Quote:Give Eggs a Break
New GCN Sega platformer from Yuji Naka. Details here.


April 14, 2003- Sega of America today announced a new GameCube-specific platformer called Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. The title is in development by Yuji Naka and Sonic Team and is slated for a fall 2003 release in the US, according to the company.
Hatcher is a 3D platformer game that tells the story of a boy whose homeland has been flushed in darkness at the hands of a tyrannical king. It's up to 'Billy' to defeat the king and restore light to the kingdom. To do this, he must don a legendary suit and control magical, light-giving eggs.

Though not Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega describes the game as a "vibrant, lightning-faster 3D platformer." The title challenges players to roll magical eggs through carnival-themed 3D environments, solve puzzles, fight enemies, and even hatch the eggs to unearth special magical creatures with unique abilities.

"'Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg' is pure Sonic Team 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 Sonic Team."

Look for more on the game from the upcoming Electronics Entertainment Expo, which begins this May in Los Angeles.

Quote:Originally posted by A Black Falcon
True... but what do you mean by 'mature' games on the cube? Sports games? That's different from stuff like Panzer Dragoon, Virtua Fighter, Sega Rally, etc... and as for Phantasy Star Online, when its the only online game on the system I wouldn't expect too much...