching. I hope you have found this review helpful. Dont turn down this game, its true quality.

Fantastic Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is hands down a great game. Jaw-droppingly beautiful to look at and fun to play as well. Hooked up to a VGA adapter, this is the best looking game I have ever played or seen. The game is enormous and immersive. I really like the freedom and open feeling that other people have complained about. Personally I do not like my games on "rails" or overly obvious. Beyond the quest and puzzles to solve, it is lots of fun to just play around with the dolphin at my own pace when I like. The graphics are so good that sometimes you just have to stop and stare.

the best game on the dreamcast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game and it is so fun you are a dolphin who is chosen to save the world. this game is so cool my parents take time off just to watch me play. the graphics are great, music is great, controls are great what else can i say spend your money on this game and this game only

Brilliant, but mildly flawed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've loved Ecco since the old Genesis days, and this game, mostly, brings back everything that made the originals so great... Stunning graphics (I mean, really stunning -- you've never seen anything like this before), and gameplay so unique that it defies classification. Any fan of the originals, or anybody looking for something different and fun should grab, or at least rent, this game.

There are problems... The level design is wanting. I"m about halfway through the game now, and almost every level has been a chore. Challenge is one thing, but some of these stages are just misguided tedium. Hints and clues are generally granted in the form of short "poetic" statements from crystal glyphs, and are often more confounding than helpful. Even a world this beautiful gets dulled by too much pointless nosing around in sea-plants and endless trial and error sessions with switches and buttons.

I don't mean to detract from the game... it really is fun to play. But for most people, it will be more fun with (I can't believe I'm saying this) a strategy guide on hand. It really may be the only way to allow yourself to experience the entire game.

Despite the problems... I've loved playing this game. It succeeds in creating one of the most fabulously realized worlds in all of gaming. Do yourself a favor, and at least give it a shot. The future depends on it :)

Ecco is the Zelda of the Dreamcast.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This the best game ever made for the dreamcast. The cleanest most beutiful game my eyes have ever seen. Breathtaking 3-D underwater environments and deep sea creatures make this a worthwhile purchase. If you haven't already bought this game you're missing out. Brought to you by apaloosa the creaters of... well?... ECCO! A giant leap from the genesis days. Any ecco fan, or anyone who has never played the older games will be beyond a state of bliss. I strongly reccomend this to anyone who.... uh... well... anyone! This game will be a stepping stone for many games to come. This is a game that will be remembered for all time as a classic work of art. No gamer should live without it. -Brian

Ecco the dolphin, as life like as it can get!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My family just bought this game thinking my little sister would be playing it all the time....but it ended up being me. This game is unbelievable! Controling Ecco is so much fun. He moves and acts like a real dolphin. I especially enjoying jumping out of the water and flipping, and picking on turtles. The story line is a little strange, but playing the game is much better, such as in the first board you must rescue a whale stuck in the rocks. It is sooo cool, you can actually comunicate with the whale using sonar. You find your fellow dolphins and together you free the whale. I deeply encourage people to buy this game, it is extremly entertaining and addictive!

The coolest game on earth

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got this video game for my birthday, and Ecco the dolphin:defender of the Future has the best graphics in the world, plus I am a dolphin lover, and in this cool game you get to explore the life of Ecco the dolphin. This game should have some sort of map, though so that you dont loose sense of direction and end up getting sea-sick. But besides that, the game is most DEFINATLY worth it.

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