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With one name and many different versions, Echochrome’s release is almost as confusing as one of the L ranked puzzles. If you haven’t been playing Echochrome, rank L is the most difficult level of puzzles in the Japanese PSP version. Now that we know Echochrome is coming to North American PlayStation 3s and PSPs in May, I created a handy guide explaining what’s different between Echochrome and well… Echochrome. Here we go.
Echochrome: Jokyoku / Echochrome: Primal (Asia)
System: PlayStation 3
Region: Japan / Asia
50 puzzles
Solo play only
Level sharing over the PlayStation Network
Maximum level size is 38 x 38 blocks
Price: 1,800 yen ($18) on the PlayStation Store
Echochrome / Echochrome Plus (coined by SCEH)
System: PSP
Region: Japan / Asia
96 puzzles, 50 are from Jokyoku/Primal
Three modes of play: solo, pair and others, difficulty extends to rank L
Ad-hoc level sharing only
Maximum level size is 18 x 18 blocks
Price: 3,980 yen ($40) as a retail package
Echochrome
System: PlayStation 3
Region: USA
56 puzzles different from the US PSP release
Modes other than solo are unconfirmed
Level sharing over the PlayStation Network
Maximum level size is 38 x 38 blocks
Price: $9.99 on the PlayStation Store
Echochrome
System: PSP
Region: USA
56 puzzles different from the US PlayStation 3 release
Modes other than solo are unconfirmed, difficulty limited to rank G
Ad-hoc level sharing only
Maximum level size is 18 x 18 blocks
Price: $9.99 on the PlayStation Store
This list is a good start, but it overlooks a key detail: if the US and Japanese puzzles differ. I have the Asian PSP version of Echochrome and it hooked me in. However, looking back at the purchase I have buyer’s remorse. I wish I got the PlayStation 3 version because retrieving user created puzzles over the PlayStation Network personally outweighs portability even though I play Echochrome on the train.
Choose your version wisely.
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4 Responses to “Sorting through the puzzling versions of Echochrome”
April 5th, 2008 at 1:48 am
@Kabapu - I was mentioning choose your version wisely in regards to the four different versions.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:13 am
looks like we lucked out on the pricing here in america. i’ll be grabbing the psp version for my commute. i can’t believe how different all four versions are in their packaging and pricing though.
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April 4th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
“Choose your version wisely.”
Or get both.