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this game had potential

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

when i first heard about this game, i remembered the old Neo-Geo games King of the Monsters 1 and 2. they were great! they were fighting games where you played giant, mutant monsters, and you could pick up buildings and stuff and throw them. i was hoping this game would be similar. it was; unfortunately, too similar.

the environments are very real and very interactive. when i saw that this game was developed by Incog Inc, the people that developed Twisted Metal Black (one of ny favorite games), i got my hopes up. what really killed this game is the controls and the difficulty. each monster has its own unique attacks, and to do them, you have to push the buttons in the right order and combination. whenever i tried to do them, it didn't seem to make any difference than button-bashing. there is a block button, but it doesn't do squat; the enemies can still knock you out while blocking.

the difficulty was something else. i played on Easy for a while, and it was too easy at times. when i played on Medium, it was often WAY too hard.

i was hoping that this game's saving grace would be its Unlockable secret features, but even those aren't too special. you can unlock primarily different graphical layouts for the characters (the game calls them "costumes"). the costumes make no difference in gameplay. you can also unlock two secret characters and a few minigames such as "Dodgeball." to unlock things, you use Game Tokens, of which you win a different amount after each level. different Unlocks cost different amounts of tokens. this seems too easy; in Twisted Metal, you had to work to unlock the secret stuff. in this game, you just have to play the game over and over until you can afford the stuff.

i know i've been a Negative Nancy throughout this review, but i will say that War of the Monsters is not a bad game. it is sort of fun, perhaps one of those games that's just fun to play on multiplayer.

it is worth the rent. i advise you to rent it and see what you think.

this has been Apollyon ^_^

only the meanest survives. that's me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ian Royak #19

i have beaten this game more than a thousand times 1019 as a matter of fact. i've been counting. anyway this game is fun. which monster will win I will with the help of CONGAR.i have also made a possible record of not diing in the free for all mode with 1,219,509 wins without diing and still running.

a huge disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge fan of Twisted Metal Black, I could not wait to purchase and play War of the Monsters (both games are made by Incog). I was ready for another highly creative and fun game that I could not put down. Boy was I disappointed. The controls are frustrating, the camera angles are EXTREMELY frustrating and confusing. Two buttons are used for attacking and your monster has the ability to grab various objects and use them either to throw or club an opponent, which is at first interesting, but soon becomes boring. I was hoping that the game would somehow incorporate the TMB's scrolling of various weapons (do I want to blast the enemy with zoomy or use environmental to zap him with a blimp?) but I found the attacks and fighting aspect of the game to be boring and routine. Even the monsters super attacks are uncreative and bland (where is the creative attacks like SweetTooth's Special Attack?)The environments are cool, but not as large, interesting, or moody as TMB. The gameplay quickly becomes monotonous and routine. The bottom line is that it contains none of the fun elements that Incog's previous game, Twisted Metal Black had, and I found myself bored with it after a day and a half of playing.

Great game!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: February 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game.The only way I play it is on an old demo disc.me,my brother,and my freind think this is a great game.I suggest this game to anyone who likes to crush heads and have other players flattened.

BAD

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game at my first batlle.... but after it became toatly boring... not a lot of monsters.... it is the sme things all the batlles... kick punch, kick, die kick, punch, kick, die...
First look:8,0
Graphics:6,0
Gameplay:6.5
Sound:3.0
Replay:0.1
Rest:1.2
=3.7

The best game out for PS2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

War of the Monsters is a game for all ages(not too young, anyway the game puts you in as one of ten different monsters. Its fighting system and controls make it easy for anyone to pick up!!!! To top it off, you won't be able to put the game down for hours. It'll be a favorite for years to come. I hope they make a sequel!

A great deal of FUN

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

WOTM is a great game in which you assume the role of a monster to fight other monsters while destroying the city around you. The game bases its creatures on the great monsters of cinema past and gives a good variety to choose from. You can unlock 2 more monsters for a total of 10 and many new skins for each monster along the way.

The control is responsive and easy to learn. More variations on punches and kicks would be nice, but there is still enough to make this a solid fighting game. The two-player mode is implemented well with the use of a split screen perspective for the monsters when they are far apart, and a single screen shot when they get close together. The transition from split to single frame is awesome.

There is no online options which would have made this game even better and given us all something great to play with our network adapters. The cities are good size with lots to destroy and then use as a weapon, but I would like to have had them bigger and more of them. I also would like to see more monsters. Given all this, War of the Monsters is still the best monster fighting game around on any system and loads of fun to play with kids or adults.

a total disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Maybe everybody else is playing a totally different game then me because I found War of the Monsters to be extremely frustrating and a huge letdown. I am a huge fan of Twisted Metal Black (both games are developed by Incog), so I was counting the days for this game to be available, anticipating a game that I couldn't put down. I have beaten the game with two of the characters and really have no interest in continuing. The controls are overly simple, two buttons for attacks and the ability to throw objects is at first a tad fun and interesting, but quickly becomes boring. The attacks lack the variety and fun of Twisted Metal Black,which are at first difficult to learn but tremendously entertaining when mastered. I wish they would have somehow incorporated TMB's scrolling and choosing of weapons to use (should I blast him with Zoomy or use Environmental and have the blimp zap him?) Even the monsters special attacks are [weak]. No where near the creativity and fun of Sweettooth's special attack. WOTM environments are okay but not as large & complex or interesting as TMB. The camera angles are INCREDIBLY frustrating, I dont even know where to start when it comes to complaining about the camera angles. And the gameplay becomes monotonous and tedious after a days playing. I guess it comes down to expectations. It's a decent game if you're not expecting much, but if you're hoping for a masterpiece like TMB, prepare to be let down. Incog should be ashamed of themselves (and give me my money back).

Love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Great fighting game. I got it the first day it came out and have been playing since. Still love this game.

A fighting game where more chasing is done than fighting.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Don't be mislead. Most of these reviews are from the demo. The actual game is HORRIBLE. First of all, you always have to fight at least two other monsters. This may sound cool, but only if you enjoy getting hit in the back by an opponent you can't see. And I'm not talking about sometimes, turn the difficulty up and get impaled (during which you can't attack) EVERY 5 seconds if not more. And if you can actually fight without being interupted by exploding fuel tanks to the back of the head and and what not, then you'll realize this game is nothing more than square, triange, and repeat. And the A.I is retarded at fighting, in a one on one at highest difficulty all you have to do is attack and you win. Their only chance for winning is from cheap shots and life regeneration/cowardly flees. And when you do get one of your opponents to low life, he runs away and fully recovers while you take various projectiles in the back by the opponent you can't see while chasing the fleeing coward. Don't get me wrong, this is a great idea, but Incog. butchered it. Do yourself a favor and rent it first. But who knows, you non-gaming RPG fans might like the incredibly repetitive moves and non-fighting in this fighting game. I'm sure glad I didn't buy this from playing the demo; Otherwise I might pay a hostile visit to ol' Incog. Inc. Oh, and just for the record; "Best game EVER", is being thrown around WAY too loosely nowadays.

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