Ecco The Dolphin: Complete Announced

Back in 2023, Sega did the unthinkable at The Game Awards: announcing remakes/reboots for its legacy franchises. The lineup included the likes of Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage. But that is not all it appears. Other IPs like kid Chameleon, Altered Beast, and OutRun were also uncovered in separate renewed trademarks by the publisher then.

The focus now for the firm is to ship a suite of titles to a modern audience. With reports of a potential subscription service, the firm is certainly ramping up many new projects for its vaults of franchises. Although a beloved Sega title, Ecco The Dolphin has been confirmed to receive a new game. Instead, it is handled through A&R Atelier rather than Sega. One press release even addressed multiple titles are in development for the series.

Now on Wednesday this week, A&R Atelier announces Ecco The Dolphin: Complete. Alongside a new game, there will also be an Early Access play window as well for the new game hosted on Earth Day. “Ecco the Dolphin: Complete is built by original members of the Ecco development team, reunited after more than 30 years, and includes original creator Ed Annunziata along with members of the original composition, art, and programming teams.

“No one else can make this game. The people who created Ecco’s world, its music, its atmosphere, and its mysteries are the ones bringing it forward. This is not an outside studio’s interpretation. This is Ecco as it was always meant to be—realized by the minds that dreamed it into existence,” the press release added.

“The package includes all versions of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time, the original, immutable games from the early ’90s, preserved and freely explorable. Alongside the classics, a brand-new contemporary Ecco game extends the journey into the modern era, weaving the history of the franchise together into a single, unified experience. […] Ecco the Dolphin: Complete features built-in speedrunning support, achievements, and leaderboards.”

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Ecco the Dolphin: Complete has no listed release date nor confirmed platforms.

Source: A&R Atelier