Ecco: The Tides of Time/Reception

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Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
50	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
65	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
48	CD Consoles	1994-xx-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
70	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[4]	[details]
73	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[5]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[6]	[details]
50	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[7]	[details]
70	Famitsu	1994-08-19	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[8]	[details]
89	Freak	1994-xx-xx	IL IL		^[9]	[details]
88	GameFan	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
60	Game Players	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
85	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[12]	[details]
95	Gamer	1995-xx-xx	GR GR		^[13]	[details]
86	Games World: The Magazine	1994-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[14]	[details]
83	Game Informer	1994-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
78	Game Informer	1998-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[16]	[details]
56	Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2	2001-08-27	RU RU		^[17]	[details]
86	Joypad	1994-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[18]	[details]
75	LeveL	1995-01-24	CZ CZ		^[19]	[details]
74	MAN!AC	1994-11-09	DE DE	PAL	^[20]	[details]
92	Mega	1994-10-27	UK UK	PAL	^[21]	[details]
84	Mega Fun	1994-11-23	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
91	Mean Machines Sega	1994-10-28	UK UK	PAL	^[23]	[details]
50	Next Generation	1995-01-24	US US		^[24]	[details]
92	Player One	1994-1x-xx	FR FR		^[25]	[details]
83	Play Time	1994-12-07	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
90	Power Up!	1994-11-26	UK UK		^[27]	[details]
85	Score	1994-11-01	CZ CZ		^[28]	[details]
83	Sega Magazin	1994-11-17	DE DE		^[29]	[details]
87	Sega News	1996-1x-xx	CZ CZ		^[30]	[details]
82	Sega Power	1994-10-20	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
72	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[32]	[details]
89	Todo Sega	199x-xx-xx	ES ES		^[33]	[details]
80	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[34]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[35]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	35	77	48	95	47	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	3	69	65	72	7	Positive
World	NTSC-U	7	78	60	88	28	Positive
World	PAL	8	85	74	92	18	Very positive
JP	All	3	69	65	72	7	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	69	65	72	7	Positive
US	All	8	75	50	88	38	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	7	78	60	88	28	Positive
UK	All	5	88	82	92	10	Very positive
UK	PAL	4	88	82	92	10	Very positive
FR	All	3	75	48	92	44	Mixed
FR	PAL	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive
DE	All	4	81	74	84	10	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	80	74	84	10	Very positive
ES	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
CZ	All	3	82	75	87	12	Very positive
GR	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
RU	All	6	63	50	80	30	Positive

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
92	Consoles +	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[36]	[details]
85	Digitiser	1995-06-06	UK UK		^[37]	[details]
76	Electronic Gaming Monthly	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[38]	[details]
89	Freak	1994-xx-xx	IL IL		^[39]	[details]
78	Game Players	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[40]	[details]
88	GamePro	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[41]	[details]
87	Joypad	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[42]	[details]
77	MAN!AC	1995-03-08	DE DE	PAL	^[43]	[details]
92	Mega	1995-04-30	UK UK	PAL	^[44]	[details]
85	Mega Fun	1995-02-22	DE DE	PAL	^[45]	[details]
50	Next Generation	1995-02-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[46]	[details]
95	Player One	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[47]	[details]
85	Play Time	1995-03-08	DE DE		^[48]	[details]
92	Sega Magazine	1995-03-15	UK UK	PAL	^[49]	[details]
80	Sega Power	1995-04-20	UK UK	PAL	^[50]	[details]
81	Sega Pro	1995-03-23	UK UK	PAL	^[51]	[details]
76	Video Games	1995-03-22	DE DE	PAL	^[52]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1995-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[53]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	18	83	50	95	45	Mixed
World	NTSC-U	5	74	50	88	38	Mixed
World	PAL	7	83	76	92	16	Very positive
US	All	5	74	50	88	38	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	5	74	50	88	38	Mixed
UK	All	5	86	80	92	12	Very positive
UK	PAL	4	86	80	92	12	Very positive
FR	All	3	91	87	95	8	Very positive
DE	All	4	81	76	85	9	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	79	76	85	9	Positive
IL	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive

Master System version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
89	Freak	1994-xx-xx	IL IL		^[54]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive

Game Gear version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
74	Alaab Alcomputtar	1995-08-xx	SA SA		^[55]	[details]
65	Electronic Gaming Monthly	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[56]	[details]
55	Famitsu	1995-01-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[57]	[details]
89	Freak	1994-xx-xx	IL IL		^[58]	[details]
85	GamePro	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[59]	[details]
67	Gamers	1995-01-08	DE DE	PAL	^[60]	[details]
82	Games World: The Magazine	1994-12-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[61]	[details]
66	Mega Fun	1994-12-21	DE DE		^[62]	[details]
85	Player One	1995-0x-xx	FR FR		^[47]	[details]
64	Play Time	1995-01-04	DE DE	PAL	^[63]	[details]
100	Sega News	1997-xx-xx	CZ CZ		^[64]	[details]
78	Sega Power	1994-09-29	UK UK	PAL	^[65]	[details]
74	Sega Pro	1994-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[66]	[details]
55	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-02-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[67]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	14	74	55	100	45	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	2	55	55	55	0	Average
World	NTSC-U	2	75	65	85	20	Positive
World	PAL	5	73	64	82	18	Positive
JP	All	2	55	55	55	0	Average
JP	NTSC-J	2	55	55	55	0	Average
US	All	2	75	65	85	20	Positive
US	NTSC-U	2	75	65	85	20	Positive
UK	All	3	78	74	82	8	Positive
UK	PAL	3	78	74	82	8	Positive
FR	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
DE	All	3	66	64	67	3	Positive
DE	PAL	2	65	64	67	3	Positive
CZ	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
SA	All	1	74	74	74	0	Positive

Sales

Mega Drive version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Mega-CD version

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Master System version

Date	Worldwide

Game Gear version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 69
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1994" (JP; 1994-08-08), page 16
↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 119
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 310
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 105
↑ Famitsu, "1994-09-02" (JP; 1994-08-19), page 39
↑ Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 11: November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 67
↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Gamer, "Fevrouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 13
↑ Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 28
↑ Game Informer, "July 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 70
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 140
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 92
↑ LeveL, "Leden 1995" (CZ; 1995-01-24), page 40
↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 69
↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 44
↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 116
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 106
↑ Next Generation, "February 1995" (US; 1995-01-24), page 102
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 102
↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, November 26, 1994" (UK; 1994-11-26), page 1
↑ Score, "Listopad 1994" (CZ; 1994-11-01), page 58
↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 78
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 24
↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 58
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13
↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-06-06)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 56
↑ MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 61
↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 8
↑ Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 73
↑ Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 97
↑ ^47.0 ^47.1 Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 105
↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 105
↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 92
↑ Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 57
↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 56
↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 90
↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 24
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Famitsu, "1995-02-10" (JP; 1995-01-27), page 38
↑ Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 162
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 38
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 23
↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 32
↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106
↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132

Ecco: The Tides of Time

Books: Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994)

Prototypes: 1994-02 | 1994-04-13 | 04-29

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-09.pdf_p16-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1994" (JP; 1994-08-08), page 16

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_01.pdf_p119-3] CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 119

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p42-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 310

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 105

[8] Famitsu, "1994-09-02" (JP; 1994-08-19), page 39

[9] Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0211.pdf_p32-10] GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 11: November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0801.pdf_p67-11] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:GamePro_US_065.pdf_p104-12] GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 104

[13] Gamer, "Fevrouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_06.pdf_p13-14] Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 13

[:File:GameInformer_US_020.pdf_p28-15] Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 28

[:File:GameInformer_US_063.pdf_p70-16] Game Informer, "July 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 70

[17] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 140

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p92-18] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 92

[:File:Level_CZ_01.pdf_p40-19] LeveL, "Leden 1995" (CZ; 1995-01-24), page 40

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-12.pdf_p69-20] MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 69

[:File:Mega_UK_26.pdf_p44-21] Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 44

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-12.pdf_p116-22] Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 116

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p106-23] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 106

[:File:NextGeneration_US_02.pdf_p102-24] Next Generation, "February 1995" (US; 1995-01-24), page 102

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p102-25] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 102

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf_p100-26] Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100

[27] Power Up!, "Saturday, November 26, 1994" (UK; 1994-11-26), page 1

[:File:Score_CZ_11.pdf_p58-28] Score, "Listopad 1994" (CZ; 1994-11-01), page 58

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_13.pdf_p78-29] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 78

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p24-30] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_61.pdf_p58-31] Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 58

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:TodoSega_ES_22.pdf_p30-33] Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 30

[34] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p78-35] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_041.pdf_p92-36] Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92

[digitiser1995-06-06-37] Digitiser (UK) (1995-06-06)

[:File:EGM_US_067.pdf_p34-38] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34

[39] Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0802.pdf_p72-40] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:GamePro_US_067.pdf_p46-41] GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p56-42] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-04.pdf_p61-43] MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 61

[:File:Mega_UK_32.pdf_p8-44] Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 8

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf_p73-45] Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 73

[:File:NextGeneration_US_03.pdf_p97-46] Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 97

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p105-47] 47.0 ^47.1 Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 105

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-04.pdf_p105-48] Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 105

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p92-49] Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 92

[:File:SegaPower_UK_67.pdf_p57-50] Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_44.pdf_p56-51] Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 56

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-04.pdf_p90-52] Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 90

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p80-53] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80

[54] Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_2.pdf_p24-55] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 24

[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p46-56] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[57] Famitsu, "1995-02-10" (JP; 1995-01-27), page 38

[58] Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p162-59] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 162

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p38-60] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 38

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_08.pdf_p23-61] Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 23

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-01.pdf_p32-62] Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 32

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p106-63] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p36-64] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:SegaPower_UK_60.pdf_p60-65] Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p66-66] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950301_1995-03.pdf_p132-67] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132

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Ecco: The Tides of Time/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Breakdown

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Breakdown

Master System version

Ratings

Breakdown

Game Gear version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

References