Life's a beach for this quick, responsive dolphin.
Ecco has a trusty Sonar for picking up cryptic messages, a Sonar Map to locate important items, and the patented swim, jump, and attack moves that make him the smoothest swimmer since Jacques Cousteau. If you know the previous Ecco game, you'll know these controls. While it sounds like a lot, the action unfolds slowly, which may send action-loving gamers elsewhere. Throughout his long, strategic journey, he must solve puzzles, find the Asterite and teleport rings, battle undersea creatures, morph into other animals, and find air. When Ecco is warned about an impending threat to the sea's harmony, he embarks on a voyage to save the future. Like the acclaimed previous games, this one generates hours of entertainment, though it may seem redundant if you're not an Ecco acolyte. With seven distinct versions, it also has the largest number of licensed versions of any console.Ecco's fans will welcome the return of their favorite mammal. The Genesis also supported a number of add-on components (32X, CD, Power Base Converter), making it one of the most flexible systems ever developed. The Genesis could do things that the NES simply couldn't. Sega also focused attention on its better graphics, speed, and sound, especially after the release of Sonic. Sega marketed the Genesis as hip, cool, and edgy. These efforts were often successful, Nintendo Exclusivity Clause not-withstanding. In addition to porting over popular coin-op games, Sega executives worked hard to lure developers away from Nintendo. The Genesis was developed with the American market and consumer in mind. They are even available for download on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Genesis games are re-released even today as part of collector's editions for the PS2, PSP, and other systems. Games continued to be released internationally as recently as 2002. It was the first successful 16-bit system, with a 14-year lifespan second only to the Nintendo Game Boy. It also inaugurated the Console Wars of the 1990s.
Released in 1989, the Sega Genesis heralded the coming of the 16-bit era.
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