Wow, just wow! Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg on the Gamecube is LEGIT! I had a fuck ton of fun learning it’s pick up and play nature...a perfect marriage of Peak Sega and Nintendo design in certain places! This would’ve been right at home on the Dreamcast, but love that such a game could exist on the Gamecube too! I recognized alot from this game that makes this the Sonic Adventure spiritual successor I wished Balan Wonderworld was. I don’t hate it, but when I originally got it, this is the game I wished it was! I love the concept of using the Eggs as weapons, the overall quirky world and catchy OST of it, making the eggs bigger by comboing on the enemies with successful shots, it’s a super addictive mechanic because it encourages you to grow the eggs larger so you’re even more OP with the egg, then it becomes easier to wipe out lanes of enemies at a time. It’s like if this game’s combat was bowling and the enemies are the pins XD Certain camera angles, sound effects, and physics quirks prove that this is a genuine Sonic Team game from that era, and it’s wonderful! I hope the rest of the game maintains this quality, because that first level was a fantastic first impression, and if it continues to deliver I may try it’s multiplayer too which is 4 players, a step up from SA2B’s 2 player capacity. This is a heck of a video game!