Name:	Ecco the Dolphin series (3 titles) Ecco the Dolphin Ecco 2 - The Tides of Time Ecco Jr.
Author/Vendor:	Novotrade
Released:	various
Type:	Platform
Language:	English
Premise:	A series of platform games concerning a talented dolphin and the underwater habitat that he strives to protect from various and sundry threats.
Impressions:	A remake of an old C-64 classic, it has spectacular graphics and animation. Now if weren't for those frustratingly difficult puzzles, it would be a classic all over again. Still, it's an original approach to the proven platform formula. Spawned two sequels that are both as eye-catching and difficult as the original.
Variations:	Ecco the Dolphin (1993, Ecco is separated from his family by a freak storm and spends the next 20 or so levels trying to save them and the rest of his fellow dolphins from harm) Ecco 2 - The Tides of Time (1994, Ecco must save all of the world's sealife from a futuristic threat - adds the ability for Ecco to morph into other sea creatures) Ecco Jr. (1995, tooled for a younger mindset, casts you as Ecco's son who along with his friends goes in search of the old blue whale)
Recommended Emu:	Genecyst X