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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

System(s): Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2

Publisher:

Sega Corporation (JP)

Sega of America (US)

Acclaim Entertainment (US)

Sega Europe (Europe)

Developer: Appaloosa Interactive

Distributor:

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Europe)

Licensor:

Sega Corporation (US)

Peripherals supported:

Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Action Adventure^[1]^[2], Action^[3]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-01-25^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[2]	HDR-0103
US	2000-08-15^[4]	$49.9949.99^[5]^[6]	51033
EU	2000-06-16		MK-51033-50
DE	2000-06-16	DM 9999^[14]	MK-51033-50
ES	2000-06-14^[15]		MK-51033-50
FR	2000-06-16^[11]		MK-51033-50
UK	2000-06-16^[7]^[8]	£39.9939.99^[9]^[10]	MK-51033-50
AU	2000-06-30^[12]	$89.9589.95^[13]	FECC00DCS
US	2002-03-04	$49.9949.99^[16]^[17]	SLUS-20394
EU (NL/DE/IT/FR)	2002-03-04		SCES-50499
DE	2002-03-04	€119.00119.00^[18]	SCES-50499
ES	2002-03-04		SCES-50499
FR	2002-03-04		SCES-50499
UK	2002-03-04		SCES-50499
FI	2002		SCES-50499
IT	2002		SCES-50499
AU	2002		SCES-50499

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (エコーザドルフィンディフェンダーオブザフューチャー) is an entry in the Ecco the Dolphin series of games, developed by Appaloosa Interactive and published by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000.

1 Gameplay
- 1.1 Levels
2 History
3 Production credits
- 3.1 Dreamcast version
- 3.2 PlayStation 2 credits
4 Magazine articles
5 Promotional material
- 5.1 Dreamcast version
- 5.2 PlayStation 2 version
6 Artwork
7 Physical scans
- 7.1 Dreamcast version
- 7.2 PlayStation 2 version
8 Technical information
- 8.1 ROM dump status
9 External links
10 References

Gameplay

The game was designed to be a faithful reproduction of the Ecco formula established in the 16-bit era consoles although using full 3-dimensional graphics. The game is split into four 'worlds' which are Isle of Tranquility, Man’s Nightmare, Dolphin's Nightmare and Domain of the Enemy. Each of these worlds has multiple smaller levels containing unique maps, puzzles and enemies which have to be completed to advance the story and move to the next timeline. There are two hidden levels that recapture the 2 dimension gameplay style of the previous game and one bonus soccer style game.

Levels

	Aquamarine Bay

	Perils of the Coral Reef

	Trial Without Error

	Four Ways to Terminus

	Passage from Genesis

	Pathways to Nowhere

	Up and Down

	Roaring Forces

	Atlantis Lost

	Shrine of Controversy

	Master of Forgotten Skills

	Process That Never Ends

	Blades in Motion

	Perpetual Motion

	Obscure Ways to Terminus

	Sleeping Forces of Doom

	Anguish

	Entrapment

	Caverns of Hope

	Lair of Evil

	Powers of Levitation

	Hanging Waters

	Fire and Ice (Boss Sub Level)

	Abyss of Inferno (Boss Sub Level)

	Mutaclone (Boss Sub Level)

	Chance of Reckoning

	Hatchery

	Seeds of Poison

	Transfiguration

	Heart of Foe

	Bonus Level

History

The game was intended to re-invent the series which was left on the Sega Mega Drive, having few ties to the original games as a result. It is also the only Ecco game to be presented in 3D, although a sequel, Ecco the Dolphin 2: Sentinels of the Universe was once planned.

After the Dreamcast's demise, the game was brought the game to the PlayStation 2 in 2002. The differences between the two versions are minimal.

Production credits

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future/Production credits.

Dreamcast version

Designed And Developed by: Appaloosa Interactive, Created With Game World Builder™, © 2000 Appaloosa Interactive
Produced by: Gergely Csaszar
Co-Producer: Csaba Soltész
Production Directors: József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsán
Game Design by: Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, Keith Higashihara, Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
Original Story By: David Brin
Music Composed by: Tim Follin
Game World Builder™ by: Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy

Cinematics Music

Composed by: Attila 'Ata' Héger
Sound Effects: László 'Duerer' Molnár, Zsolt Galántai, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
Programmers: Péter Balogh, Zoltán 'Mozo' Molnár, Mihály Brudnyák, László Fehér, Attila Márton, Zsolt Prievara, Szabolcs Mártha, Csaba 'Xamba' Vigh, Zoltán Varga, László Dombi, Balázs Makó, Ignác 'Nacy' Fetser, Tamás Jutasi 'Jts', László Magyar, Tibor Székely, Gergely Szilvássy, Gábor Tyukász, Attila Szalkai, György Borszéki
Level Designers And Graphic Artists: Balázs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt 8 Kemenczés!, Péter Üveges, Támas Kováts, Zsolt 'Udi' Udvarhelyi, Szilárd 'Syl' Siroki, Ákos Röth, Attila Ferró, Zoltán 'Zola' Hollósi, Éva 'Déver' Kovács, Zoltán Nagy, Gábor Markó, Gábor Szász, Endre Számel, Gábor Dosa, András Tarsoly, Nándor Orbán, Bostan 'Bizarde' Florin, Zoltán Felföldi, Péter 'Kp' Kovács, Mihály 'Musaic' Sáránszki, Zoltán Attila Molnár, Patrice Creusot, Laszló Drabant, Zsolt Balogh, Mária Tolnai, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypál, Tamás Papp
Game Testers: Sándor Mezei, Zoltán Somorjai, László Teszár, Csaba Knáver, Péter Ligeti
Special thanks to: Naohiko Hoshino, David Nulty, Péter Huszár, Róbert Bujtár, Brandon Justice, Csaba Szórádi, Rukes' Drew Ressler, And last, but not least To all of our families for their love and support. Thank you.
Please Visit us at: WWW.ECCOTHEDOLPHIN.COM

Sega® of Europe Credits

Director of Product Development: Naohiko Hoshino
Producer: David Nulty
Assistant Producer: Akiko Koutstaal
Test Manager: Jason Cumberbatch
Senior Lead Tester: Darren Lloyd
Lead Tester: Peter O'Brien
Packaging And Design: Ross McLeish
Design Coordinator: Sarah Ward
Localization Coordinator: Roberto Párraga-Sánchez
Translators: Angelika Michitsch, Miriam Greenblum, Antonia Garcia, Roberto Párraga-Sánchez, Dave Thompson, Marie Pierre Dubreil
Sega Ecco Team: Ben Wallace, Brian Taylor, Daniel Davies, Joao Carvalho, Sarah Harris
Testers: Nick Bennett, Richard Jones, Thanya Mansfield, Steve Curd, Natalie Carter, Tobi Marnewick, Ed Wilson, Mel Miller, Sean Leach, Michael Lawsiriphat
Special Thanks To...: Jean-Francois Cecillon, Kazutoshi Miyake, Serge Plagnol, Tamer Tahsin, Naoya Tsurumi, Hitoshi Okuno, Giles Thomas, Jim Pride, Richard Jacques, Mathew Quaeke, Begoña Sanz, Cédric Marechal, Aude Donna, Tina Sakowsky, Esther Barral, Helen Ttofa

Sega® of Japan

Localization Producer: Junichiro Takahashi
Translator: Robert Timbello
Packaging Design: Kaoru Ichigozaki, Osamu Nakazato, Yamaguchi Toshiki, Monika Hudgins
Public relations: Kazuhiro Hanaya, Hiromichi Hisada
Special Thanks To...: Naoki Aoki, Seijiro Sannabe, Fumiyasu Aikawa
Presented by: Capcom

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

Designed and Developed by: Appaloosa Interactive
Created with Game World Builder™ , © 2000 Appaloosa Interactive
Produced by: Gergely Csaszar
Original Story by: David Brin
Game Design by: Gergely Csaszar, Keith Higashihara, Maurice Molyneaux, Csaba Soltesz, Jozsef Szentesi, Kadocsa Tassonyi
Production Directors: Jozsef Szentesi, Csaba Soltesz, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsan
Music composed by: Tim Follin
Game World Builder™ by: Istvan Fey, Tamas Kovacs, Imre Kullai
Musical & Sound Effects: Attila 'Ata' Heger, Zsolt Galantai, Laszlo 'Durer' Molnar, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
Programmers: Peter Balogh, Zoltan Molnar, Mihaly Brudnyak, Laszlo Feher, Attila Marton, Zsolt Prievara, Szabolcs Martha, Csaba Vigh, Zoltan Varga, Laszlo Dombi, Balazs Mako, Ignac Fetser, Tamas Jutasi, Laszlo Magyar, Tibor Szekely, Gergely Szilvassy, Gabor Tyukasz, Attila Szalkai, Gyorgy Borszeki
Level Designers & Graphic Artists: Balazs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt Kemenczes, Peter Uveges, Tamas Kovats, Zsolt Udvarhelyi, Szilard Siroki, Akos Roth, Attila Ferro, Zoltan Hollosy, Peter Kovacs, Mihaly Saranszki, Zoltan Molnar, Patrice Creusot, Laszlo Drabant, Eva Kovacs, Zoltan Nagy, Gabor Marko, Gabor Szasz, Endre Szamel, Gabor Dosa, Andras Tarsoly, Nandor Orban, Zsolt Balogh, Zoltan Felfoldi, Maria Tolnat, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypal, Tamas Papp
Game Testers: Sandor Mezei, Zoltan Somorjat, Laszlo Teszar

SEGA OF AMERICA CREDITS

Product Development:
- Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
- Localization Producer: Jason Kuo
- Lead Tester: Gabrielle Brown
- Assistant Leads: Jason Mercer, Tom Fong
- Testers: Jeff Sideno, Quinn Aguirre, Todd Slepian, Devin Tomcik, Steve Peck, Alan Hsu, Wayne Pan, Wiliam Kus, Chris Meyer, Christina Mendez, Derek Wong, Brian Ivanhoe
Marketing:
- Product Manager: Rob Alvarez
- Product Marketing Specialist: Dennis Lee
- Marketing Director: John Golden
- Public Relations: Heather Hawkins, Gwen Marker
- Creative Services: Bob Schonfisch, Angela Santos
Special Thanks to: Naohiko Hoshino, David Nulty, Peter Huszar, Robert Bujtar, Brandon Justice, 'Rukes' Drew Ressler
And last, but not least, to all of our families for their love and support. Thank you.

Source:

US manual^[19]

Produced by: Gergely Csaszar
Co-producer: Csaba Soltész
Production Directors: József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsán
Game Design by: Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, Keith Higashihara, Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
Original Story by: David Brin
Music Composed by: Tim Follin
Game World BuilderTM by: Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy
Cinematic Music Composed by: Attila 'Ata' Héger
Sound Effects: László 'Duerer' Molnár, Zsolt Galántai, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
Programmers: Péter Balogh, Zoltán 'Mozo' Molnár, Mihály Brudnyák, László Fehér, Attila Márton, Zsolt Prievara, Szabolcs Mártha, Csaba 'Xamba' Vígh, Zoltán Varga, László Dombi, Balázs Makó, Ignác 'Nacy' Fetser, Tamás Jutasi 'JTS', László Magyar, Tibor Székely, Gergely Szilvássy, Gábor Tyukász, Attila Szalkai, György Borszéki
Level Designers and Graphic Artists: Balázs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt 8 Kemenczés!, Péter Üveges, Tamás Kováts, Zsolt 'Udi' Udvarhelyi, Szilárd 'Syl' Siroki, Ákos Roth, Attila Ferró, Zoltán 'Zola' Hollósy, Éva 'Déver' Kovács, Zoltán Nagy, Gábor Markó, Gábor Szász, Endre Számel, Gábor Dosa, András Tarsoly, Nándor Orbán, Bostan 'Bizarde' Florin, Zoltán Felföldi, Péter 'KP' Kovács, Mihály 'Musaic' Sáránszki, Zoltán Attila Molnár, Patrice Creusot, László Drabant, Zsolt Balogh, Mária Tolnai, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypál, Tamás Papp
Game Testers .: Sándor Mezei, Zoltán Somorjai, László Teszár, Csaba Knáver, Péter Ligeti
Special Thanks to: Naohiko Hoshino, David Nulty, Péter Huszár, Róbert Bujtár, Brandon Justice, Csaba Szórádi, 'Rukes' Drew Ressler , and last, but not least, to all of our families for their love and support, Thank You.

Source:

www.eccothedolphin.com (archived)^[20]

PlayStation 2 credits

Produced by SEGA EUROPE

Director of Product Development: Kats Sato
Producer: Pete O'Brien
Senior Producer: Matt O'Driscoll
Producers Manager: Aude Donnan
Lead Tester: Matthew Brooks
MARKETING SUPPORT:
- Marketing Manager: Jim Pride
- Product Manager: Mark Fisher
- Interactive Design Manager: Bennie Booysen
- Online Marketing Executive: Rosie Newey
MANUAL AND PACKAGING:
- Designer: Tom Bingle
- Localisation Co-ordinator: Emma Ledda
- Special Thanks: Mark Horneff, Tom Szirtes, Nicola Steele
Designed and Developed by Appaloosa Interactive
Created with Game World Builder™ © 2001 Appaloosa Interactive
Produced by: Gergely Csaszar
Co-producer: Csaba Soltész
Game Design by: Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, Keith Higashihara, Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
Production Directors: József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsán
Original Story by: David Brin
Music composed by: Tim Follin
Game World Builder™ by: Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy
Cinematics Music Composed by: Attila 'Ata' Héger
Sound Effects: László 'Duerer' Molnár, Zsolt Galántai, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
Programmers: Péter Balogh, Zoltán 'MoZo' Molnár, Mihály Brudnyák, László Fehér, Attila Márton, Zsolt Prievara, Szaboics Mártha, Csaba 'Xamba' Vigh, Zoltán Varga, László Dombi, Balázs Makó, Ignác Fetser, Tamás Jutasi, László Magyar, Tibor Székely, Gergely Szilvássy, Gábor Tyukász, Attila Szalkai, György Borszéki, Balázs 'Reptile' Vasvári, Géza Sági, Attila Kristóf
Level Designers and Graphic Artists: Balázs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt '8' Kemenczés!, Péter Üveges, Tamás Kováts, Zsolt 'Udi' Udvarhelyi, Szilárd 'SyL' Siroki, Ákos Röth, Attila Ferró, Zoltán 'Zola' Hollósy, Éva 'Diver' Kovács, Zoltán Nagy, Gábor Markó, Gábor Szasz, Endre Számel, Gábor Dósa, András Tarsoly, Nándor Orbán, Bostan 'Bizarde' Florin, Zoltán Felföldi, Péter 'KP' Kovács, Mihály 'Musaic' Sáránszki, Zoltán Attila Molnár, Patrice Creusot, László Drabant, Zsolt Balogh, Mária Tolnai, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypál, Tamás Papp, Zsolt 'TREX' Seres. Csaba 'MAX' Zsilvölgyi
Game Testers: Sándor Mezei, Zoltán Somorjai, László Teszar, Csaba Knáver, Péter Ligeti
To all of our families for their love and support. Thank you.
And last, but not least Special Thanks to: Naohiko Hoshino, Kats Sato, David Nulty, Peter Huszar. Robert Bujtar, Brandon Justice, Csaba Szoradi, 'Rukes' Drew Ressler

Special thanks to

All those involved at SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE.
Senior Producer: Sean Kelly
Senior Product Manager: Colin Thomas
PR Manager: Stuart Turner
Manual and Packaging Design: Antony Grace
Manual and Packaging Text: Russell Coburn
Manual Text Approval: Stephen Griffiths, Andrew Kennington
Print Production: Chris Gorman
With thanks to: Flora Collingwood, Mark Hardy

Source:

UK manual^[21]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Dreamcast version

Print advert in (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

(US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)^[22]
(US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)^[23]

Print advert in (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)

Print advert in (UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)
also published in:

(UK) #13: "No. 13" (2000-09-07)^[24]

Print advert in (UK) #224: "July 2000" (2000-06-14)

Print advert in (FR) #101: "Juin 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Print advert in (AR) #20: "Septiembre 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
also published in:

(PL) #31: "Kwiecień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[25]
(PL) #32: "Maj 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[26]
(PL) #33: "Czerwiec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[27]
(PL) #34: "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[28]
(PL) #35: "Wrzesień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[29]

PlayStation 2 version

PDF

SCEE press release

CZ print advert

Print advert in (DE) #2002-04: "04/2002" (2002-03-06)

Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(HU)

95

^[30]

(BR)

85

^[31]

(UK)

PAL

25

^[32]

(FR)

PAL

95

^[33]

(UK)

75

^[34]

(UK)

PAL

90

^[35]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[9]

(JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[36]

(UK)

PAL

91

^[10]

(JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[37]

(ES)

PAL

82

^[38]

(FR)

PAL

92

^[39]

(UK)

70

^[40]

(US)

NTSC-U

82

^[41]

(RU)

91

^[42]

(JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[43]

(DE)

PAL

85

^[44]

(US)

NTSC-U

82

^[45]

(US)

NTSC-U

95

^[46]

(UK)

90

^[47]

(US)

NTSC-U

67

^[48]

(US)

NTSC-U

91

^[49]

(US)

NTSC-U

100

^[50]

(AU)

PAL

90

^[51]

(DE)

PAL

79

^[52]

(DE)

PAL

86

^[53]

(PL)

80

^[54]

(US)

NTSC-U

25

^[55]

(UK)

PAL

90

^[56]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[57]

(PL)

73

^[58]

(NL)

79

^[59]

(DE)

PAL

88

^[14]

(RU)

70

^[60]

(RU)

75

^[61]

	80
Based on 35 reviews

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc File:EccoDolphim-DC-EU-Manual.pdf Manual

Dreamcast, AU
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(FR)

PAL

88

^[62]

(HU)

95

^[63]

(YU)

89

^[64]

(FR)

PAL

89

^[65]

(UK)

60

^[66]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[67]

(US)

NTSC-U

85

^[17]

(UK)

80

^[68]

(DE)

PAL

79

^[69]

(PL)

PAL

80

^[70]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[71]

(FR)

90

^[72]

(DE)

76

^[73]

(DE)

PAL

78

^[74]

Play (PL)

81

^[75]

(US)

60

^[76]

(DE)

PAL

69

^[77]

(DE)

80

^[78]

(UK)

PAL

52

^[79]

(PL)

PAL

60

^[80]

(NL)

81

^[81]

(CZ)

80

^[82]

	78
Based on 22 reviews

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc Manual

PlayStation 2, NL/DE/IT/FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc Manual Flyer

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, FR (Display)
Cover

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES (Display)
Cover

PlayStation 2, IT
Cover

PlayStation 2, FI
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	35a2964e
MD5	b169b43932f64e34925eb825350d7a27
SHA-1	669f32d9f3bc42736f91de84f5dc946aeaeb2cf7

2,318,598,144

DVD-ROM (EU)

SCES-50499 (V1.02)

?

CRC32	31c4ee40
MD5	7a3986d0c0feee7e99992dff346fbd5e
SHA-1	38ceb0e7a0af144396023c8f20dc12cbfffbdd11

2,318,499,840

DVD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20394 (V1.01)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2001-11-07

DVD-R

Page

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
Official website (archive)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future on PlayStation.com: US

References

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↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 70
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56
↑ http://www.micromania.fr/cgi-micromania/tri3.pl?criteria=DREAMCAS;status=1 (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-21 04:04)
↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
↑ Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 68
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14720&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-11 07:31)
↑ Press release: 2002-02-19: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acquires Rights to Publish `Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future' and `Headhunter' for PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Play, "11/2001" (DE; 2001-10-24), page 53
↑ File:Ecco dc us manual.pdf, page 23
↑ http://eccothedolphin.com:80/ecco/credits.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-06 21:24)
↑ File:Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf, page 16
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 182
↑ GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 228
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 67
↑ Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
↑ 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
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23
↑ 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
↑ (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
↑ 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
↑ (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: (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

Ecco the Dolphin series
Ecco the Dolphin (3D) (1992) \| Ecco: The Tides of Time (1994) \| Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (2000)
Spin-offs and others
Ecco the Dolphin (LCD) (1994) \| Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! (1994) \| Ecco Jr. (1995) \| Ecco the Dolphin CD (1995)
Unreleased
Ecco the Dolphin (32X) \| Ecco the Dolphin (Saturn) \| Ecco II: Sentinels of the Universe‎
Ecco the Dolphin related media
	(1996)
	(1994) \| (2000)

[:File:EtDDotF_DC_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:EtDDotF DC JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20071126143252.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fdc.2F010108.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/010108/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-26 14:32)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201023172835.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fdreamcast.2Fsoftware.html-3] ttps://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-23 17:28)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20031220180730.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.com:80.2Fgames.2Fdreamcast.2Fpost_dreamcastgame.jhtml.3FPRODID.3D304-4] ttp://www.sega.com:80/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=304 (Wayback Machine: 2003-12-20 18:07)

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p109-5] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 109

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p141-6] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 141

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20020922062855.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.chipsworld.co.uk.2FdetProd.asp.3FProductCode.3D1101-7] ttp://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1101 (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-22 06:28)

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[:File:DCUK_11.pdf_p70-9] 9.0 ^9.1 DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 70

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p56-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20000621040443.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.micromania.fr.2Fcgi-micromania.2Ftri3.pl.3Fcriteria.3DDREAMCAS.3Bstatus.3D1-11] ttp://www.micromania.fr/cgi-micromania/tri3.pl?criteria=DREAMCAS;status=1 (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-21 04:04)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20010731231717.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.futuregamez.net:80.2Foutnow.2Fdc.html-12] ttp://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)

[:File:Hyper_AU_083.pdf_p68-13] Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_80.pdf_p21-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20010711073112.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.centromail.es.2Ftop.2Fficha.asp.3Fcodmail.3D14720.26codprov.3D-15] ttp://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14720&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-11 07:31)

[Press_release:_2002-02-19:_Acclaim_Entertainment.2C_Inc._Acquires_Rights_to_Publish_.60Ecco_the_Dolphin:_Defender_of_the_Future.27_and_.60Headhunter.27_for_PlayStation_2_Computer_Entertainment_System-16] Press release: 2002-02-19: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acquires Rights to Publish `Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future' and `Headhunter' for PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System

[:File:GamePro_US_165.pdf_p84-17] 17.0 ^17.1 GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:Play_DE_2001-11.pdf_p53-18] Play, "11/2001" (DE; 2001-10-24), page 53

[:File:Ecco_dc_us_manual.pdf_p23-19] File:Ecco dc us manual.pdf, page 23

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20001206212400.2Fhttp:.2F.2Feccothedolphin.com:80.2Fecco.2Fcredits.html-20] ttp://eccothedolphin.com:80/ecco/credits.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-06 21:24)

[:File:Ecco_DotF_PS2_UK_Manual.pdf_p16-21] File:Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p182-22] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 182

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p228-23] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 228

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p67-24] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 67

[25] Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[26] Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[27] Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[28] Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Neo_Plus_35_PL.pdf_p84-29] Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

[30] 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_155.pdf_p62-31] Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:Arcade_UK_20.pdf_p74-32] Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 74

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_101.pdf_p94-33] Consoles +, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:CVG_UK_224.pdf_p110-34] Computer & Video Games, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-14), page 110

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_09.pdf_p18-35] Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18

[:File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf_p23-36] Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-37] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Dreamplanet_ES_06.pdf_p30-38] Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:Dreamzone_14_2000_Final.pdf_p79-39] Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79

[:File:Edge_UK_085.pdf_p80-40] Edge, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-24), page 80

[:File:EGM_US_135.pdf_p174-41] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174

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

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

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_53.pdf_p68-44] Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68

[:File:GameFan_US_0810.pdf_p18-45] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p140-46] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140

[gamezine2000-06-16-47] (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GameInformer_US_090.pdf_p80-48] Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_28.pdf_p66-49] Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:GameWEEK_US_2000-07-03.pdf_p17-50] GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17

[:File:Hyper_AU_083.pdf_p62-51] Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-07.pdf_p66-52] MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-07.pdf_p72-53] Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72

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

[:File:NextGeneration_US_70.pdf_p109-55] Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109

[:File:ODM_UK_09.pdf_p64-56] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p108-57] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108

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

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_081_200009.pdf_p41-59] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41

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

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

[:File:100.25Consoles_FR_10.pdf_p91-62] 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91

[63] 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48

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

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_120.pdf_p104-65] Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104

[digitiser2002-03-27-66] Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)

[:File:EGM_US_154.pdf_p107-67] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107

[gamestationuk2002-03-01-68] (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-02.pdf_p76-69] MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76

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

[:File:OPS2_UK_016.pdf_p104-71] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104

[:File:Playbox_FR_13.pdf_p51-72] Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:Play_DE_2002-01.pdf_p112-73] Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 112

[:File:Players_DE_2002-02.pdf_p60-74] Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60

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

[:File:Play_US_003.pdf_p62-76] Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:PlayZone_DE_2002-02.pdf_p96-77] PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96

[:File:PSG_DE_2002-01.pdf_p52-78] PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 52

[:File:PSM2_UK_18.pdf_p72-79] PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72

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

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_099_200203.pdf_p62-81] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Xgen_CZ_05.pdf_p31-82] Xgen, "Únor 2002" (CZ; 2002-0x-xx), page 31

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Difference between revisions of "Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future"

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Contents

Gameplay

Levels

History

Production credits

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

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Artwork

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-{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー ザ ドルフィン ディフェンダー オブ ザ フューチャー) is an entry in the ''Ecco the Dolphin'' series of games, developed by [[Appaloosa Interactive]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] in 2000.
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー ザ ドルフィン ディフェンダー オブ ザ フューチャー) is an entry in the ''Ecco the Dolphin'' series of games, developed by [[Appaloosa Interactive]] and published by Sega for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] in 2000.
+==Gameplay==
+The game was designed to be a faithful reproduction of the Ecco formula established in the 16-bit era consoles although using full 3-dimensional graphics. The game is split into four 'worlds' which are Isle of Tranquility, Man’s Nightmare, Dolphin's Nightmare and Domain of the Enemy. Each of these worlds has multiple smaller levels containing unique maps, puzzles and enemies which have to be completed to advance the story and move to the next timeline. There are two hidden levels that recapture the 2 dimension gameplay style of the previous game and one bonus soccer style game.
+===Levels===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 1 Aquamarine Bay.jpg ‎
+| title=Aquamarine Bay
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 2 Perils.jpg ‎
+| title=Perils of the Coral Reef
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 3 Trial Without Error.jpg ‎
+| title=Trial Without Error
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 4 Four Ways.jpg ‎
+| title=Four Ways to Terminus
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 5 Passage.jpg ‎
+| title=Passage from Genesis
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 6 Pathways.jpg ‎
+| title=Pathways to Nowhere
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 7 Up and Down.jpg ‎
+| title=Up and Down
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 8 Roaring Forces.jpg ‎
+| title=Roaring Forces
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 9 Atlantis Lost.jpg ‎
+| title=Atlantis Lost
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 10 Shrine of Controversy.jpg ‎
+| title=Shrine of Controversy
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 11 Master.jpg ‎
+| title=Master of Forgotten Skills
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 12 Process.jpg ‎
+| title=Process That Never Ends
+| desc=
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+| title=Perpetual Motion
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+| title=Obscure Ways to Terminus
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+| title=Sleeping Forces of Doom
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+| title=Anguish
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+| title=Entrapment
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+| title=Caverns of Hope
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+| title=Lair of Evil
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+| title=Powers of Levitation
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+| title=Hanging Waters
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+| title=Fire and Ice (Boss Sub Level)
+| desc=
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+| title= Abyss of Inferno (Boss Sub Level)
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+{{InfoRow
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+| title=Mutaclone (Boss Sub Level)
+| desc=
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+| screenshot=EccoDOTFDC 26 Chance.jpg ‎
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+| title=Hatchery
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+| title=Seeds of Poison
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+| title=Transfiguration
+| desc=
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+}}
 ==History==
@@ Line 80: / Line 259: @@
 ==Production credits==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
 ===Dreamcast version===
 {{multicol|
@@ Line 89: / Line 269: @@
 *'''Game Design by:''' Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, [[Keith Higashihara]], Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
 *'''Original Story By:''' David Brin
-*'''Music Composed by:''' Tim Follin
+*'''Music Composed by:''' [[Tim Follin]]
 *'''Game World Builder™ by:''' Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy
 {{creditsheader|Cinematics Music}}
@@ Line 105: / Line 285: @@
 *'''Test Manager:''' [[Jason Cumberbatch]]
 *'''Senior Lead Tester:''' Darren Lloyd
-*'''Lead Tester:''' Peter O'Brien
+*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Peter O'Brien]]
 *'''Packaging And Design:''' [[Ross McLeish]]
 *'''Design Coordinator:''' [[Sarah Ward]]
-*'''Localization Coordinator:''' Roberto Párraga-Sánchez
+*'''Localization Coordinator:''' [[Roberto Párraga-Sánchez]]
-*'''Translators:''' [[Angelika Michitsch]], Miriam Greenblum, Antonia Garcia, Roberto Párraga-Sánchez, [[Dave Thompson]], Marie Pierre Dubreil
+*'''Translators:''' [[Angelika Michitsch]], Miriam Greenblum, Antonia Garcia, [[Roberto Párraga-Sánchez]], [[Dave Thompson]], Marie Pierre Dubreil
 *'''Sega Ecco Team:''' Ben Wallace, Brian Taylor, Daniel Davies, Joao Carvalho, Sarah Harris
-*'''Testers:''' Nick Bennett, Richard Jones, Thanya Mansfield, Steve Curd, Natalie Carter, Tobi Marnewick, Ed Wilson, Mel Miller, Sean Leach, Michael Lawsiriphat
+*'''Testers:''' [[Nick Bennett]], Richard Jones, Thanya Mansfield, Steve Curd, Natalie Carter, Tobi Marnewick, Ed Wilson, Mel Miller, Sean Leach, Michael Lawsiriphat
-*'''Special Thanks To...:''' [[Jean-François Cecillon|Jean-Francois Cecillon]], [[Kazutoshi Miyake]], [[Serge Plagnol]], [[Tamer Tahsin]], [[Naoya Tsurumi]], [[Hitoshi Okuno]], [[Giles Thomas]], [[Jim Pride]], [[Richard Jacques]], [[Mathew Quaeke]], [[Begona Sanz|Begoña Sanz]], [[Cedric Marechal|Cédric Marechal]], [[Aude Donna]], [[Tina Sakowsky]], [[Esther Barral]], Helen Ttofa
+*'''Special Thanks To...:''' [[Jean-François Cecillon|Jean-Francois Cecillon]], [[Kazutoshi Miyake]], [[Serge Plagnol]], [[Tamer Tahsin]], [[Naoya Tsurumi]], [[Hitoshi Okuno]], [[Giles Thomas]], [[Jim Pride]], [[Richard Jacques]], [[Mathew Quaeke]], [[Begona Sanz|Begoña Sanz]], [[Cedric Marechal|Cédric Marechal]], [[Aude Donna]], [[Tina Sakowsky]], [[Esther Barral]], [[Helen Ttofa]]
 {{creditsheader|Sega® of Japan}}
 *'''Localization Producer:''' [[Junichiro Takahashi]]
@@ Line 118: / Line 298: @@
 *'''Packaging Design:''' [[Kaoru Ichigozaki]], [[Osamu Nakazato]], [[Yamaguchi Toshiki]], [[Monika Hudgins]]
 *'''Public relations:''' [[Kazuhiro Hanaya]], [[Hiromichi Hisada]]
-*'''Special Thanks To...:''' Naoki Aoki, [[Seijiro Sannabe]], Fumiyasu Aikawa
+*'''Special Thanks To...:''' [[Naoki Aoki]], [[Seijiro Sannabe]], [[Fumiyasu Aikawa]]
 *'''Presented by:''' [[Capcom]]
 | source=In-game credits (JP)
@@ Line 124: / Line 304: @@
 }}
 }}
+{{hr}}
+{{multicol|
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Designed and Developed by:''' [[Appaloosa Interactive]]
+*Created with Game World Builder™ , © 2000 Appaloosa Interactive
+*'''Produced by:''' Gergely Csaszar
+*'''Original Story by:''' David Brin
+*'''Game Design by:''' Gergely Csaszar, [[Keith Higashihara]], Maurice Molyneaux, Csaba Soltesz, Jozsef Szentesi, Kadocsa Tassonyi
+*'''Production Directors:''' Jozsef Szentesi, Csaba Soltesz, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsan
+*'''Music composed by:''' [[Tim Follin]]
+*'''Game World Builder™ by: Istvan Fey, Tamas Kovacs, Imre Kullai
+*'''Musical & Sound Effects:''' Attila 'Ata' Heger, Zsolt Galantai, Laszlo 'Durer' Molnar, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
+*'''Programmers:''' Peter Balogh, Zoltan Molnar, Mihaly Brudnyak, Laszlo Feher, Attila Marton, Zsolt Prievara, Szabolcs Martha, Csaba Vigh, Zoltan Varga, Laszlo Dombi, Balazs Mako, Ignac Fetser, Tamas Jutasi, Laszlo Magyar, Tibor Szekely, Gergely Szilvassy, Gabor Tyukasz, Attila Szalkai, Gyorgy Borszeki
+*'''Level Designers & Graphic Artists:''' Balazs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt Kemenczes, Peter Uveges, Tamas Kovats, Zsolt Udvarhelyi, Szilard Siroki, Akos Roth, Attila Ferro, Zoltan Hollosy, Peter Kovacs, Mihaly Saranszki, Zoltan Molnar, Patrice Creusot, Laszlo Drabant, Eva Kovacs, Zoltan Nagy, Gabor Marko, Gabor Szasz, Endre Szamel, Gabor Dosa, Andras Tarsoly, Nandor Orban, Zsolt Balogh, Zoltan Felfoldi, Maria Tolnat, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypal, Tamas Papp
+*'''Game Testers:''' Sandor Mezei, Zoltan Somorjat, Laszlo Teszar
+{{creditsheader|[[SEGA OF AMERICA]] CREDITS}}
+*'''Product Development:'''
+**'''Localization Manager:''' [[Osamu Shibamiya]]
+**'''Localization Producer:''' [[Jason Kuo]]
+**'''Lead Tester:''' Gabrielle Brown
+**'''Assistant Leads:''' Jason Mercer, Tom Fong
+**'''Testers:''' Jeff Sideno, Quinn Aguirre, [[Todd Slepian]], Devin Tomcik, Steve Peck, Alan Hsu, Wayne Pan, Wiliam Kus, Chris Meyer, Christina Mendez, Derek Wong, Brian Ivanhoe
+*'''Marketing:'''
+**'''Product Manager:''' [[Rob Alvarez]]
+**'''Product Marketing Specialist:''' [[Dennis Lee]]
+**'''Marketing Director:''' [[John Golden]]
+**'''Public Relations:''' [[Heather Hawkins]], [[Gwen Marker]]
+**'''Creative Services:''' [[Bob Schonfisch]], [[Angela Santos]]
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Naohiko Hoshino]], [[David Nulty]], Peter Huszar, Robert Bujtar, [[Brandon Justice]], 'Rukes' Drew Ressler
+*And last, but not least, to all of our families for their love and support. Thank you.
+| console=DC
+| source=US manual
+| pdf=Ecco dc us manual.pdf
+| pdfpage=23
+}}
+}}
+{{hr}}
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 *'''Produced by:''' Gergely Csaszar
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 *'''Game Design by:''' Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, [[Keith Higashihara]], Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
 *'''Original Story by:''' David Brin
-*'''Music Composed by:''' Tim Follin
+*'''Music Composed by:''' [[Tim Follin]]
 *'''Game World BuilderTM by:''' Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy
 *'''Cinematic Music Composed by:''' Attila 'Ata' Héger
@@ Line 145: / Line 361: @@
 ===PlayStation 2 credits===
-{{creditsNeeded|UK manual}}
+{{multicol|
+{{creditstable|
+{{creditsheader|Produced by [[SEGA EUROPE]]}}
+*'''Director of Product Development:''' [[Kats Sato]]
+*'''Producer:''' [[Pete O'Brien]]
+*'''Senior Producer:''' [[Matt O'Driscoll]]
+*'''Producers Manager:''' [[Aude Donnan]]
+*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Matthew Brooks]]
+*'''MARKETING SUPPORT:'''
+**'''Marketing Manager:''' [[Jim Pride]]
+**'''Product Manager:''' [[Mark Fisher]]
+**'''Interactive Design Manager:''' [[Bennie Booysen]]
+**'''Online Marketing Executive:''' [[Rosie Newey]]
+*'''MANUAL AND PACKAGING:'''
+**'''Designer:''' [[Tom Bingle]]
+**'''Localisation Co-ordinator:''' [[Emma Ledda]]
+**'''Special Thanks:''' [[Mark Horneff]], [[Tom Szirtes]], [[Nicola Steele]]
+*'''Designed and Developed by [[Appaloosa Interactive]]
+*Created with Game World Builder™ © 2001 Appaloosa Interactive
+*'''Produced by:''' Gergely Csaszar
+*'''Co-producer:''' Csaba Soltész
+*'''Game Design by:''' Gergely Csaszar, Maurice Molyneaux, [[Keith Higashihara]], Kadocsa Tassonyi, József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész
+*'''Production Directors:''' József Szentesi, Csaba Soltész, Kadocsa Tassonyi, Emil Venyercsán
+*'''Original Story by:''' David Brin
+*'''Music composed by:''' [[Tim Follin]]
+*'''Game World Builder™ by:''' Tamás Kovács, Imre Kullai, István Fey, Zoltán Jánosy
+*'''Cinematics Music Composed by:''' Attila 'Ata' Héger
+*'''Sound Effects:''' László 'Duerer' Molnár, Zsolt Galántai, Tibor 'Bakter' Sallai
+*'''Programmers:''' Péter Balogh, Zoltán 'MoZo' Molnár, Mihály Brudnyák, László Fehér, Attila Márton, Zsolt Prievara, Szaboics Mártha, Csaba 'Xamba' Vigh, Zoltán Varga, László Dombi, Balázs Makó, Ignác Fetser, Tamás Jutasi, László Magyar, Tibor Székely, Gergely Szilvássy, Gábor Tyukász, Attila Szalkai, György Borszéki, Balázs 'Reptile' Vasvári, Géza Sági, Attila Kristóf
+*'''Level Designers and Graphic Artists:''' Balázs 'Active' Faluhelyi, Zsolt '8' Kemenczés!, Péter Üveges, Tamás Kováts, Zsolt 'Udi' Udvarhelyi, Szilárd 'SyL' Siroki, Ákos Röth, Attila Ferró, Zoltán 'Zola' Hollósy, Éva 'Diver' Kovács, Zoltán Nagy, Gábor Markó, Gábor Szasz, Endre Számel, Gábor Dósa, András Tarsoly, Nándor Orbán, Bostan 'Bizarde' Florin, Zoltán Felföldi, Péter 'KP' Kovács, Mihály 'Musaic' Sáránszki, Zoltán Attila Molnár, Patrice Creusot, László Drabant, Zsolt Balogh, Mária Tolnai, Attila Jancsina, Ferenc Nagypál, Tamás Papp, Zsolt 'TREX' Seres. Csaba 'MAX' Zsilvölgyi
+*'''Game Testers:''' Sándor Mezei, Zoltán Somorjai, László Teszar, Csaba Knáver, Péter Ligeti
+*To all of our families for their love and support. Thank you.
+*'''And last, but not least Special Thanks to:''' [[Naohiko Hoshino]], [[Kats Sato]], [[David Nulty]], Peter Huszar. Robert Bujtar, [[Brandon Justice]], Csaba Szoradi, 'Rukes' Drew Ressler
+{{creditsheader|Special thanks to}}
+*All those involved at SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE.
+*'''Senior Producer:''' Sean Kelly
+*'''Senior Product Manager:''' Colin Thomas
+*'''PR Manager:''' Stuart Turner
+*'''Manual and Packaging Design:''' Antony Grace
+*'''Manual and Packaging Text:''' Russell Coburn
+*'''Manual Text Approval:''' Stephen Griffiths, Andrew Kennington
+*'''Print Production:''' Chris Gorman
+*'''With thanks to:''' Flora Collingwood, Mark Hardy
+| console=PS2
+| source=UK manual
+| pdf=Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf
+| pdfpage=16
+}}
+}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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 ==Physical scans==
 ===Dreamcast version===
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-| fungeneration=85
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 | square=yes
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 | cover=EtDDotF PS2 US Box.jpg
 | disc=EtDDotF PS2 US Disc.jpg
-| manual=
+| manual=EtDDotF PS2 US Manual.pdf
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 | console=PlayStation 2
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 ==Technical information==
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