Ecco: The Tides of Time

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Ecco: The Tides of Time
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
CERO
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Ecco: The Tides of Time, called Ecco the Dolphin 2 (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン2) in Japan, is the sequel to Ecco the Dolphin. Initially released in 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive, it was later ported to the Sega Game Gear and Sega Mega-CD. Tec Toy also brought the Game Gear version of the game to the Sega Master System in 1996.

The Mega Drive version of the game has recently been re-released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Artwork

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Game Gear and Master System Versions

Producer: Jerry Markota
Ecco's Creator: Ed Annunziata
Developer: Novotrade
Director: László Mérõ
Software Director: Attila Bús
Art Director: Eszter Páris
Main Programmer: László Megyeri
Artist: Bori Páris
Music: Gábor Foltán, Csaba Gigor, László Fazekas
Programmer: Balázs Pápai
Hardware Support: Lajos Szabó
Special Thanks: Andrea Eszterhai, L. Szenttornyai, József Molnár, Mihály Brudnyák, Tamás Csendes, Ádám Jedovszky
Lead Tester: Blair Bullock
Assistant Lead: Chris Colon
Testers: Michael Baldwin, Rachel Bristol, Don Carmichael, Mike Chao, Daniel Cohen, Arnold Feener, Craig Gansheimer, Jeff Kessler, Randy Kreidt, Matt McKnight, Jeff Ng, Randy Norfleet, Ilya Reeves, Kim Rogers, Sam Saliba, Gregg Vogt, Christine Watson, Michael Wu

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
48 №1, p116/117/118/119
90
73
88
81
91 №26, p106/107
92 №26, p44/45
92 №47, p102/103/104/105
Sega Mega Drive
82
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[1]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[2]
CD Consoles (FR)
48
[3]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
50
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[8]
Freak (IL)
89
[9]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
88
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
60
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[12]
Gamer (GR)
95
[13]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[15]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[16]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
56
[17]
Joypad (FR) PAL
86
[18]
LeveL (CZ)
75
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
74
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
84
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
91
[23]
Next Generation (US)
50
[24]
Player One (FR)
92
[25]
Play Time (DE) PAL
83
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
90
[27]
Score (CZ)
85
[28]
Sega Magazin (DE)
83
[29]
Sega News (CZ)
87
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
72
[32]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[34]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
35 reviews

Ecco: The Tides of Time

Mega Drive, US
Ecco 2 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Ecco 2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
Ecco2 MD US Box MHS.jpg
Cover
Ecco2 MD US Cart MHS.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Ecco 2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, JP
Ecco 2 MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, AU
Ecco2 MD AU cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, AU
(Sega Platinum Collection)
Ecco2 MD AU Box Platinum.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, BR
Ecco2 MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, RU
Ecco 2 MD RU Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, FR
EccoII MD FR Box.jpg
Cover

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №41, p146
76
78
87
95 №51, p105
92 №16, p92/93
80 №67, p57
81 №44, p56
Sega Mega-CD
85
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
92
[36]
Digitiser (UK)
85
[37]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[38]
Freak (IL)
89
[39]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
78
[40]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[41]
Joypad (FR)
87
[42]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[43]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[44]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[45]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[46]
Player One (FR)
95
[47]
Play Time (DE)
85
[48]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[49]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[50]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[51]
Video Games (DE) PAL
76
[52]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[53]
Sega Mega-CD
83
Based on
18 reviews

Ecco: The Tides of Time

Mega-CD, US
Ecco2 MCD US Box Back.jpgEcco2 MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Ecco - The Tides of Time (U) (CD).jpg
Disc
Ecco2 mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Ecco2 MCD EU Box Back.jpgEcco2 MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega-CD, BR

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92
65
85 №51, p105
78 №60, p60
74 №41, p66
Sega Game Gear
79
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
74
[54]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
65
[55]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[56]
Freak (IL)
89
[57]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[58]
Gamers (DE) PAL
67
[59]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[60]
Mega Fun (DE)
66
[61]
Player One (FR)
85
[47]
Play Time (DE) PAL
64
[62]
Sega News (CZ)
100
[63]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[64]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
74
[65]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
55
[66]
Sega Game Gear
74
Based on
14 reviews

Ecco: The Tides of Time

Game Gear, US
Ecco2 GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEcco2 GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Ecco The Tides of Time GG US cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, EU
Ecco 2 GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEcco 2 GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Ecco The Tides of Time GG EU cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
Ecco2 GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngEcco2 GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Ecco2 GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Master System Version

Master System, BR
Ecco 2 SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover

External Links



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)
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  39. Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
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  41. GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  42. Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 56
  43. MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 61
  44. Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 8
  45. Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 73
  46. Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 97
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  48. Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 105
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  50. Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 57
  51. Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 56
  52. Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 90
  53. VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
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  55. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  56. Famitsu, "1995-02-10" (JP; 1995-01-27), page 38
  57. Freak, "12/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  58. GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 162
  59. Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 38
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  61. Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 32
  62. Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106
  63. Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 36
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  66. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132