Ecco The Dolphin Review

Ecco the Dolphin Review

Ecco the Dolphin is an action and adventure game originally developed by Novotrade International for the Mega Drive, and published by Sega in 1992. It was republished in 2006 on Nintendo’s Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and on the iOS App Store.

Fun Factor

Ecco the Dolphin was very addictive, I started playing and I just would not come off. There is not much to do on the game but there are objects that need to be find or destroyed to get to the next level, it is also fun to control the dolphin swimming around eating fish and dodging enemies. Considering it is any old game, the year it came out it was very popular and was very fun to play.

Gameplay

The player controls the dolphin dodging Jellyfish, starfish etc, if the dolphin gets hurt and some health has come off then by eating fish the health will regenerate. The player has to keep on doing up for air as the dolphin needs it, if the air bar runs out then the dolphin will start to loose health. The player can use the speak button to talk to whales, other dolphins, etc to ask for help what to do next or just to talk to them and the player can attack the enemies by speeding it to them. I found the gameplay was the same over and over again so I did find it abit boring. Overall the gameplay is not that good but it was made in 1992 so it was good for when it came out.

Sounds  

There are sounds from the dolphin when talking it makes squeaking sound like what dolphins make, there is also sounds when attacking enemies and banging into things. There is music at the main menu screen it suits the game very much from it being gentle music. Overall there is not really that much sound effects of this game. The game could add in sounds from the waves crashing up against walls.

Graphics

The graphics on this game are not very good at all for the year 2013 but in 1992 this was one of the best games for graphics. The game is viewed from the side and is set in 2D so it is a very basic game. The design on the dolphin and n the other fishes are ok not the best but they were made in 1992. For next time the game could be in 3D to make it more realistic.

Replayability  

There is not much for replayability there is no multiplayer and no DLC packs to download and add thing on to the game. Personally I would not play the game again but when you first start playing the game it is very addictive but as soon as you come off the game for about ten minutes then you will find that you wont want to play it again. Overall the replayability is not very good, the game can improve this by adding in more level using the DLC packs.

Overall this game was good in its time (1992) but now it is just a bad game. The PROS in this game are that the graphics were very good in its time and the same with the sound effects. The CONS in the game are that it doesn’t have any DLC packs to encourage players to play again and the gameplay is the same over and over again dodging and hit thing to get though the levels. Overall I am giving the game a rating of 4/10 for the year 2013 but for when it came out I am giving it a 8/10.