1994 · Alfa System · B movie · Fighting

Godzilla: Monster War

Nintendo exclusive

1994 video game

Released: 9 December 1994
Platforms: SNES
Genres: B movie Fighting
Developers: Alfa System
Publishers: Toho
Series: Godzilla
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Country: Japan

About

Godzilla: Kaijū Daikessen (ゴジラ怪獣大決戦; lit. "Godzilla: Strange Beast Great War") is a 2D fighting video game released in 1994 for the Super Famicom. The game was developed by Alfa System and published by Toho. It was the second game based on Toho's Godzilla franchise to be released on Super Famicom, following 1993's Super Godzilla.

The May 1995 issue of Nintendo Power previewed a planned release of the game in North America, titled Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters, but the game was never released for unknown reasons, but most likely due to the rise of the next generation of consoles, such as the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation. A similarly titled game, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, was released in North America in 2002.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In the single-player game, players are able to choose from Godzilla, Anguirus, King Ghidorah, Gigan, Megalon, Mechagodzilla, Biollante and Mothra. No matter which monster the players select, they are taken to a map of Japan and must select their opponent to battle. Battles take place in the familiar 2D fighting screen seen in Street Fighter II and other games of the genre, though the game plays more akin to the SNES Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden fighting games. Each round has a time period of sixty seconds, during which each monster fights with a variety of attacks to wear their opponent's energy bar down and win the round.

At the end of the round, the player's score is tallied up based on time, energy and the level of their opponent. Once every enemy monster has been defeated, the player enters the eighth and final round and must face Mechagodzilla/Super Mechagodzilla or Gotengo. Upon the defeat of one of those monsters, the credits roll and the game ends.