Ecco the Dolphin (1992)

Novotrade

Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega CD · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii · Xbox 360 · iOS

2.81 from 530 ratings

1166 members have it in their collection · 13 playing now · 169 backlogged · 86 wish listed

How long? · with extras 6h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed. A freak whirlpool of air and water tore the life from Ecco’s home leaving Ecco all alone. Now … Read more
Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed. A freak whirlpool of air and water tore the life from Ecco’s home leaving Ecco all alone. Now he must fight to stay alive, while traversing the vast ocean in search of clues that will help him save his family and return them to the bay. Read less
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Details

Developers
Novotrade
Publishers
Sega, Tec Toy
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Franchises
Ecco the dolphin
Series
Ecco The Dolphin
Steam
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Release dates

  • Dec 23, 1992 (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Dec 29, 1992 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Feb 10, 1993 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Jul 29, 1993 (Worldwide) Sega CD
  • Jul 30, 1993 (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Nov 29, 1995 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Feb 1996 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 13, 1996 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 28, 2006 (North_America) Wii
  • Dec 02, 2006 (Japan) Wii
  • Dec 08, 2006 (Europe) Wii
  • Jun 01, 2010 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, Xbox 360
  • Jun 01, 2010 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jul 22, 2010 (Worldwide) iOS

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5 stars
28
4 stars
89
3 stars
216
2 stars
146
1 star
51
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Community All Reviews Statuses

ahatrack

Status ahatrack Jan 25, 2023

This game had a profound impact on me as a kid. I started playing it with my little brother, thinking it was a boring made-for-kids game about dolphins. The first level scared me so much that I had to turn off the game and walk away for a bit. When I returned, I had a better sense of what I …

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This game had a profound impact on me as a kid. I started playing it with my little brother, thinking it was a boring made-for-kids game about dolphins. The first level scared me so much that I had to turn off the game and walk away for a bit. When I returned, I had a better sense of what I was in for: a deeply unnerving, claustrophobic, lonely and painfully challenging mystery game. The music, the pixel art and the story have stayed with me all these years but I have absolutely no interest in playing it again. It's that kind of game!

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GigaDeathNullGolem

Status GigaDeathNullGolem May 8, 2020

Umm gee. Im only on level 3 or 4. Yep. This is hard. Could explain why it made the bottom 100 list!

On wiki it says the guy who made this game was paranoid about people renting it and beating it so they made it hard to thwart that, but this game is difficult in ways where even if you …

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Umm gee. Im only on level 3 or 4. Yep. This is hard. Could explain why it made the bottom 100 list!

On wiki it says the guy who made this game was paranoid about people renting it and beating it so they made it hard to thwart that, but this game is difficult in ways where even if you are cheating it will be difficult. Hmm...

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