The shadowy silhouette of a distant mountain range adds a subtle complexity, its jagged form contrasting against the cloudless heavens.īeneath that angelic beauty rages an aquatic hell. A cap of stark white snow and sharp frozen spires separate the vivid blue ocean from the sky, which is itself a rainbow representation of the Aurora Borealis. In the polar stage, dark Arctic waters cut canals between lavender blocks of crystalline ice. Such panoramic displays of color convey the angelic beauty of Ecco's world from the earliest levels to the last. Strong undercurrents force Ecco back to the surface but, by intelligently clinging to a sinking rock, our intrepid dolphin can divert the undercurrents' push and descend through the vents from the dark depths of the blue sea to the even darker, even deeper violet undersea. In this decidedly superior but less-popular CD rendition, Ecco has also gained the ability to use mysterious crystal glyphs as checkpoints (rather than continue from level's beginning after death), an ability that loosens the absurd tension of the Genesis incarnation without negating the forceful impact of the undersea creature onslaught or diminishing the challenge of the intricate puzzle network.įlip through the clear evening sky, admire the gradient orange glow of the setting sun, and draw in a single lung's worth of life-sustaining air before diving bottle-nosefirst into the murky depths below. Through the miracle of digital evolution, Ecco the Dolphin has acquired an entirely original soundtrack courtesy of one ''Spencer Nilsen'', an unjustly-maligned composer who deserves credit for his darkly evocative accompaniment to Ecco's journey through coral reefs, lagoons, sunken cities, shipwrecks, and time itself. It's an adventure that will try your patience for each of its thirty aquatic levels, six of which are exclusive to the stereosonic Sega CD revision. Apparently it's a difficult time for bottle-nosed dolphins too, as our young hero Ecco finds himself violently hurled into a quest to establish his own identity and independence while saving the entire dolphin species from the carnivorous alien race ''Vortex'' with little more than his own human-surpassing intelligence and the ability to explode voracious hammerhead sharks by squealing at them in his adorable dolphin voice: ''Eeeeeeeee!'' ''Eeeeeeeee!''Įcco's is an oceanic adventure filled to the brim with creativity, complexity and even a dash of mystery. "Īdolescence is a difficult time for girls and boys. Apparently it's a difficult time for bottle-nosed dolphins too, as our young hero Ecco finds himself violently hurled into a quest to establish his own identity and independence while saving the entire dolphin species from the carnivorous alien race ''Vortex'' with little more than his own human-surpassing intelligence and the ability to explode voracious hammerhead sharks by squealing at them in his adorable dolphin voice: ''Eeeeeeeee!''. "Adolescence is a difficult time for girls and boys.
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