Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

System(s): Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2

Publisher:

Sega,

Acclaim (US), Sony Computer Entertainment (EU)

Developer: Appaloosa Interactive

Peripherals supported:

Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-01-25	¥5,8005,800	HDR-0103
US	2000-08-16		51033
EU	2000-06-16		MK-51033-50
US	2002-03-04	$49.9949.99^[2]	SLUS-20394
EU	2002-03-04		SCES-50499
AU	2002

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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. 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.

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

Ecco DC US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert
Ecco DC UK PrintAd.jpg

UK print advert

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

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)^[3]
GamePro (US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)^[4]

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

Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #13: "No. 13" (2000-09-07)^[5]

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

PlayStation 2 print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-04: "04/2002" (2002-03-06)

Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

95

^[12]

Ação Games (BR)

85

^[13]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

25

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

95

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[8]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

90

^[14]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[1]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[15]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[16]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[17]

Dreamplanet (ES)

PAL

82

^[18]

Dreamzone (FR)

PAL

92

^[19]

Edge (UK)

70

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

82

^[20]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

91

^[21]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[22]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

85

^[23]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

82

^[24]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[25]

GameZine (UK)

90

^[26]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[27]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[28]

GameWEEK (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[29]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

90

^[30]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

79

^[31]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

86

^[32]

Neo Plus (PL)

80

^[33]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[34]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[35]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[36]

PSX Extreme (PL)

73

^[37]

Power Unlimited (NL)

79

^[38]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

88

^[39]

Strana Igr (RU)

70

^[40]

Strana Igr (RU)

75

^[41]

	80
Based on 35 reviews

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP
Cover

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

100% Consoles (FR)

PAL

88

^[44]

576 Konzol (HU)

95

^[45]

Bonus (YU)

89

^[46]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

89

^[47]

Digitiser (UK)

60

^[48]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[49]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[50]

Game Station (UK)

80

^[51]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

79

^[52]

Neo Plus (PL)

PAL

80

^[53]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[54]

Playbox (FR)

90

^[43]

Play (DE)

76

^[55]

Players (DE)

PAL

78

^[56]

Play (PL)

81

^[57]

Play (US)

60

^[58]

PlayZone (DE)

PAL

69

^[59]

PlayStation Games (DE)

80

^[60]

PSM2 (UK)

PAL

52

^[61]

PSX Extreme (PL)

PAL

60

^[62]

Power Unlimited (NL)

81

^[63]

Xgen (CZ)

80

^[64]

	78
Based on 22 reviews

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, EU
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc Manual Flyer

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover

PlayStation 2, FI
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:DCUK 11.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 11.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Arcade UK 20.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 20.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 101.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 101.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:CVG UK 224.pdf, page 110 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 224.pdf_p110" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf, page 23
↑ File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:Edge UK 085.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 085.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ File:Play US 003.pdf, page 52
↑ ^43.0 ^43.1 File:Playbox FR 13.pdf, page 51 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Playbox FR 13.pdf_p51" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 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
↑ 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 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
	Ecco: Songs of Time (1996)
	Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994) \| Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000)

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[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-2] 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:EGM_US_134.pdf_p182-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 182

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p228-4] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 228

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p67-5] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 67

[:File:Arcade_UK_20.pdf_p74-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Arcade UK 20.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 20.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf_p23-9] File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf, page 23

[:File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf_p34-10] File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34

[:File:Edge_UK_085.pdf_p80-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:Edge UK 085.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 085.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[12] 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_155.pdf_p62-13] Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_09.pdf_p18-14] Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18

[:File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf_p23-15] Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p56-16] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 56

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-17] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Dreamplanet_ES_06.pdf_p30-18] Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:Dreamzone_14_2000_Final.pdf_p79-19] Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79

[:File:EGM_US_135.pdf_p174-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174

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

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

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_53.pdf_p68-23] Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68

[:File:GameFan_US_0810.pdf_p18-24] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_145.pdf_p140-25] GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140

[gamezine2000-06-16-26] GameZine (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GameInformer_US_090.pdf_p80-27] Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_28.pdf_p66-28] Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:GameWEEK_US_2000-07-03.pdf_p17-29] GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17

[:File:Hyper_AU_083.pdf_p62-30] Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-07.pdf_p66-31] MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-07.pdf_p72-32] Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72

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

[:File:NextGeneration_US_70.pdf_p109-34] Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109

[:File:ODM_UK_09.pdf_p64-35] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p108-36] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108

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

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_081_200009.pdf_p41-38] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_80.pdf_p21-39] Sega Magazin, "Juli 2000" (DE; 2000-06-05), page 21

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

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

[:File:Play_US_003.pdf_p52-42] File:Play US 003.pdf, page 52

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[:File:100.25Consoles_FR_10.pdf_p91-44] 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91

[45] 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48

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

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_120.pdf_p104-47] Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104

[digitiser2002-03-27-48] Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)

[:File:EGM_US_154.pdf_p107-49] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107

[:File:GamePro_US_165.pdf_p84-50] GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84

[gamestationuk2002-03-01-51] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-02.pdf_p76-52] MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76

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

[:File:OPS2_UK_016.pdf_p104-54] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104

[:File:Play_DE_2002-01.pdf_p112-55] Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 112

[:File:Players_DE_2002-02.pdf_p60-56] Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60

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

[:File:Play_US_003.pdf_p62-58] Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:PlayZone_DE_2002-02.pdf_p96-59] PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96

[:File:PSG_DE_2002-01.pdf_p52-60] PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 52

[:File:PSM2_UK_18.pdf_p72-61] PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72

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

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_099_200203.pdf_p62-63] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Xgen_CZ_05.pdf_p31-64] Xgen, "Únor 2002" (CZ; 2002-0x-xx), page 31

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 version

External links

References