Ecco Jr.

[Scooter]

I've enjoyed all the Ecco games though I'll admit I never got very far on Defender on PS2 though I did finish Ecco I and II more than once each. I've seen a copy of Ecco Jr. at a local store though it's not cheap at $10. I know it's a kid's game (so what?), but does anyone know what it consists of and if it is any fun? The only descriptions I've found are that it is "edutainment" but that doesn't tell me much about the game play or storyline (if there is one).

[lordofduct]

ummm, not sure. What are you expecting from the game really? Don't expect a ton of play time or anything.

To give a you a jist of the game, it is basically Ecco 1 with some big differences.

EASY puzzles, and when I say easy, I mean easy. The first level, your job is to find to of your friends and sing to the them. The next is going around and singing at a bunch of crystals. It gets tougher along the way but never gets harder then say the first level of the real Ecco.

You get two controls, sing, speed swim. No speed rush to hit enemies...

oh wait, enemies. There aren't any. Jelly fish and the sort swim around, but you can swim right through them... actually I don't think there is even a health system.

Nor is there a need to go up for air.

And there is no map, instead you sing over and over and a song bounces back out you randomly. The direction it bounced back from is the direction of one of your goals.

At least you get your choice between a chubby ecco, a greyer/black dolphin, and a young pudgy killer whale.

[Scooter]

Sounds like a lot of fun.

Where does the "educational" part come into it?

Sounds like it might be worth a look at $2-$3 but a pass at $10.

[lordofduct]

I never got far enough into it to ever see anything "educational" in it.