(stylised as ''echochrome ii'') is a 2010

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developed by

Japan Studio Japan Studio was a Japanese video game developer of Sony Interactive Entertainment based in Tokyo. It was best known for the '' Ape Escape'', '' LocoRoco'', '' Patapon'', '' Gravity Rush'', and '' Knack'' series, '' Ico'', ''Shadow of the Colos ...

and published by

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for the

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. It utilizes the

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. The game is the sequel to the 2008 video game, ''

Echochrome (stylized as ''echochrome'') is a 2008 puzzle video game developed by Will and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A PlayStation 3 version was released the same year in North America and ...

'', and was released on December 21, 2010. The game's soundtrack holds the record for the longest piece of music ever composed for a video game, at one hour, fifteen minutes, and seven seconds.

Gameplay

The main character is a mannequin made of shadows, which players must lead across a path made of shadows in each level. Players use the PlayStation Move motion controller and the

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camera to rotate levels and control light and shadows. The PlayStation Move controller functions as a light source in the game, and by pointing the light source at different angles to the objects in each level, players can manipulate the shadows of the objects to give the mannequin a path to the goal.

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