Echelon (computer game)

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echelon
Studio MADIA Entertainment
Publisher CIS : Buka Entertainment
Worldwide: Bethesda Softworks
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 March 2001
platform Windows
genre Action , flight simulation
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
Age rating
USK released from 12

Echelon is a 3D - Science fiction - flight simulator - video game , which from the Russian developer MADIA was developed. It's about flying futuristic warplanes in combat scenarios. The game can be played locally or on a local network with up to 32 players. The Russian version of the game is called Шторм ("storm"). The action of the first person shooter Operation: Matriarchy (also developed by MADIA) takes place in the same universe as Echelon .

Echelon was nominated in 2001 by GameSpot as "Sci-Fi Simulation Game of the Year".

In 2002 a sequel called Echelon: Wind Warriors was released.

reception

Meta-ratings
Database Rating
Metacritic 70/100
reviews
publication Rating
Eurogamer 7/10
IGN 7.2 / 10
TotalGames.net 85/100
Gamezilla! 66/100

The game received largely positive reviews. Martin Taylor of Eurogamer praised the "glorious graphics" and the "sometimes epic atmosphere", but the game is affected by some issues.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Echelon at MobyGames (English)
  2. ↑ GameSpot Readers' Choice: The Best and Worst of 2001. Retrieved May 22, 2019 .
  3. ^ Echelon: Wind Warriors in Development. In: IGN . August 2, 2001, accessed May 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Echelon for PC. In: Metacritic . Retrieved May 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Martin Taylor: Echelon. In: Eurogamer . October 11, 2001, accessed May 22, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Steve Butts: Echelon review. In: IGN . June 28, 2001, accessed May 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Mike O'Sullivan: Echelon. In: TotalGames.net. Retrieved May 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Ben Piazza: Echelon. In: Gamezilla! June 17, 2001, accessed May 22, 2019 .