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. ReleaseĪ slightly modified port of the title, called Ecco Jr. also features a 'Parent's Menu' that includes a difficulty settings menu, level selection option, and facts about real dolphins. 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 similarly controlled to the other Ecco the Dolphin games, but mainly revolves around using these abilities for solution of simple puzzles and problems. In this game, a younger version of Ecco goes to see the Big Blue, completing tasks such as herding seahorses, swimming through rings, and finding lost balls for sea lions along the way.

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