Ecco: The Tides of Time

August 25, 1994 Novotrade Tec Toy, Sega Corporation, Sega, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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Linux Wii Genesis/MegaDrive PC Mac Sega CD
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Ecco must stop the Vortex! He is “the stone that splits the stream of time.” He now faces his most dangerous quest yet. For it is not just his dolphin pod at stake, but the Earth and all living beings!
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Release Date August 25, 1994
Developer Novotrade
Publisher Tec Toy, Sega Corporation, Sega, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Science fiction
Ecco: The Tides of Time

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