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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 29 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Square Enix
Genre(s): Action, Role-Playing Game
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Summary
An innovative new concept in multiplayer gaming, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time enables Wii and DS users to play side by side for the first time. This breakthrough in gaming connectivity allows players on both Nintendo platforms to journey together in the fantastical world of the beloved Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series. Echoes of Time offers a gameplay system that allows for a seamless, hassle-free in-game switch from single to multiplayer mode. Play anytime, anywhere, with anyone and experience a new level of connectivity with this latest adventure in the FFCC series. A triumphant return from a monster-infested forest marks the completion of the 16-year-old hero’s coming-of-age ceremony. However, the hero's joy is short-lived as a young village girl is found to be afflicted by a mysterious illness known as "crystal sickness." Determined to obtain the cure, the hero steps out of the secluded village for the first time, only to discover a world in which crystals are merely artifacts of the past and no longer exist. Play anytime, anywhere with anyone Multiplayer connectivity reaches new heights in Echoes of Time, where players can team up or compete with friends and players around the world. The intuitive control scheme introduced in Ring of Fates returns, now adapted to Wii for double the action. Players can switch between single and multiplayer modes at any time while playing, enjoying two great gaming options in one integrated experience. A personalized hero can be generated from a choice of the four familiar races of the series; Clavats, Lilties, Selkies or Yukes. Players joining from the Wii can also introduce their Miis to the world of FFCC. Create and customize materials, armor and equipment for characters with tailored appearances and abilities - no two heroes will be the same! Players can continue to enjoy the game even after completing the main adventure, as the New Game+ feature provides increased difficulty and better items with every new round. [Square Enix]
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What The Critics Said
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1UP
But it's the seamless transitioning of the single-player to the multiplayer (you can hop in and out from one to the other at any save point) that really seals the deal.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
An excellent adventure for Wiimote wagglers or stylus junkies - and even better with both. [Apr 2009, p.62]
Eurogamer
The game itself is fast and accessible, tailored toward the younger gamer, but with enough depth and interest to appeal to experienced gamers too.
Read Full Review >Play.tm
While the Wii version undoubtedly ends up a slightly less ambitious game, the overall package across both DS and Wii more than makes up for this shortfall.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The Wii version looks just like the DS version, which is to its detriment since the DS visuals don't look very good blown up on a big screen. [Apr 2009, p.82]
Read Full Review >Official Nintendo Magazine UK
This works well as a gateway into Square-Enix games, but experienced RPG fans will tire quickly.
Read Full Review >GameShark
While single players will need a bit of extra setup time, the enjoyable story and intuitive touch controls make Echoes of Time a blast to play for practically anyone – not just the diehard RPG fans out there.
Read Full Review >RPG Fan
You have to put a lot of work into the game (and the WiFi settings) to get a good experience out of it.
Read Full Review >GamingTrend
While I found myself disappointed in the percieved lack of effort in Echoes of Time for the Wii, I'll say this much: When you're playing it multiplayer, you quickly forget all about the blocky graphics or the lack of extra content.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
Echoes of Time proposes us the ambicious idea of sharing a RPG experience with players all over the world. It has worked, especially on Nintendo DS, offering players an accessible and very suitable game to share adventures with another three users.
Read Full Review >Vandal Online
Echoes of Time is a good sequel of this particular universe within the Final Fantasy franchise. If we can forgive the technical aspect of the title, we have to remark this is one of the few action RPG games with online mode, which is interesting given the fact that online play is dominated by third-person or first-person shooters.
Read Full Review >Gaming Target
Whether it’s the similar gameplay (My Life as a King excluded) or the recurring four races or even just the general look of it, I usually know what I’m getting with a Crystal Chronicles game and usually I like it. The DS version of Echoes of Time manages to uphold that tradition quite nicely. The Wii version, sadly, does not.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Unfortunately, the Nintendo Wii version of Echoes of Time feels like the game was simply slapped together with no real intention of making it specifically for the Wii. This is too bad seeing as the quests are fun and the multiplayer mode is amazing but it is held back by the controls. If you own a Nintendo DS, I highly suggest you pick up that version instead.
Read Full Review >Gamervision
Though scaled back from the depth of a typical Final Fantasy adventure, there’s still a fair amount of value in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, but you need to really want it.
Read Full Review >GamePro
While the online upgrade and improvements in the wireless multiplayer make it a feat to behold, just make sure to play the DS version instead of its unattractive, very unpolished console port.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Portability and touch-screen functionality give the DS game the edge. [Apr 2009, p.84]
GameSpot
There's compelling dungeon-crawling action to be found here, hiding amid tedious puzzles and an awkward transfer from the DS.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
The Wii version, however, suffers from a point drop simply because it's a lazy port that's got no effort behind it. So, as with so many Final Fantasy games, Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time is one for the fans.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
Despite a groundbreaking multiplayer mode, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time is only for the hardcore RPG audience.
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
The most contagious thing about Echoes Of Time is its humour, and there's no shortage of intrigue and mishap in the quests to come. Nor, however, is there a surplus. [May 2009, p.96]
SpazioGames
Unbelievably Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes Of Time is a total DS porting: it features the same graphics and the same gameplay, in which you have to use the WiiMote just like you use the pen on the DS version, without any change in the gameplay that could make this game more enjoyable on Nintendo Wii...Anyway, the game has a good concept and sometimes it’s funny too.
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
But buyers beware, the best way to play this game is through the DS, so while both the DS and Wii versions go for about $39, the DS version is definitely the better buy.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time was clearly made for the DS, and on the DS is where it should have stayed.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Life
The console version is nothing but a quick cash-in for Square Enix.
Read Full Review >Meristation
Echoes of Time is a useless waste of time in Wii. You better expend your money in the NDS version, because this is just a 1:1 port of the handheld that has nothing remarkable at all. We will have to wait till Crystal Bearers comes out to the scene by the end of this year.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
It’s a real shame the game is so deeply handicapped by the archaic visuals and half-broken controls. Pick this one up on DS and have a blast!
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
It's a great game for the DS, and well worth playing. Avoid the Wii version though, I can't really stress that enough.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time on Wii is a complete mess. It’s simply unpleasant to play, which is a real shame, because content-wise it’s not half bad.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
