Review: Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered
Kaiju are awesome!
THE GAME
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is a fighting game developed by Pipeworks Studios and distributed by Atari. The Godzilla arena fighting game is back. This remaster brings back Godzilla and 11 other kaiju to fight each other while destroying cities, intentionally or not. Choose your favorite kaiju and battle in familiar cities and classic Godzilla series settings, all interactive. If you get tired of fighting, you can also just be a kaiju destroying the city in destruction mode. Defeat your opponents and prove you are the king of monsters.
MY IMPRESSIONS
There's no way a Godzilla game isn't, at the very least, fun. Controlling giant kaiju through cities and causing enormous chaos will never be boring. Even being a remaster of an older game, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered remains very well-crafted mechanically. The movements, although more rigid and imprecise, don't bother you, since you're controlling giant monsters and this type of control works very well with the concept. Regarding the controls, the default button layout can be a bit confusing and can't be changed, so it may take the player a while to get used to them. Each monster has its own peculiarity and a unique move list, making playing with each kaiju a different experience every time. Seeing the move list for each kaiju, I was even impressed by the variety of attacks they offer. Despite having only 12 different kaiju, the main ones from the series are here, all with their signature attacks and abilities. Graphically, the game is well-optimized and beautiful, even with simple scenes and art, which nonetheless have their charm. The sounds the monsters emit are all very recognizable to those who like this series, with classic roars like Godzilla's, for example. The game is not in Brazilian Portuguese, but this will hardly be noticed by the player, since the idea is to fight giant monsters and the texts are easy to understand even for those who are not English speakers. The fighting scenarios are interactive, so you can rip buildings off the ground to throw at your opponent, for example. Being an arena game, players can move freely around the scenario. You and your opponent are also attacked by the forces of Earth, as you are in the middle of cities, destroying everything. In addition, you can hide behind tall buildings to avoid enemy blows and powers, which makes the game very dynamic, despite being two giant monsters fighting. Some upgrades also appear during the fights, such as healing or energy recovery, which can change the course of the fight.
The game has 4 modes: adventure, destruction, survival, and training. In adventure mode, you choose your kaiju and face your opponents until you reach the final battle. It's the classic mode that every fighting game has. In destruction mode, you don't face any enemies. Here, the objective is to destroy as much of the city as possible and get a high score. In survival mode, you face unlimited enemies in sequence, and for each one you defeat, you recover some health. Finally, there's training mode, which doesn't need much explanation, as the name says it all. Aside from training mode, all the other 3 modes generate experience points for your kaiju, which levels up. The maximum level is 10, and with each level, your kaiju gains a permanent improvement, such as more health or more energy, for example. In addition, you earn research points, which unlock a few things, such as characters and scenarios. You can choose what you want to unlock first. You will also unlock other characters and scenarios by completing certain specific requirements. And like any fighting game, you can create a custom match to play against friends, and you can also go online and battle with people from all over. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered has content for all types of players, and even though it's a very simple game, it will manage to reach and please a good portion of players.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The variety of achievements in Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will make you explore everything the game has to offer if you want to complete all the achievements. Starting with the kaiju, they all have some kind of achievement where something specific must be done while playing with or against them. This alone will require the player to try out all the characters in the game. Environmental interactions also have achievements, which makes it important to always use what is available to you whenever possible. Using specific moves, reaching level 10 with any kaiju, unlocking characters, in short, the variety is great and I like how they use achievements to encourage players to experience everything the game has to offer and reward you with achievements. If you enjoyed Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, it will certainly be satisfying to get 100% of the achievements.
CONCLUSION
I love kaiju, and it's impossible not to like Godzilla. When I saw that this game was getting a remaster, it immediately caught my attention. Despite slightly stiffer controls, its gameplay has aged well, as it's a game that offers something simple, yet very fun. And the simplicity is reflected in all aspects of the game, from combos and environmental interactions to unlocking content. For those who want a fighting game where you don't need to learn elaborate combos and just want to beat up big monsters, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will be a big hit. Don't expect an incredibly elaborate game; it's made to be fun for any player who picks up a controller. Anyone familiar with the world of kaiju knows it's over-the-top and often funny. And I don't know about you, but I love a good laugh.
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