T0b3 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Overview: - Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10 - Offline: 12 (200 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpg) - Online: 0 (0 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpg) - Approximate amount of time to 200 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpg: 6-8 hours - Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 - Number of missable achievements: None. - Glitched achievements: None. - Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No Cheats. Introduction: Welcome to Ecco the Dolphin, a classic arcade game originally made for SEGA consoles and now available for Xbox LIVE Arcade. In this game you have to rescue your pod using your powers as a dolphin named Ecco. This game requires 2 playthroughs and there is no way around it. The most important thing in this game is not to die. At best, not even once. Just save and load as much as you want. Step 1: Playthrough #1 First off, you can find maps of nearly every stage HERE and a complete walkthrough with tips and shortcuts HERE. Now start a new game. In the very first level, just jump out of the water as high as you can to open the exit to the right. Now you'll find yourself in the Undercaves. Beat it without dying and Undercaves Survival will pop up. Remember to pass the Octopus without being hurt and Octopus Avoider will unlock, too. Continue to play until you've reached The Vents level. There are 3 dolphins to rescue in order to gain the Death Sonar and with that, another achievement. See the guide below for further info on that. Once you've acquired the Death Sonar, complete the level to reach The Lagoon. At the very beginning, kill 10 sharks (Without killing an enemy of another type inbetween) and after that another 20 enemies of any kind so that Shark Killer and Sonar User will unlock. There is also another rescue mission in this level to do in order to unlock Ecco the Hero. Now continue playing until you've reached the level Ridge Water. If you didn't die once until this point, Life Saver will unlock. The next achievements you can gain are in the stages Island Zone (Big Blue Message) and Origin Beach (Songs in the Sea). You have to find special glyphs on both of the maps, see the guide below how to. Now complete the game and Game Win 3 should pop up right after the outro - if you didn't die more than 3 times. That's it for the first playthrough. Step 2: Playthrough #2 At this point, there should only be 2 achievements left to do. now start a new game and play. Don't save the dolphins at The Vents level in order to not gain the Death Sonar. When you've reached the level Dark Water, "Sonar Free" will pop up. Not continue playing until you've beaten the final boss once again and Game Win 2x"will unlock after the outro. 200/200! Conclusion: Except for the last 3 levels and a few places, this game shouldn't give you much trouble to complete as long as you keep saving your game as often as possible. Remember to make use of the ability to make multiple saves - just in case you find yourself in a sticky situation. Other than that, Ecco requires not much effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Good road map but what about a guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratmancj Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 this guide is good, but seriously? 4/10? 6-8 hours? i have been playing this game all weekend and it is driving my crazy. have not finished my first play through yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Aw, Ecco shouldn't be driving you crazy! D: It's fun! And I guess it could be 6-8 hours if you really grind it and know exactly what you're doing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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