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THIS GAME IS ...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: May 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game stinks! The graphics are... okay, but there is no point to the game and is fun for about 2 seconds. Super Smash Brothers and Mario Party are great party games but this game is left in the dirt. The pitiful monsters (which look like people in suits), the idiotically animated cities, and the sorry controls make this game junk. It is not even worth the twenty something dollars you pay for it. The monsters never do what you want them to do and you always die. Several modes but VERY boring. I give it one star.

The save function does not work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This would be a good boxing style game but the save function did not work on my copy. Until the software manufacturer works the bugs out I say avoid this product.

Very Disapointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game but only if u have 2 or more people to play with i was kind of dissapointed because i thought this was going to be a cool game dont waste your money instead buy super smash Bros.

Clunky fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was skeptical about Godzilla Melee, but it really does grow on you. Pick a monster as a fighter and duke it out with other monsters in a large, fenced-off area of a city. It may just seem like another mindless button-mashing fest, but there's more strategy than not in order to win. There are a lot of different moves and combos to pull off. The arena, or city, also changes as you play (i.e. you can even pick up buildings and throw them). The one-player mode is very repetitive, however, and difficult. But beating up friends has never failed. I haven't played the game with all four players, but I'm sure it's a blast (oh yeah, where are the computer players?!). My biggest problem with Godzilla, however, is the slow feel. Sure, big monsters can't exactly move very fast, but there's really no sense of "fast and furious." The whole game feels kind of clunky and tedious. So if you already own Super Smash Bros., then you don't really need to own Godzilla. And if you don't own either one, buy Super Smash Bros.; then you won't need to own Godzilla. In other words: there are tons of fun Gamecube 4-player games. Godzilla is great in its own right, but it's been outdown before it even had a chance.

A great game, but has some major drawbacks...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game really deserves 3.5 stars, but since I can't do that I decided that there is no way it is worthy of the full 4 stars. Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters Melee is really just a
3-D Super Smash Bros. with Godzilla characters. This makes it great with friends and at parties, but it is not nearly as fun by yourself, and like the SSB games, can get EXTREMELY repetitive. The character graphics are great, but the layouts are bland and boring...except for a few landmarks, they really are all the same. Despite this, the characters are awesome...what could be better than fighting with Godzilla and all his...erm, "buddies." However, unlocking new characters is extremely hard. This also has to be one of the most frustrating games I have ever seen. At some points the monsters you are facing are so much stronger to the point that it is truly impossible to fight back. This is probably a better rent than buy, but since it is selling for so cheap right now it is good enough that you might as well have it.

Smash, Burn, and Destroy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Finally, a game comes along that allows us to control Godzilla, fight epic battles with gigantic Toho monsters, and smash cities to rubble. Naturally, the game's big appeal is to Godzilla fans. Will fans be disappointed? Possibly, but if you're like me, we'll take whatever slice of delicious Godzilla-cake we can get.

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters allows you to control one of eleven monsters: Godzilla, Godzilla 2000, Rodan, Mechagodzilla, King Ghidorah, Destroyah, Gigan, Anguirus, Megalon, Orga, and Mecha-King Ghidorah. If you were hoping to get your hands on Mothra, you're out of luck here, my friends. Mothra only makes random appearances throughout the game, [giving] herself out to whoever is the first to snatch the Mothra pick-up. I found this to be a little disappointing.

You can fight your way through 8 different arenas including Seattle, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Osaka, Monster Island, and an alien Mother Ship. Perhaps you're wondering how come the likes of New York City and Paris didn't make it into the mix. Who wouldn't love to stomp out the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower? Unfortunately, these cities are nowhere to be found.

The monsters in the game look fantastic, very close to their movie counterparts. Their moves are also appropriate to the character, though at times, it seems like your giant monster moves frustratingly slow. Miss a few times with a Godzilla-tail smack, and you'll get my drift. Rodan can fly. Megalon can burrow under the ground, come up from underneath, and fling your monster around town like a pepperoni pizza. Naturally, Godzilla's asset is his strength. The developers did a great job at creating the monsters right down to their trademark screams.

The cities don't look quite as fantastic as the monsters. They're more or less the same: big and little rectangles to knock over, with a few differences. For instance, Seattle boasts the space-needle (get your firebreath and watch it burn!). Also, the cities aren't that big. Explore a little and before you know it, you'll be smacking against the green wall that limits how far you can travel. The monster who does the most damage to surrounding buildings will have the military to deal with. Much like the movies, their missiles have little effect. The worst the military can do to you is freeze you, giving your enemy some extra time to get a few attacks in.

The controls are relatively easy; there's a kick button, hit button, strong attack button, jump, run, and the special move button for your fire breath, sonic scream, or whatever else. The story mode gets repetitive; you're basically beating up monsters to unlock the next one on your list. But it can still be fun as you figure out different ways to off your opponent. Should you stamp him out with a rage attack or pick him up and toss him into a skyscraper? Hmm!

Winning the game comes down mostly to the pick-ups placed randomly throughout the city, adding just a small dose of strategy as you attempt to get to these pick-ups before your enemy does. Get the Mothra pick-up and she'll show up and blast your opponent. If the other monster gets to her first... well, Mothra is a dirty, dirty backstabber.

Some people have compared this game to Super Smash Bros Melee. This game is definitely not SSBM. There aren't as many options, levels, or characters to choose from. Still, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters has its own merit. I mean, where else can you actually be Godzilla? While the game has its flaws (and there are more than a few), there's still something that makes me giddy every time I light an opponent on fire with that atomic breath.

challinging fighting game with sluggish monsters

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun but sometimes can get fustrating. Sometimes its satisfying beating down a tough monster. There is an Adventure mode but however, defeating a monster won't unlock it. I disliked the part of the game a lot. There are a few cool cities you can fight in though, like London. The sound effects are loud and exiting. Overall, this is the type of game I'd just rent.

Fun all the way!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

DC here. This game got me hooked and to this day I still play it. The monsters are cool and the controls are easy to get used to but the game is more fun when you play multiplayer mode. The story wasn't all that great but hey, most games are like that. I recommend this to all G fans out there. Thanks to all the people who made this excellent and addictive game.

Good mindless fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Check your brain upon entry, then bust every thing that moves (or doesn't)

The game is OK, but the setup [is bad]

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game's overall play is OK. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that it started off with only 3 playable characters. You have to beat 8 monsters to unlock each character. Meaning you have to beat the same 8 monsters 8 times to unlock all 8 characters.

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