Ecco el delfín [retrógrado]

Hay una onda de la nostalgia - retruécano previsto - al cargar Ecco el delfín por primera vez. Ha sido catorce años desde que este nadar-em-para arriba encantador cautivó génesis/gamers Mega de la impulsión a través del mundo. Lanzado debajo de la bandera de la colección de la vendimia de Sega, Ecco el delfín está una inclusión agradable a una gama cada vez mayor de los títulos echados perfectamente a una generación que creció para arriba con Sega, mismo incluido. Para mí, éste era el juego que incitó la compra de una impulsión Mega hace todos esos años.

Para los de usted que lo faltó redondee la primera vez, la historia va como esto: Ecco es un delfín feliz-ir-afortunado hasta el día que un torbellino misterioso rasga su vaina y la mayoría de la vida oceánica de los mares. Solamente, los recorridos jóvenes de la necesidad del delfín los mares, exploran el pasado e incluso viajan a otro mundo para rescatar a su familia. Él debe encontrar a una ballena antigua, a los denizens extranjeros y al antepasado sentient de la vida sí mismo de la batalla antes de ir uno-en-uno con una reina extranjera. ¿Materia de gran alcance, eh?

Para la mayor parte, el tiempo ha tratado Ecco pozo. While the graphics and music are true to the Genesis incarnation, it’s a shame to have to say that for this re-release the graphics were not at least upscaled. Like Sonic, the game is played against a blue border, and modern HD TV’s manage to make each pixel painfully clear. This is the kind of game where you don’t sit too close to the screen, but it is still well worth purchasing.

Ecco remains one of the best examples of mid-nineties gaming. The plot is strong, and the levels are a genuine challenge. The XBLA incarnation even offers the ability to save the game, mid-level, a blessing to anyone who had to try and remember the passwords the first time round. Like most ports to the 360, Ecco comes with Achievements, although in this department, they are painfully lacking and oddly random, from completing the Undercaves to finding hidden statues left over from the original game in Jurassic Beach. However, playing Ecco is not about Achievements, and anyone who does unlock one is bound to be more interested in their ocean adventures than in a few measly points. Where else do you get the chance to explore Atlantis, travel through time, and listen to the song of the ocean?

Ecco’s biggest pull is with its previous audience. Given that, I’m pretty sure it won’t be too long until more Genesis titles including the even more gorgeous sequel hit Live Arcade. If you remember Ecco then this will be gaming heaven, and if you don’t, it’s high time you tried this true unsung classic.