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echochrome Patch Ver 1.02 (News)

Jun 15, 2009

PsB: "Tsubasa here. I'm excited to announce a new update, coming June 18, for my favorite PSN puzzle game - echochrome! The update is for the PS3 version (The game was released last year for both PS3 and PSP. Both versions are available now for $9.99 each). We've added a ton of new features to the game since last year's launch, including Trophies."

Echochrome Extended With PlayStation Eye, Level Sharing Patch (News)

May 18, 2009

Siliconera reports; Sony has a major upgrade prepared for the PlayStation 3 version of Echochrome. A patch adds the cloud, a public area where user created stages can be uploaded and shared with the world. Replays with the picture-in-picture window can be saved to your hard drive or uploaded directly to YouTube.

EU Echochrome Trophy Patch Live (News)

Feb 17, 2009

TheSixthAxis: "Well it seems that the EU Echochrome trophy patch has gone live today. Simply load it up, install update 1.01 (which is less than 7MB) and off you go.

Apparently you'll need to delete your existing save data, like all other patched games, which it actually seems to do for you."

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

HVB Trophy and Ecochrome Patch live in Europe (News)

Jan 7, 2009

The High Velocity Bowling patch is now live in Europe, containing custom soundtracks and trophy support.

Echochrome has also been patched to include trophy support.

echochrome PS3 Update Today: Trophies and User-generated Stages! (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Tsubasa Inaba writes on the Playtation.Blog:

"We have kept quiet for a while, but we bring you good news today. The world of echochrome expands again!"

Echochrome trophies (Dutch) (News)

Dec 1, 2008

The Dutch Echochrome trophy list via PS3Clan.NL

Echochrome Trophies revealed (News)

Dec 1, 2008

TheSixthAxis writes:

"If you're the sort of gamer that waits for a game to get Trophies before buying it, REJOICE, because everyone's favourite black and white puzzler (apart from Gameboy Tetris) will be adding to your Trophy cabinet very soon. Here's the silverware:"

Time to destroy your mind again... (News)

Dec 1, 2008

Echochrome Trophies Confirmed.

7 bronze
1 silver
2 gold

This is going to be rough...

echochrome Coming To PlayStation Home In Two Dimensions (News)

Aug 1, 2008

Tatsuya Suzuki and Jun Fujiki, lead developers on the PSP and PlayStation 3 puzzler echochrome, announced that a 2D version of the game is coming to PlayStation Home at an unspecified date. Instead of tapping into the PS3's 4D capabilities, the Japan Studios team is going in the other direction, presumably adhering to their gameplay credo of "getting people to play with rules and laws."

According to a report from Develop, the two had little else to say about the next version of echochrome (obviously not pictured), focusing on the development of the first, 3D title. Yup, that's all we got. How about those Cubs?

Echochrome in Home, user levels pass the 2,500 mark (News)

Jul 31, 2008

Excerpts from PS3 Attitude: "During their speech at Develop 08, SCEJ revealed that the total number of user levels created for Echochrome have exceeded 2,500."

"In addition, SCEJ showed a Home arcade machine that will allow you to play the game directly inside the forthcoming virtual world."

Echochrome to be released in Europe this week? (News)

Jul 8, 2008

TalkPlayStation.com writes:"Echochrome, the mind numbing puzzle game, already out in America was meant to be released in Europe as part of last weeks Playstation Store update. Did it make it? No.

GameFAQS have Echochrome listed for the 10th of July 2008 which is a couple of days away. Lets hope Europe will be playing Echochrome this Thurdsday."

EchoChrome, Elefunk Delayed (News)

Jul 3, 2008

Both EchoChrome and Elefunk were previously meant to hit the European PSN Store today, but failed to do so. A cursory glance at the official PlayStation site suggests EchoChrome will land next week, with Elefunk the week after. Let's hope so.

Echochrome hits Europe this thursday (News)

Jul 1, 2008

According to the Official UK PlayStation website, the puzzle game Echochrome will be released on the PlayStation store this thursday. As well as completing the pre-created puzzles players are also able to download user created puzzles.

PlayStation.Blog: North American-made echochrome Levels on the Way (News)

Jun 24, 2008

Kumi Yuasa at PlayStation.Blog writes:
"I'm here to give you the latest update on echochrome for PS3. If you have the game, hopefully you've been enjoying the top user-created levels, as chosen by the developers themselves. These levels are available for a limited time only, so once they're gone, they're gone!"

Siliconera: Sound of Echochrome - Hideki Sakamoto Interview (News)

Jun 12, 2008

With digital distribution making it possible for a greater variety of unconventional titles to reach the market, imaginative new forms of puzzle gameplay are emerging. Echochrome for the Playstation 3 and PSP, whose art direction mirrors the logic-defying line drawings of M.C. Escher, is one such example. The physical laws of the in-game environment are determined by the way the player manipulates the perspective, making illusions of perception the literal truth. For the music accompanying the game, Hideki Sakamoto has created a collection of classical music tracks, recently released in a soundtrack album by Team Entertainment. For this discussion on the sound of Echochrome, the composer joins Siliconera for a deeper look at the design underlying the innovative puzzle game and its original soundtrack.

3 Top PSN Titles Given EU Release Dates (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Elefunk, Echochrome and Pixel Junk Eden have all been given release dates for Europe. They will all be available for download on the Playstation Store.

Elefunk - 26 June
Echochrome - 3 July
Pixel Junk Eden - July

Follow the link for more details about each of the 3 games.

10 more Echochrome levels today (News)

May 22, 2008

Sony is keeping the Echochrome content rolling through thick and fast, with ten more levels to appear in the PS3 version of the game this week.

This comes after 20 user-created levels were selected by Sony to appear in the game last week.

The new stages will, as before, appear in the Freeform mode at random depending on the difficulty level you have chosen. It seems like a bit of an awkward way of doing things, but Sony advises ...

Playstation Blog: More of your echochrome levels debut tomorrow (News)

May 22, 2008

Playstation blog writes: "Hello again, PlayStation.Blog readers. I'm back with another echochrome extra-level update. Twenty free, new puzzles are making their way to your PS3 over the next two weeks.

The first ten will appear beginning tomorrow, and the second set of ten will debut in another week. So if you haven't played through the last set of free levels Â¿ now is the time! And if you haven't downloaded this crazy perspective puzzle game from the PLAYSTATION Store yet, what are you waiting for?"

User generated Echochrome levels incoming (News)

May 15, 2008

Kumi Yuasa, associate producer of Echochrome, has confirmed that 20 new user-created levels will be released over the next few days.

Starting from today until May 21, the 20 levels will be made available to PS3 Echochrome players via the game's Freeform mode.

"The additional levels will appear at random in Freeform mode if you set your difficulty level to 2 or 3," explains Yuasa.

"The difficulty level is represented by the ...

Playstation.Blog: New echochrome user-created levels coming soon (News)

May 14, 2008

Playstation.Blog writes: "Hello PlayStation.Blog readers. It's Kumi again with an echochrome update. Last time around I showed you how to play and create new echochrome levels. I hope you're ready for some new challenges, because 20 (yes, twenty!) new puzzles will be made available to PS3 echochrome players between May 15th and 21st.

The additional levels will appear at random in freeform mode if you set your difficulty level to 2 or 3. The difficulty level is represented by the bars at the bottom right of the loading screen between freeform levels, and the difficulty for the next level can be set while the next level is loading by pressing left or right on the d-pad. Levels are picked randomly from all levels in your "gallery", "portfolio", and user created levels. Remember that in freeform mode, levels that have not been cleared are selected first."

Echochrome team explains DLC (News)

May 6, 2008

Echochrome producer Kumi Yuasa has promised that user-created puzzles will be available to download for free on a regular basis.

The developers will hand-pick each batch, and they will be playable for as long as it takes the team to select and release a subsequent compilation.

To have your creation included, simply select "Canvas" from the main menu and tinker until you can play and complete your puzzle.

Once finished, pop to the portfolio menu and either "send" it to a friend or "upload" it to the developers. In the PSP version you can only "send" your levels Ad Hoc to friends.

Echochrome, sadly, is yet to be released in Europe, although the US has had it since 1st May and Japan since 19th March.

echochrome: no end in sight (News)

May 5, 2008

Kumi Yuasa from The Playstation blog writes:

"If you haven't already downloaded echochrome (it went live during Thursday's Store update), you've got 56 brain-busting, perspective-spinning puzzles ahead of you. If anyone out there has already managed to clear all the levels, these people are looking for you. Still, you've hardly seen all echochrome has to offer. Aside from *another* 56 levels to be found in the other version of echochrome (both the PS3 and PSP editions contain unique level sets), you can also play the best levels your fellow gamers have created."

"Every level has to have 3 things: a start, pathways, and a goal. The mannequin piece acts as the starting point for the level. You can build pathways with as many gaps, obstacles, and bends as you like. The goal is to reach the echoes, or shadow guides. These are like markers that you have to guide the mannequin to. So you'll need at least one of these. You can place up to four echoes anywhere in the environment, while the fifth and final echo will always appear exactly where you place the mannequin character."

Echochrome (Review)

May 1, 2008

Echochrome looks arty. Pretentious. Snooty, even, but for all its edgy minimalism, few games provide such a colorful challenge. It’s a dignified and well-measured puzzler - and PS3 certainly needs some more of those.

As you can tell from the screenshots, Echochrome uses impossible structures like those conceived by MC Escher (that well-known hip hop artist), and gives you the apparently simple task of guiding an ...

Echochrome hits US today (News)

May 1, 2008

Sony's mind-melting puzzler, Echochrome, is out on the US PSN today for your brain-aching pleasure.

In case you've not been following it, Echochrome is an innovative little title which sees you rotating simple 3D environments to create paths for a little walking make to traverse.

It uses a clever optical illusion mechanic, where obstacles like holes or gaps in the path disappear when you can't see them. It hurts just trying to ...

echochrome arrives tomorrow (News)

Apr 30, 2008

Playstation Blog:

Hello PlayStation.blog readers. It's Kumi! First, I wanted to thank everyone for reading my last post announcing the free demo for echochrome.

So as promised, I am back to tell you just when you can get your hands of the full version. echochrome will be available for you to download this THURSDAY, MAY 1 on the PlayStation Store for the PS3 and via the PC Store for the PSP. Both versions will be available for $9.99, so make sure you have funds in your wallet! There are 56 unique levels on the PS3 version, as well as 56 completely different levels on the PSP version (112 levels overall), so no matter if you are sitting at home or on the go, there are plenty of puzzles for you to wrap your brain around.

Echochrome - import hands-on (Preview)

Apr 30, 2008

A monochrome game where a stickman chases shadows around logic-defying structures hanging in space, you say? Yeah, that’ll be Echochrome. But that hasn’t stopped us from loving every head-scratching minute. The first hour or two playing Echochrome was mostly spent just enjoying the novelty of its concept.

You don’t control the walking/jumping/falling character as such; you control the level (or the camera, ...

Echochrome - PS3 Network (Screenshots)

Apr 30, 2008

New Echochrome Screens shows how hard it is (News)

Apr 24, 2008

Either you've already played the Japanese demo or you're about to play the American one, doesn't matter, Echocrome's teaser levels make things look easy. Pedestrian. As though the dev team came up with a neat concept, but couldn't think of ways to really push it. Yeah, no, that's WRONG. Look at these new screens. These later, harder levels are built for one purpose: to take your mental ass, wine it, dine it, then kick it.

Feeling Puzzled? echochrome Demo Coming to PSN (News)

Apr 23, 2008

Playstation Blog:

Hello PlayStation.Blog Readers! My name is Kumi Yuasa and I am the Associate Producer for the upcoming PSN game echochrome. This is my first post on the blog, and I'm excited that my debut here on the blog is to announce that free PS3 and PSP echochrome demos will be available for download tomorrow on the PlayStation Store on the PS3. The PSP demo version will also be available for download on the PlayStation Store for PC.

Echochrome demo tomorrow, 4/24 (News)

Apr 23, 2008

When it premiered at E3 2007, echochrome was the talk of the town, were the internet a town and forum posters people. Nearly a year has passed since then with very few things being mentioned as its buzz slowly quieted. Then a bolt from the blue appeared in the form of a post on the official Playstation blog. The post let everyone know that the game, scheduled for a May launch, will have its demo released it tomorrow on PSN and for ...

Echochrome - Trailer (Video)

Apr 23, 2008

Elegantly twisted puzzle game, that abuses the power of perspective. Mental.

Sony Confirms Echochrome US Release Date (News)

Apr 16, 2008

Game Focus reports: "In the latest Official Playstation Blog, Peter Dille, Senior Vice President, Marketing, hinted that innovative puzzle Echochrome would be released next month in the Americas."

Echochrome set to hit Europe in May (News)

Apr 13, 2008

Seems that Echochrome will be coming soon.

"We're not afraid of overusing a joke, and seeing as we are talking about Echochrome again we are happy to tell you news of the Euro release is here. It's all here in black and white you might say."

echochrome getting US release, only $10 (PSP version) (News)

Mar 30, 2008

The brain teaser echochrome is finally getting a US release. The PSP version of echochrome will be a downloadable title, available in early May for only $10. All the content featured in the PSP version will be unique to the system (and none of the content from the PS3 version will be in the handheld version either).

Echochrome For PS3/PSP Labelled "Racist" (News)

Mar 24, 2008

Ripten writes:

"The mind-twisting puzzle game Echochrome made its way to Play.com Live, available on the same unit as Hot Shots Golf 5. Recently released in Japan, I was able to get my hands on some of the latter levels in the game.

As the difficulty ramped up, a mini crowd built around me. With them in awe of my genius (read; luck) I wasn't quite expecting the opinion I overheard."

Download Echochrome demo NOW! (News)

Mar 6, 2008

Log into your Japanese PSN account immediately and check out the PSN Store because Sony has made available a demo of the brilliant-looking Echochrome.You'll find two demos there, in fact - one for the PSP and one for PS3 (you'll recognise which is which by the file size - the PS3 one is bigger).Echochrome, in case you haven't heard, is a mind-boggling puzzle game in which you manipulate levels to help a little man reach the end. The game uses ...

Echochrome Demo now on Japanese PSN for PS3 and PSP (News)

Mar 6, 2008

You may have guessed it but echochrome is now available for download from the Japanese PlayStation Store for the PS3 and PSP. That's right both. If like me you don't know a shred of Japanese, fret not because an English language track is available too. Stop reading and go download.

Echocrome PS3 Demo Live on Japanese PSN Store (News)

Mar 6, 2008

a member of Gametrailers Forums has Notified us that Echocrome Demo is live in japanese PSN store for Download

Videogamer: Spring PSN updates to include flOw on PSP and Elefunk (News)

Mar 4, 2008

Videogamer reports that Sony has confirmed release dates for a host of upcoming PlayStation Store titles, both for PS3 and PSP via the PC PlayStation Store.

Coming to the PS3 store this month is Pain, followed by Elefunk in April and the wonderful looking echochrome in May. Pain was released on the US PlayStation Store late in 2007 and we're not entirely sure why it has taken so long to get a European release. Those that do pick the game up this month can also look forward to a bunch of new character packs.

Coming to PSP this spring are flOw and Ape Quest. flOw, a PS3 PSN launch period title, will be available for PSP this month and sees players guiding a luminous creature, hunting and eating other creatures in order to evolve. It's peaceful, calming entertainment and certainly worth a look later this month.

PlayStation Network PAL Releases (News)

Mar 4, 2008

Akayuki writes:

"Sony has confirmed the release dates of a couple of games that were announced last year at E3.

Elefunk and Echochrome are probably the most exciting ones, but there is also Fl0W for the PlayStation Portable, if that interests you. Also, Pain is set to release on the European PSN store this month, along with bonus characters and an expansion.

Hit the jump for a press release."

Upcoming Downloadable PS3/PSP Games (News)

Mar 3, 2008

Geekpulp writes: "Sony has sent us confirmation of release timing for a few games that were announced last year at E3. Elefunk and Echochrome are the two main items that catch my attention but there is also Flow for the PSP. I am looking forward to Echochrome as I know a lot of people are, there are never enough challenging puzzle games that are so different from the typical falling block games.

Pain is set to be released on the European store (NZ included) this month along with some bonus characters as an expansion. It would be nice if they had released a different map instead of the extra characters as that would increase replayability far more than some new characters."

Sony preps Echochrome demo for Japan this March 6 (News)

Feb 29, 2008

If you're intent on getting an early run of Echochrome, then you may want to keep an eye out on the region's PlayStation Network. SCEJ has recently announced that they will be releasing a demo of this puzzle title for both the PSP and PlayStation 3 on March 6 (Thursday) next week. That's 13 days before the full game's release.

The Echochrome demo for the PSP is expected to be downloadable from Japan's PlayStation Spot locations, and the PlayStation Store (either PSP or PC). The demo's PlayStation 3 port will be available via the PlayStation Store.

Echochrome to be released this summer (News)

Feb 21, 2008

While continuing to dig around for a solid answer on the PSP version of Echochrome I spoke to Scott Goryl, a Public Relations Specialist from SCEA, who told me Echochrome is actually on target for a Spring release in North America. However, this date is currently only for the PlayStation 3 version. They are evaluating the PSP version and if they will bring it to North America or not. (This is consistent with the earlier report I wrote up.)

I followed up with questions about the extra levels, if they would come out as a download pack, and if the canvas mode will remain part of the PlayStation 3 package. In response he explained, the feature list for the PlayStation 3 version has not been announced yet.

Echochrome PSP/PS3 price difference explained (News)

Feb 10, 2008

The PSP version of Echochrome costs twice as much as the PS3 version, but Siliconera explains there is reason for the extra money. All of the answers are found over at Impress Watch (Japanese).

The PlayStation 3 version is actually "Echochrome: Jokyoku" or "Echochrome: Prelude" in English. For 1,800 yen ($17) you get a get a sample of Echochrome by tasting 50 puzzles. The 3,980 yen ($37) PSP version contains 100 puzzles and multiple modes including a variation where you have to avoid walking dark echoes.

Fortunately, both versions come with canvas mode, which lets players create and upload puzzles on the PlayStation Network or transfer data via the PSP's Ad-Hoc mode. With this new information the PSP version is more tantalizing. However, the cheaper PlayStation 3 version supports users-created content, which devalues the addition of the extra 50 puzzles.

PSP Echochrome costs 55% more than PS3 version (News)

Feb 8, 2008

Gamernode: The unique puzzle game, Echochrome, will land in Japan on March 19th. It will be available both as a PlayStation Network download for the PS3 and in UMD form.

Asia gets Sony's "Red Treasure" and a window for Echochrome (News)

Jan 26, 2008

Siliconera reports: "At the Taipei Game Show, Sony draped the curtains on a limited edition PlayStation 2 set to arrive in stores on February 4 in Asia. The new color, Aka Takara Kurenai, or (loosely) Crimson Red Treasure comes out just in time for Lunar New Year. While it superficially feels like the PlayStation 2's days are numbered since the PlayStation 3 is on the market, Sony's most popular console keeps chugging along.

Speaking of the PlayStation 3, Echochrome has a spring 2008 target in Asia. That's no where near as solid as the March 19 release date for Japan, but Echochrome is starting to blob around the world. Perhaps, Sony will announce a solid NA release date at Game Developer's Conference".

PAL Echochrome in Q2 (News)

Jan 17, 2008

Echochrome is down for release sometime in Q2 in Europe, Sony UK said this morning in response to rumours that the PSP and PSN game is set to launch in Japan on 19th March.

Siliconera reported the latter recently, adding that the price has not been set but that it will "probably fall in the USD 25-30 price range" on PS3 given the PSP version's 3,990 yen price-tag.

Echochrome arrives on the PlayStation Store in March (News)

Jan 16, 2008

Siliconera » Written by: Spencer on January 16th, 2008 @ 9:10 am

Last week Spencer mentioned Echochrome was arriving on the PSP on March 19. Now he can confirm it will arrive on the PlayStation Store as a downloadable PS3 game on the same day. The price has not been announced, but if Sony is selling the PSP version for 3,990 yen ($36) it will probably fall in the $25-$30 price range. Details are also hazy if the PSP release contains the same puzzles as the PlayStation 3 version or if you can play the PS3 release on the PSP via Remote Play. That would be an awesome idea and we'll find out soon when Echochrome arrives in Japan.

2007 - The best gaming year ever (Feature)

Dec 20, 2007

20th Dec, 2007 Gaming is an up and down experience. Some years cram top quality titles into our every orifice until were bursting with videogame joy and have excess polygons dripping messily out of our ears, while some other years… Well, some other years are 1983. In 2007 though, weve had a very good year indeed. A scarily good year in fact. One which has provided us so much brilliance on every format that its a genuine worry that the laws of karmic balance will soon bring us a plague ...

PlayStation Holiday Video Game Showcase (News)

Dec 11, 2007

All of the details for this week's little PS3/PS2/PSP event.

New screenshots, release dates and details for a number of upcoming 1st party published titles, including MLB 08, Patapon, Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition, Wipeout Pulse and more.

See the free Echochrome (News)

Jul 18, 2007

As we revealed earlier, you can already play a game very similar to the recently announced PSP and PS3 Network game Echochrome right now, for free from the internet. Just in case you can't be bothered to hit this link and try it for yourself, we thought we'd show you what it can do. It should be noted that this is really just a tech demo to illustrate the strange concepts of subjective landing and subjective existence, and not actually a game at all. But here's the problem - the demo is fun ...

Preview Sony's Echochrome now - on PC (News)

Jul 18, 2007

Remember how Valve Software announced Portal and it subsequently emerged that a project that inspired the puzzle game could be downloaded from the 'net?

Well, a similar thing has happened with Sony's Echochrome, it's a PSN/PS3 puzzle game that was announced at E3 that's based on the manipulation of 3D objects that make up each of its levels. The idea is to guide a matchstick man to safety.

OLE Coordinate System, which you can download now for PC, features a very similar concept and has presumably inspired Echochrome.

Not actually Echochrome, but close - 07-18-07 (Video)

Jul 18, 2007

Elegantly twisted puzzle game, that abuses the power of perspective. Mental.

E3 07: Meet Echochrome (News)

Jul 17, 2007

[UPDATE] While we're not backtracking on our opinion that Echochrome has the potential to be one of the sleeper hits of the PS Network, we've just found out that the game was far from Sony's "original" idea. The game has existed as a tech demo for PC here since last year, described as an "interactive optical illusion" and coded by one Jun Fujiki. It appears Sony has been given permission to develop this free game for the PS Network, only with preset levels - the downloadable version simply ...

Echochrome - PS3 Network - E3 gameplay 07-17-07 (Video)

Jul 17, 2007

Elegantly twisted puzzle game, that abuses the power of perspective. Mental.

Sony Press Conference Lowdown (Feature)

Jul 12, 2007

Sony's annual E3 press conference opened with what could have been the biggest reveal of the entire show if it hadn't been leaked last week: the new $499 price of the PS3, as well as the introduction of a new $599 model that comes with an 80GB hard drive and a copy of online-enabled dirt racer Motorstorm. This left biggy-wig Jack Tretton (who began the event speaking through his character in the PS3 virtual world Home) to launch right into the publisher's game-centric, four-part ...

Echochrome Announced for the PSN (News)

Jul 12, 2007

During the Sony press conference at E3 Phil Harrison announced a number of games that stood out. One of them was an abstract puzzle game.

Called Echochrome, the downloadable game is made by Sony's Japan Studio. Graphics play a very, very small role.

The overall goal to the game is to get from starting point to the end point. Throughout the later levels there are pitfalls, teleporters, and bumpers that will make each level more challenging then that last.

It's unknown when Echochrome will be released but it will be one of the 180 PSN games Sony will be releasing worldwide before March 2008.

Trophies (Unlockable)

Dec 4, 2008

Go to GamesRadar to see the Unlockable ...