
and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! ROM on Sega Pico? Supported Devices: Android, iOS, Windows, Linux However, this game is nothing more than a way for Sega to dig its claws into the impressionable minds of young children and make them believe they need to graduate to the first (and more original) Ecco".Name: Ecco Jr. 's credit, it has some beautiful graphics and simplistic gameplay that'll be an easy play for the youngest of gamers. A reviewer for Next Generation, gave it two out of five stars, commenting that "to Ecco Jr. They particularly approved of how the game, unlike previous games in the series, is accessible to younger players. Upon release, GamePro gave the game a rave review, commenting that "all the creatures and background scenery have the same breathtaking visual appeal of the grown-up Ecco adventures". The game was also released on Steam on September 13, 2010. was also made available on the Wii's Virtual Console on November 6, 2007, in Japan, November 26, 2007, in North America and August 8, 2008, in Europe. The game made its European debut on February 2, 2007, on the Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 and PSP. In Japan the game was only released on the Sega Channel on August 16, 1995. was released on the Sega Mega Drive in Australia, the only PAL version of the game released on cartridge, in November 1995. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt!, was also available on the Sega Pico.Įcco Jr. also features a "Parent's Menu" that includes a difficulty settings menu, level selection option, and facts about real dolphins.Ī slightly modified port of the title, called Ecco Jr. features a password system, though all the passwords are included in the instruction manual. The player can switch characters at any time.Įcco Jr. Two other playable characters were introduced: Tara the baby orca (there is also a bottlenose dolphin character named Tara in Ecco: The Tides of Time) and Kitnee the young Atlantic dolphin, who is darker gray than Ecco. Likewise, there are no enemies to attack the player character. One key difference is that the player character cannot drown by staying underwater too long.


The gameplay is similar to the other Ecco the Dolphin games, but mainly revolves around using these abilities for solving simple puzzles and problems. In this game, a younger version of Ecco goes to see Big Blue, an ancient blue whale, completing tasks such as herding seahorses, swimming through rings, and finding lost balls for sea lions along the way.
