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Alter Echo | 
 enlarge | From: THQ (Video Games)
Category: Video Games
Buy New: CDN$ 18.99
New (3) Used (4) from CDN$ 6.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 8931
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: Unknown
Model: 7.53E+11
UPC: 752919460238
EAN: 0752919460238
ASIN: B00009XS6C
Release Date: August 21, 2003
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Brand new factory sealed in shrink-wrap direct from manufacturer. Shipping from USA.
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| Customer Reviews:
With stylish action, it's the little game that could. January 31, 2008
Alter Echo is a 3rd person perspective action game that puts you in the role of a man who obtains a suit of "EchoPlast". This suit allows you to transform between various forms, offering different combat moves and techniques. Your normal form is human, with a sword as your weapon. You're also quick and agile in this form. The second form is a big, bulky gun form, in which you use, (what else) a gun as your weapon. Although slow, your punches hit hard, and you acquire a few new types of ammo as the game progresses. This form also allows you to take over gun turrents that pop up throughout the levels. The last form, which has you on all fours, is Stealth form. Not much faster then human form, but a better jumper. No weapons, other then you bare hands (bare feet? bare claws? bare paws), but it does have 2 special features. Stealth form lets you go invisible for a short time, as well as climb along marked paths on ceilings and walls. Combat is lots of fun, and the triad of forms you can take are helpful in mixing it up. As you progress, you can also unlock new moves and combos. The combos themselves are fun and simple enough to pull off. There's even special moves which are done as you shape shift from form to form on the fly.
You'll need lots of moves to choose from, as you'll be facing many enemies along your way. The game ensures you apply multiple strategies when taking out the various levels of bad guys, making sure that you're just button mashing yor way through all the fights with your eyes closed. At the same time, the design teams makes fighting techniques accessible enough for you to have fun. To add some variety, there are also some mini-rhythm-games for you to play, to rewire circuitry, and pull off some heavy damage attacks.
On top of some intensely fun action, the graphics are slick and stylish. The game has a unique look, making it hard to mistake it for another. There's not much in the sound category. What is in there delivers, and is well suited, however there's not much variety. The voice acting is of mediocre quality. Not terrible, but not great. I also found the difficulty level very challenging in the later levels. All in all, Alter Echo is definitely a solid game, and a great find.
 Horrid. April 5, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alter Echo was the last game created by Outrage, the same group that did the marvelous Descent 3 on the PC. I bought this game based on that reputation. Shortly after this game was completed, THQ dissolved Outrage. At the time, I thought that was controversial. But, the more I play Alter Echo, the more I find that THQ had a definite reason for their actions.Alter Echo is one of the worst games I've played in a long time. Its throwaway story concerns Nevin, a shapeshifter, who is sent to an alien planet to stop Paavo, the galaxy's greatest shapeshifter. The planet is alive and built with this malleable "Plast" material and, in a homage to HAL, escorts you through a series of painfully linear missions through ugly purple and yellow corridors. Apparently, Nevin fights on the surface of a tye-dye T-shirt. Although the combo-driven combat probably looked good on paper, the game is tremendously uninteresting, with most combat situations boiling down to fighting limitless enemies room-by-room until you destroy the orb that generates them, deactivating the nearby forcefield. Repeat several dozen times. Sure, sometimes there's an annoying platform twist, or you get to shift into different forms, but the gist of the game is the same throughout. And don't even think about dying, unless you want to be transported right to the start of the map and endure every last cinematic all over again. That's it, folks. There's virtually nothing here to hold your interest or even keep you playing. Controls are responsive, but frustrating since Nevin can't get to many places. The path you are to follow is bold and linear, with zero room for improvisation or going against what the level designer thinks. Even if it looks like Nevin can use his environment in an advantageous way, an invisible wall stops him. Graphics are an ugly mismash of yellow and purple hues and, while very organic in styling, somehow manage to be too simple and uninteresting. The look is already old five minutes into the game. Sound is acceptable, as is the skewed techno music which is fitting for a game like this. Boring, repetitive, and hardly worth a rental, Alter Echo is a clunker you should avoid. 1/5 stars.
 Cool! March 20, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This Game is Amazing....Its A Little Dumb At The Begining But Once You Get Your Other Forms Its Sooo Cool! I Love The Stealth Form (Its Animal-like) So Buy it if u like games with lots of Futuristic Action!!!
 Amazing!!! December 15, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my all time fav game. The plot is well thought out and the time dilation thing rocks!!! I'ts sooo cool to morgh into gun mode and stealth mode. 5 STARS!!! You should really buy this fantastic game, it rocks! Que up inmsane combos in time dilation...surprise your enimies by morghing into Gun mode... scuttle around like a spider in stealth mode... I'm telling you BUY THIS GAME!!!
IT SUX December 9, 2003
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
this game sux horribally u shouldnt get it for couple of reasons. 1. its on ps2 which is horrible if u own one throw it out n get an xbox they r WAY better. 2. the game sux. 3. u shouldnt play it. I was dissopointed when i played it very much i hated it dont buty it its a waste of money!!!!
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