There's a suitably tribal feel to the soundtrack that relies on lots of jangled percussion and primal-sounding winds. On the other hand, the voice acting feels like it belongs in another game altogether. It's admittedly difficult to write authentic-sounding caveman dialogue, and it's even harder to sell it without sounding like you're playing it for laughs. But listening to eloquent Cro-Magnon men throw around words like "lumberjack" and "palette" just takes you out of the experience.

There was definitely potential in Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern to break away from the standard adventure game model, but it ultimately fails to explore the artistic elements of its premise. Instead, Echo relies on its unique premise to compensate for an otherwise by-the-numbers adventure game.