Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future/Reception

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1 Critical reception
- 1.1 Dreamcast version
  - 1.1.1 Ratings
  - 1.1.2 Breakdown
- 1.2 PlayStation 2 version
  - 1.2.1 Ratings
  - 1.2.2 Breakdown
2 Sales
- 2.1 Dreamcast version
- 2.2 PlayStation 2 version
3 Software charts
- 3.1 Dreamcast version
  - 3.1.1 Dreamcast German charts
- 3.2 PlayStation 2 version
4 References

Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
95	576 Konzol	2000-xx-xx	HU HU		^[1]	[details]
85	Ação Games	2000-xx-xx	BR BR		^[2]	[details]
25	Arcade	2000-05-23	UK UK	PAL	^[3]	[details]
95	Consoles +	2000-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[4]	[details]
75	Computer & Video Games	2000-06-14	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
90	Dreamcast Monthly	2000-05-11	UK UK	PAL	^[6]	[details]
80	DC-UK	2000-06-09	UK UK	PAL	^[7]	[details]
77	Dreamcast Magazine	2001-01-19	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[8]	[details]
91	Dreamcast Magazine	2000-04-20	UK UK	PAL	^[9]	[details]
81	Dorimaga	2002-09-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[10]	[details]
82	Dreamplanet	2000-0x-xx	ES ES	PAL	^[11]	[details]
92	Dreamzone	2000-06-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[12]	[details]
70	Edge	2000-05-24	UK UK		^[13]	[details]
82	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2000-09-05	US US	NTSC-U	^[14]	[details]
91	Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast	2002-xx-xx	RU RU		^[15]	[details]
73	Famitsu	2001-01-19	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[16]	[details]
85	Fun Generation	2000-05-17	DE DE	PAL	^[17]	[details]
82	GameFan	2000-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
95	GamePro	2000-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[19]	[details]
90	GameZine		UK UK		^[20]	[details]
67	Game Informer	2000-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[21]	[details]
91	Gamers' Republic	2000-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[22]	[details]
100	GameWEEK	2000-07-03	US US	NTSC-U	^[23]	[details]
90	Hyper	2000-xx-xx	AU AU	PAL	^[24]	[details]
79	MAN!AC	2000-06-07	DE DE	PAL	^[25]	[details]
86	Mega Fun	2000-06-07	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
80	Neo Plus	2000-xx-xx	PL PL		^[27]	[details]
25	Next Generation	2000-09-19	US US	NTSC-U	^[28]	[details]
90	Official Dreamcast Magazine	2000-06-08	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
80	Official Dreamcast Magazine	2000-10-03	US US	NTSC-U	^[30]	[details]
73	PSX Extreme	2001-0x-xx	PL PL		^[31]	[details]
79	Power Unlimited	2000-0x-xx	NL NL		^[32]	[details]
88	Sega Magazin	2000-06-05	DE DE	PAL	^[33]	[details]
70	Strana Igr	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[34]	[details]
75	Strana Igr	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[35]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	35	80	25	100	75	Very mixed
World	NTSC-J	3	77	73	81	8	Positive
World	NTSC-U	8	78	25	100	75	Very mixed
World	PAL	13	83	25	95	70	Very mixed
JP	All	3	77	73	81	8	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	77	73	81	8	Positive
US	All	8	78	25	100	75	Very mixed
US	NTSC-U	8	78	25	100	75	Very mixed
UK	All	8	76	25	91	66	Mixed
UK	PAL	5	75	25	91	66	Mixed
FR	All	2	94	92	95	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	94	92	95	3	Very positive
DE	All	4	85	79	88	9	Very positive
DE	PAL	4	85	79	88	9	Very positive
ES	All	1	82	82	82	0	Very positive
ES	PAL	1	82	82	82	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	79	79	79	0	Positive
PL	All	2	77	73	80	7	Positive
RU	All	3	79	70	91	21	Positive

PlayStation 2 version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
88	100% Consoles	200x-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[36]	[details]
95	576 Konzol	2002-xx-xx	HU HU		^[37]	[details]
89	Bonus	2002-03-25	YU YU		^[38]	[details]
89	Consoles +	200x-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[39]	[details]
60	Digitiser	2002-03-27	UK UK		^[40]	[details]
75	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2002-04-02	US US	NTSC-U	^[41]	[details]
85	GamePro	2002-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[42]	[details]
80	Game Station		UK UK		^[43]	[details]
79	MAN!AC	2002-01-02	DE DE	PAL	^[44]	[details]
80	Neo Plus	2001-xx-xx	PL PL	PAL	^[45]	[details]
80	PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK	2001-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[46]	[details]
90	Playbox	200x-xx-xx	FR FR		^[47]	[details]
76	Play	2001-12-19	DE DE		^[48]	[details]
78	Players	2002-01-02	DE DE	PAL	^[49]	[details]
81	[[\|Play]]	2002-xx-xx	PL PL		^[50]	[details]
60	Play	2002-xx-xx	US US		^[51]	[details]
69	PlayZone	2002-01-02	DE DE	PAL	^[52]	[details]
80	PlayStation Games	2001-12-19	DE DE		^[53]	[details]
52	PSM2	200x-xx-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[54]	[details]
60	PSX Extreme	2002-0x-xx	PL PL	PAL	^[55]	[details]
81	Power Unlimited	2002-0x-xx	NL NL		^[56]	[details]
80	Xgen	2002-0x-xx	CZ CZ		^[57]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	22	78	52	95	43	Mixed
World	NTSC-U	2	80	75	85	10	Positive
World	PAL	9	75	52	89	37	Mixed
US	All	3	73	60	85	25	Positive
US	NTSC-U	2	80	75	85	10	Positive
UK	All	4	68	52	80	28	Positive
UK	PAL	2	66	52	80	28	Positive
FR	All	3	89	88	90	2	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	89	88	89	1	Very positive
DE	All	5	76	69	80	11	Positive
DE	PAL	3	75	69	79	10	Positive
CZ	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
HU	All	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	81	81	81	0	Very positive
PL	All	3	74	60	81	21	Positive
PL	PAL	2	70	60	80	20	Positive
YU	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive

Sales

Dreamcast version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

PlayStation 2 version

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast German charts

Date	Position
2000-06	2
2000-07	2
2000-08	3
2000-09	7
2000-10	9

PlayStation 2 version

References

↑ 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 74
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 94
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-14), page 110
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18
↑ DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 70
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79
↑ Edge, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-24), page 80
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 61
↑ Famitsu, "2001-02-02" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 33
↑ Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
↑ GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140
↑ GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66
↑ GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17
↑ Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
↑ MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66
↑ Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72
↑ Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 77
↑ Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108
↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
↑ 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Bonus, "3/2002" (YU; 2002-03-25), page 50
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107
↑ GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
↑ MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76
↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104
↑ Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 112
↑ Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60
↑ Play, "Kwiecień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62
↑ PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96
↑ PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 52
↑ PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72
↑ PSX Extreme, "04/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 46
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Xgen, "Únor 2002" (CZ; 2002-0x-xx), page 31

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

Books: Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000)

Prototypes: 1999-05-06 | 05-08 | 11-23 | 2000-01-26 | 02-17 | 04-08 | 04-17 2PM | 04-17 7AM | 04-19 | 04-21 | 07-06

Prototypes: 2001-11-07

[1] 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_155.pdf_p62-2] Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:Arcade_UK_20.pdf_p74-3] Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 74

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_101.pdf_p94-4] Consoles +, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:CVG_UK_224.pdf_p110-5] Computer & Video Games, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-14), page 110

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_09.pdf_p18-6] Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18

[:File:DCUK_11.pdf_p70-7] DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 70

[:File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf_p23-8] Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p56-9] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-10] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Dreamplanet_ES_06.pdf_p30-11] Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:Dreamzone_14_2000_Final.pdf_p79-12] Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79

[:File:Edge_UK_085.pdf_p80-13] Edge, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-24), page 80

[:File:EGM_US_135.pdf_p174-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 61

[16] Famitsu, "2001-02-02" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 33

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_53.pdf_p68-17] Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68

[:File:GameFan_US_0810.pdf_p18-18] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p140-19] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140

[gamezine2000-06-16-20] GameZine (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GameInformer_US_090.pdf_p80-21] Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_28.pdf_p66-22] Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:GameWEEK_US_2000-07-03.pdf_p17-23] GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17

[:File:Hyper_AU_083.pdf_p62-24] Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-07.pdf_p66-25] MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-07.pdf_p72-26] Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72

[27] Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 77

[:File:NextGeneration_US_70.pdf_p109-28] Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109

[:File:ODM_UK_09.pdf_p64-29] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p108-30] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108

[31] PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_081_200009.pdf_p41-32] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_80.pdf_p21-33] Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21

[34] Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58

[35] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19

[:File:100.25Consoles_FR_10.pdf_p91-36] 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91

[37] 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48

[38] Bonus, "3/2002" (YU; 2002-03-25), page 50

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_120.pdf_p104-39] Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104

[digitiser2002-03-27-40] Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)

[:File:EGM_US_154.pdf_p107-41] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107

[:File:GamePro_US_165.pdf_p84-42] GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84

[gamestationuk2002-03-01-43] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-02.pdf_p76-44] MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76

[45] Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:OPS2_UK_016.pdf_p104-46] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104

[:File:Playbox_FR_13.pdf_p51-47] Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:Play_DE_2002-01.pdf_p112-48] Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 112

[:File:Players_DE_2002-02.pdf_p60-49] Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60

[50] Play, "Kwiecień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:Play_US_003.pdf_p62-51] Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:PlayZone_DE_2002-02.pdf_p96-52] PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96

[:File:PSG_DE_2002-01.pdf_p52-53] PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 52

[:File:PSM2_UK_18.pdf_p72-54] PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72

[55] PSX Extreme, "04/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_099_200203.pdf_p62-56] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Xgen_CZ_05.pdf_p31-57] Xgen, "Únor 2002" (CZ; 2002-0x-xx), page 31

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Breakdown

PlayStation 2 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 version

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast German charts

PlayStation 2 version

References