Ecco The Dolphin review (Mega CD)

When it appeared on the Mega Drive early this year, Ecco wowed the punters with its enchanting graphics, slick animation, atmospheric soundtrack, and above all, its non-violent theme. Now the Mega CD version is upon us so we’re forced to question what it contains that justifies its existence on a CD.

The answer is, not an awful lot. The first improvement is the addition of five extra levels. You also get QSound.

But the Ecco CD offers little over and above its cartridge counterpart. It doesn’t use the CD’s potential at all. Still a good game, though. [8]

This review originally appeared in E1, October 1993.