Billy Hatcher & the Giant Egg (GC)

While Nintendo led a successful foray of 3D platforming with Mario 64, Sega just haven’t seemed to be able to grasp the transition from 2D to 3D. There is no doubting the brilliance of Sonic in his 2D form but the Sonic Adventure games on the Dreamcast never really seemed to gel well enough as a game. Sonic Heroes, while more polished, still doesn’t retain the Sonic charm that was apparent in the old games. Billy Hatcher was meant to be the start of a whole new franchise for the Sonic Team but it failed to shine gaining lukewarm reviews and shockingly poor sales figures. So, what went wrong? Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is from the creative minds of Sonic ...  Read the complete review

Sonic, Phantasy Star, Samba Da Amigo and NiGHTS all share one fundamental similarity besides their obvious greatness, they are all made by Sonic Team. So when Sonic Team announce a new game we all sat up and listened. What is it? Well as it transpired It is ANOTHER platformer... and after the disappointments of the Sonic Adventure games we all sat back down again. And then we heard it was about rolling around eggs, hatching them and fighting evil crows whilst wearing a magical chicken suit. So naturally I bought it without hesitation. And I have no regrets. Billy Hatcher has to rescue his friends and the special Chickens that can bring Morning back to the world ...  Read the complete review

I got this game 2 weeks ago and havn't been able to put it down since. as if the idea of guiding a boy wearing a chicken suit around isn't strange enough, you also have to push huge eggs around at the same time. It has a very sonic adventure feel to it. The graphics are very similar to SA and at the end of every level you get an emblem (just like in SA). It is made by sonic team tho. Multiplayer is brilliant. Hatch mode requires you run around, hatching as many animals as you can. first to the set number of points wins. theres also a race mode and a timed hatch mode. This game is so much fun for kids and adults. I strongly recommend this title ...  Read the complete review