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 Dreamcast
Sega,
Sony PlayStation 2
Acclaim (US), Sony Computer Entertainment (EU)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 HDR-0103
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[3] 51033
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51033-50
Sega Dreamcast
AU
$89.9589.95[4]
Sony PlayStation 2
US
$49.9949.99[6] SLUS-20394
Sony PlayStation 2
EU
SCES-50499
Sony PlayStation 2
IT
Sony PlayStation 2
AU

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future[8] (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.

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 Quaake, Begoña Sanz, Cédric Marechal, Aude Donna, Tina Sakowsky, Esther Barral, Helen Ttofa
Sega® of Japan
Source:
In-game credits (JP)


  • 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)[9]


PlayStation 2 credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.
Missing credits: UK manual

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #224: "July 2000" (2000-06-14)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #101: "Juin 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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PlayStation 2 print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-04: "04/2002" (2002-03-06)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №20, p74/75[13]
95 №101, p94/95[14]
80 №224, p110-111[15]
80 №11, p70-75[2]
77 №2001-03, p23[16]
81 №, p34[17]
70 №85, p80/81[18]
73 №633, p33
Sega Dreamcast
75
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
95
[19]
Ação Games (BR)
85
[20]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[13]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
95
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[15]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
90
[21]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[2]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[22]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[1]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
81
[17]
Dreamplanet (ES) PAL
82
[23]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
92
[24]
Edge (UK)
70
[18]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[25]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
91
[26]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[27]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
85
[28]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
82
[29]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[30]
GameZine (UK)
90
[31]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[32]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
91
[33]
GameWEEK (US) NTSC-U
100
[34]
Hyper (AU) PAL
90
[35]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[36]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[37]
Neo Plus (PL)
80
[38]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[39]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[40]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
80
[41]
PSX Extreme (PL)
73
[42]
Power Unlimited (NL)
79
[43]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
88
[5]
Strana Igr (RU)
70
[44]
Strana Igr (RU)
75
[45]
Sega Dreamcast
80
Based on
35 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

Dreamcast, US
EtDDotF DC US Box Back.jpgEtDDotF DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Ecco dc us manual.pdf
Manual
Ecco dc us inlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
EtDDotF DC EU backcover.jpgEtDDotF DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
EtDDotF DC EU disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
EtDDotF DC JP Box Back.jpgEtDDotF DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
EtDDotF DC JP Spine.jpg
Spinecard
EtDDotF DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №120, p104/105
60 №3, p60[46]
76 №2002-01, p112-113[47]
90 №13, p51[48]
80 №2002-01, p52[49]
Sony PlayStation 2
79
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
88
[50]
576 Konzol (HU)
95
[51]
Bonus (YU)
89
[52]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
89
[53]
Digitiser (UK)
60
[54]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[55]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[56]
Game Station (UK)
80
[57]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[58]
Neo Plus (PL) PAL
80
[59]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
80
[60]
Playbox (FR)
90
[48]
Play (DE)
76
[47]
Players (DE) PAL
78
[61]
Play (PL)
81
[62]
Play (US)
60
[63]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
69
[64]
PlayStation Games (DE)
80
[49]
PSM2 (UK) PAL
52
[65]
PSX Extreme (PL) PAL
60
[66]
Power Unlimited (NL)
81
[67]
Xgen (CZ)
80
[68]
Sony PlayStation 2
78
Based on
22 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

PlayStation 2, US
EtDDotF PS2 US Box.jpg
Cover
EtDDotF PS2 US Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, EU
EtDDotF PS2 NL Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, UK
Ecco DotF PS2 UK Cover.jpg
Cover
Ecco DotF PS2 UK Disc.jpg
Disc
Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf
Manual
Ecco DotF PS2 UK Flyer.pdf
Flyer
PlayStation 2, FR
EtDDotF PS2 FR Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, DE
EtDDotF PS2 DE Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, ES
EtDDotF PS2 ES Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, IT

PlayStation 2, FI
EtDDotF PS2 FI Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, AU

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
  • Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future on PlayStation.com: US

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 08.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 08.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:DCUK 11.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 11.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:ODCM US 08.pdf, page 109
  4. File:Hyper AU 083.pdf, page 68
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 80.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 80.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 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
  7. File:Play DE 2001-11.pdf, page 53
  8. http://www.eccothedolphin.com:80/ecco/ (Wayback Machine: 2000-11-10 14:26)
  9. http://eccothedolphin.com:80/ecco/credits.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-06 21:24)
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 182
  11. GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 228
  12. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 67
  13. 13.0 13.1 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
  14. 14.0 14.1 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
  15. 15.0 15.1 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
  16. File:DCM_JP_20010202.pdf, page 23
  17. 17.0 17.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  18. 18.0 18.1 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
  19. 576 Konzol, "Augusztus 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
  20. Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  21. Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 18
  22. Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-03 (2001-02-02,09)" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 23
  23. Dreamplanet, "Junio 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 30
  24. Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 79
  25. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174
  26. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 61
  27. Famitsu, "2001-02-02" (JP; 2001-01-19), page 33
  28. Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 68
  29. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
  30. GamePro, "October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 140
  31. GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
  32. Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80
  33. Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66
  34. GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17
  35. Hyper, "September 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  36. MAN!AC, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 66
  37. Mega Fun, "07/2000" (DE; 2000-06-07), page 72
  38. Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 77
  39. Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 109
  40. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64
  41. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 108
  42. PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
  43. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 41
  44. Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
  45. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  46. File:Play US 003.pdf, page 52
  47. 47.0 47.1 File:Play DE 2002-01.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Play DE 2002-01.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  48. 48.0 48.1 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
  49. 49.0 49.1 File:PSG DE 2002-01.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PSG DE 2002-01.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  50. 100% Consoles, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 91
  51. 576 Konzol, "Január 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 48
  52. Bonus, "3/2002" (YU; 2002-03-25), page 50
  53. Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104
  54. Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-27)
  55. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 107
  56. GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 84
  57. Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  58. MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 76
  59. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
  60. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-29), page 104
  61. Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 60
  62. Play, "Kwiecień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 39
  63. Play, "April 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 62
  64. PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 96
  65. PSM2, "January 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 72
  66. PSX Extreme, "04/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 46
  67. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 3, Maart 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 62
  68. 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
Music
Ecco: Songs of Time (1996)
Book
Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994) | Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000)