Underplayed Gems

Alter Echo (2003)

Alter Echo cover
Developer
Outrage Games
Publisher
THQ
Platforms
Xbox, PlayStation 2
Genres
Fighting, Puzzle, Adventure
Rating
3.0 of 5, 5 player ratings

How it feels

A slick sci-fi brawler where you fluidly swap between combat forms and freeze time to unleash combo bursts against waves of biomechanical foes.

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About

In Alter Echo, interstellar corporations mine a new organic skin called Plast and use it to make biomachines. Nevin, who can physically alter Plast and time itself, discovers that illegal experiments have infected Plast with human consciousness, and now he must fight for survival against a world gone mad. As you battle wave after wave of biomechanical enemies, you can morph between Melee, Gun, and Stealth modes. A Time Dilation system allows players to freeze the action and cue up an unstoppable flurry of moves and special attacks.

Screenshots

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