Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

The unique movement issues seem to add to the game, instead of detract from it, forcing you to learn a new set of mechanics instead of relying on the same old run and jump techniques that most platformers seem to rely on.

In fact, the only thing that Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg has in spades other than cuteness is aggravation. Honestly, this is the electronic equivalent of that puppy that tears your sneakers to shreds yet is so adorable that you cannot help but love it.

Many a "Sonic" fan will get a lot out of this. I just wanna see Sonic Team break some ground. Maybe next time. [Oct 2003, p.160]

The bizarre story and cheery atmosphere are all trademarks of Sonic Team. The trademark razor-sharp controls, unfortunately, did not make its way into Billy Hatcher.

"Cute" is the most appropriate way to describe Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, though "frustrating" may also come to mind as you make your way through the game.

Charming, that certainly covers it. One damned charming game from start to finish. It's not perfect, it's not flashy, but it is a real adventure of discovery, and there are plenty of extras to keep everyone happy.

Polygon counts are noticeably low, for both the characters and the levels, and to have an accomplished developer like Sonic Team not push the hardware is quite a disappointment.

I love this one. This is very unique game that it will disappoint nothing else. Great job!

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

This is my favourite game of all time. The characters are adorable, but at the same time awesomely cool. What other game could make a chicken suit look cute and cool? The game is incredibly fun, the controls are smooth, although you might need to get used to them at first. But when you do... oh man the amount of fun you'll have! The egg-rolling mechanics feel natural and it is very satisfying to kill enemies. The graphics are beautiful, perhaps it doesn't hold up much today for the technical side but in terms of style, it's wonderful! There's also some anti-aliasing put in, runs at 480p and at 60FPS with rare instances of framerate drops. The only thing I could say is a problem is that the story could have been fleshed out more, and the ending was a bit of a slap in the face (because it was too short), and the physics could glitch out a bit at a few times. This game REALLY deserves a HD remake, or even better, a sequel. Come on, Sonic Team, make a new Billy Hatcher game!

This is basically if Super Mario 64 was a kid wearing a chicken suit and rolling an egg to his destination. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is adorable. The graphics are so nice, and it's a fun concept. The music is also pretty upbeat and catchy. My main gripe with it is that it's almost too easy. I compare it to Super Mario 64 (you'll see them similarities when you play it - end-of-level items, mission/world selections), but this is child's play compared to how difficult Super Mario 64 can be as soon as you pick it up and play it for the first time. Overall, this is definitely worth a play (and playthrough, if you're really into it), but there are better games for the Gamecube than this.

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg set out to be a very interesting new IP for Sega, but it really just ended up a mess. While a lot of the ideas of Billy Hatcher are good, like taking care of an egg throughout the level or the animal abilities you get, they aren't enough to break away from the design flaws of this game. The camera is a mess to control and has terrible fixed positions, the game controls wonky and disjoint both as Billy and the egg, and the level design intensives the previous problems with more unforgiving platforming and harsh difficultly.