Ecco the Tides of Time on MegaCD with full orchestral CD soundtrack. The dolphin exploring temporal universes with a sublimely melancholic atmosphere. Better than the first.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player3+
Description
Ecco the dolphin time-travels to rescue his allies from the Vortex in the second Japanese Mega-CD edition. Published by Sega, released in Japan in August 1993. Aquatic adventure with time travel, stages in seabeds and futuristic settings, CD music. Japanese edition.
Ecco the Dolphin CD review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,56 GB📅06/08/1993
Published by Sega
Ecco the Dolphin CD (Mega-CD) price, value & rarity
Second disc of the Japanese dual pressing, which actually contains the Tides of Time episode ahead of its Western release. Japan thus received both entries from August 1993 onwards, while the American Tides of Time would not arrive until August 1994. That chronological precedence makes the Japanese edition the worldwide premiere of the second entry and drives a specific demand among Sega video-game historians.
Is Ecco the Dolphin CD still worth playing in 2026?
A direct sequel to Ecco the Dolphin by Novotrade and Sega, The Tides of Time offers an even more ambitious and demanding marine adventure. The three dimensional swimming, the echolocation based puzzles and the contemplative atmosphere remain unique in video gaming. The Mega CD version benefits from the redbook soundtrack by Spencer Nilsen that transforms the experience. A difficult but deeply singular adventure, the title remains a work apart that still largely deserves discovery today truly here on the Sega CD machine for any patient newcomer.
