<s>
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Novotrade	O
International	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
then-supported	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tides	O
of	O
Time	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
featured	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tides	O
of	O
Time	O
maintains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ecco	O
's	O
main	O
attack	O
is	O
to	O
ram	O
into	O
enemies	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
sonar	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
cetaceans	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
certain	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
crystal	O
Glyphs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bring	O
up	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
through	O
echolocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
combining	O
his	O
charge	O
and	O
sonar	B-Application
,	O
Ecco	O
can	O
attack	O
enemies	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Pulsar	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
Ecco	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fire	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
sonar	B-Application
attack	O
at	O
enemies	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tides	O
of	O
Time	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Ecco	O
had	O
saved	O
his	O
dolphin	O
pod	O
and	O
the	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
Vortex	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
pod	O
celebrates	O
their	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
vanquished	O
Vortex	O
,	O
Ecco	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Asterite	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Time	O
Machine	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
stream	O
of	O
time	O
from	O
ever	O
being	O
split	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
a	O
heavily-altered	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	O
Tides	O
of	O
Time	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Spencer	O
Nilsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
combining	O
music	O
from	O
both	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
and	O
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ecco	O
:	O
Songs	O
of	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
best	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Ecco	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
and	O
lifelike	O
animations	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
much	O
more	O
accessible	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
a	O
7.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
likewise	O
declaring	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
though	O
for	O
the	O
opposite	O
reason	O
:	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro'''s	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
Like	O
the	O
recent	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Tides	O
of	O
Time	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
sequel	O
,	O
offering	O
enchanting	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
History	O
Glyphs	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
noting	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
Mike	O
Weigand	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
Take	O
the	O
Ecco	B-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
and	O
add	O
beautiful	O
music	O
and	O
excellent	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
you	O
get	O
the	O
Ecco	B-Application
2	I-Application
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
release	O
of	O
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
underwater	O
adventure	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
direction	O
may	O
leave	O
you	O
lost	O
at	O
sea.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLife	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
game	O
Ecco	B-Application
2	I-Application
looks	O
amazing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ecco	O
has	O
a	O
3D	O
rendered	O
quality	O
much	O
like	O
what	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
’ll	O
have	O
a	O
whale	O
of	O
a	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
's	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
Ecco	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
Classic	O
Sega	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
really	O
nothing	O
quite	O
like	O
Ecco	O
the	O
Dolphin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
scrapped	O
and	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Ecco	B-Application
Jr.	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
back	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
storyline	O
in	O
Ecco	O
the	O
Dolphin	O
:	O
Defender	O
of	O
the	O
Future''	O
.	O
</s>
