- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: May 16, 2001
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- Summary: Russia's Buka Entertainment developed this space/air-combat game which combines elements from filght sim and science-fiction action games, and which pits young hotshot fighter pilots against an alien race of Velians in a series of fast-paced battles.
- Developer: Buka Entertainment
- Genre(s): Futuristic Combat Sims
- # of players: 1-16
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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88Echelon is as beautiful as it is thrilling. No virtual space jock should be without it.
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The game is really not helped by slightly confusing controls, and it will take a few premature deaths before you really get the hang of them but once you do, the excellent nature of the audio-visuals really draws you into the game and leaves you absolutely hooked.
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Its a high intensity combat game that could have pushed the genres to new heights. However, many gamers may be turned off by its long list of problems, and rightly so.
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72Cool ship designs, an inventive flight model and some originality in the overall concept make Echelon a standout in the genre. Some poverty of design keeps the game from reaching the heights it should achieve however.
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PaulC.4
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