ABOUT THE GAME
What is Legends of Echo?
Legends of Echo is a location-based massive multiplayer online social role-playing (MMOSRPG) game for mobile phones. Players can choose from five bloodlines, explore a parallel world, teleport across South Africa, build and trade mystical items, chat in-game and battle other players in real time.
What is the game objective?
The objective of the game is to emerge as a Legend of the Echo (i.e. gain a superior level of experience through victory in battle). To achieve this, players need to obtain advanced weapons and other useful items by exploration or through trading with other players.
What is the Echo?
A strange and wonderful world parallel to our own, the Echo is the result of random human thoughts drifting into another layer of reality and seeping slowly through the fabric of time. It’s a world that is strangely familiar yet undeniably different, where the scientific and the arcane co-exist and where we earthlings can roam and rampage in an assumed form – all through the screens of our mobile phones.
What are Bloodlines?
Characters in the Echo belong to one of five Bloodlines that are irrevocably entwined with the Elements of the Echo – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Industry – and constantly battling for supremacy. Some bloodlines are reluctant allies while others are sworn enemies, bent on destroying their foes. Earthlings can only enter the Echo in an assumed form, as a character from one of the Bloodlines.
What are Elements?
A precious resource in the Echo, Elements are used as currency for trade, ammunition in battle and for forging weapons. Bloodlines have their own Elements but need those of others – allies and enemies – for survival. Apart from routinely generating the Elements of one’s own Bloodline, Elements can also be traded with other players or plundered in battle. Without Elements, your chances of survival are bleak.
When is the game being released?
Legends of Echo is launching to the public on Monday 19 April 2010.
How do I get the game?
Legends of Echo is available as a free Java application:
- SMS ECHO to 33313* for a download link
- Visit http://legendsofecho.mobi from a mobile device
- Visit http://www.legendsofecho.com from a computer
* Once-off SMS charged at R0.50.
Who produced the game?
The Grid (Owned by Vodacom).
What is the relationship with The Grid?
Legends of Echo was developed by the same team that produced The Grid. Similar technologies were utilised i.e. Location-Based Service look-ups, as well as the same instant messaging and notification systems.
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Which phones can run the game?
Visit http://legendsofecho.mobi/pages/download to find out if Legends of Echo will work on your phone.
Does it only run on mobile phones? Can I play on the Web?
Legends of Echo is purely aimed at mobile devices.
Do I need 3G to play Legends of Echo?
No. Although a 3G connection is recommended for optimal gameplay, Legends of Echo will run with slower connection packages i.e. EDGE or GPRS.
How much does it cost?
The game is available as free Java download. There is no cost for exploring the Echo world apart from the standard data costs to the network provider. Players are able to purchase more Elements (in-game currency) in order to use or produce weapons in exchange for airtime.
