Title: Ecco: The Tides of Time（エコー・ザ・ドルフィン2「時間の潮流」セガCD版）
Media: Compact Disc
System: Sega CD
Catalogue: 4441
Press: CDAC-077400
Released: 1994
Region: NTSC-J
Scans: Front | Back | Disc | Manual Sample | Manual [PDF]
Information:
While the original Ecco for the Mega CD got a LOT of love in the form of updates, levels, and so on, Tides of Time seemed to be left by the wayside outside of its new soundtrack — that is until one found special glyphs in game which played full 3D FMV animations made to tell the story of the first game which were, at least back then, pretty amazing. The biggest draw for this version would have be the soundtrack which was again tooled by Spencer Nilsen, its atmosphere rather hauntingly beautiful.
The US release of this along with other Sega CD titles has a longbox, while all the other regional releases are in more standardised cases. The US copy is prolific in terms of aftermarket, making it not too terrible to try and obtain unlike the PAL/SECAM release, which is arguably much more limited.
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