new Sonic Team game announced for GC

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Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEGA UNVEILS "BILLY

HATCHER AND THE GIANT EGG" FROM THE CREATOR OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

SAN FRANCISCO - (April 14, 2003) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced "Billy Hatcher and the Giant EggTM," a new platform game exclusively for the Nintendo GameCubeTM. "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" is currently in development under the direction of SEGA's renowned Yuji Naka, the creator of SEGA's world-famous Sonic The Hedgehog® series.

The first all-new platform game and character from Yuji Naka and SONICTEAMTM since the SEGA SaturnTM era, "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" is the story of a young boy who must save a once magical kingdom from the clutches an evil King who threatens to rule with an everlasting night. Gamers must learn to use the powers of a legendary suit and control magical eggs to restore light to the kingdom.

A vibrant, lightning-fast 3-D platformer, "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" challenges gamers to hatch dozens of magical creatures from special eggs as they explore themed, carnival-esque environments on their quest to save the kingdom. Playing as Billy Hatcher, players will roll the eggs though the world, using them to solve puzzles, fight enemies, and even ultimately hatch magical creatures that enhance their abilities, adding a unique strategic twist to the fast action.

"'Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg' is pure SONICTEAM magic," said Mike Fischer, vice president of marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "A dizzying blend of fast action, hypnotic gameplay and one-of-a-kind characters, 'Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg' is, without a doubt, the next big thing from the legendary SONICTEAM."

"Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" is slated for release in the U.S. in Fall 2003.
That is pretty much all we know.
 
Someone has "egg on their face" ragarding the entire mature thing ;)

I couldnt htink of anything better to say with egg in it.
 
I think he means that Billy Hatcher isn't going to improve the image that GameCube unfortunately has as a child's console.

It doesn't matter to me, though. As long as Billy Hatcher is enjoyable, I wouldn't mind it being rated AO or EC.

Too bad more "gamers" don't feel that way. *sigh*
 
Blade:

> I think he means that Billy Hatcher isn't going to improve the image
> that GameCube unfortunately has as a child's console.

That's not quite how I read it. He's referring to someone who has seemingly been embarrassed by this announcement. And somehow it relates to the issue of maturity.
 
Well, on the bright side it sounds similiar to NiGHTS in theme. And it's a Sonic Team platformer, which is awesome.

But I hate eggs :devilish:
 
Cyborg said:
But I hate eggs

Why? Its just a chicken foetus surrounced by sperms.

I have a physical aversion to eggs. It relates to an incident from when I was three years old. Unless it's in a baked form like cake, cookies, or brownies, I will not eat them.

No, I am not joking :(
 
An egg based platformer?, interesting. Well, one of the best platformers ever, IMO, featured an egg. Who can name that game? :)

Someone has "egg on their face" ragarding the entire mature thing

Yeah anyone who thinks a game is immature or makes someone immature because its not about stealing cars or beating people up. ;)
 
Don't worry, this game shouldn't dissapoint platformer fans. It's a different take on the genre and appears different than Sonic. That's all I can say.
 
Ozymandis said:
Well, on the bright side it sounds similiar to NiGHTS in theme. And it's a Sonic Team platformer, which is awesome.

But I hate eggs :devilish:

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Now that I have my Saturn I can finally play and enjoy NiGHTS. And, wow, is it ever a hell of a great game. Wow.
 
Check it out:

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Tagrineth said:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Now that I have my Saturn I can finally play and enjoy NiGHTS. And, wow, is it ever a hell of a great game. Wow.

Yup, NiGHTS is definitely an awesome game. Very misunderstood however. Sega should have never poised it as a SM64 killer.
 
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