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amazing game with few but huge problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has monumentaly fantastic unpixelated graphics (for the idiots out there who can't understand a single word i just said it means (pretty..... colors). But it does have a few problems.like how it lacks balance between many kaiju (that's the Japanese term for monster). Its almost not fun to play against monsters like "DESTROYAH". If you attack him at close range he will use a series of unblockable unstopable moves that take out half your life in a matter of seconds. Especialy those stuped power horn katana attacks.I got this game because i thought it looked cool. I got it three days ago and i beat this game 5 times already. I beat this game in 4 minutes and 54 seconds (granted i used a cheat code to get every monster and do four times normal damage). but no cheat code in this game is perminant to keep all your monsters and cities you have to unlock them. Wich stinks but its more fun. I have some awsome cheat codes but to type them in you have to be on the main screen that has where you choose to do melee, adventure or verses and stuff like that.(IMPORTANT!)(THESE CODES ONLY WORK FOR THIS EXACT GAME AND ONLY ON THE ORIGIONAL XBOX) you have to PRESS AND HOLD L TRIGGER THEN PRESSAND HOLD B THEN PRESS AND HOLD R TRIGGER (IN THE SAME ORDER I SAID IT!!!!!!!!) (THEN RELEASE IN THIS ORDER)B THEN RIGHT TRIGGER THEN LEFT TRIGGER.If done the exact way i said a box should appear. If it doesn't you didn't do it right.(!!WARNING!! THE FOLLOWING CHEATCODES ARE NOT PERMINANT, THEY WILL TURN OFF IF YOUR XBOX IS TURNED OFF).ALL CITIES AND MONSTERS INCLUDING "ORGA" type 863768 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar.PLAYER ONE IS SMALL type 558277 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar. FOR INVINCABILATY ONLY FOR PLAYER ONE type 152446 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar. PLAYER ONE DOES FOUR TIMES NORMAL DAMAGE type 940478 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar. TO PICK UP ALL BUILDINGS AND OBJECTS type 248165 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar. FOR UNLIMITED ENERGY PLAYER ONE type 778393 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar.FOR UNLIMATED RAGE PLAYER ONE type 159120 if typed corectly you will hear godzilla roar.

I think thats enough cheatcodes (by the way they are the best ones i have and for more go to cheatcc.com)

Here are descriptions of every kaiju.

Godzilla 90's and Godzilla 2000
very good monsters very well
rounded but Godzilla 2000 is
stronger.

ANGUIRUS
decent attack, highest defense
posible, beam attack is very
weak.

MEGALON
strong attack, low defense,
very fast, strong beam attack.

KING GHIDORAH AND MECHA KING GHIDORAH
extremely high attack and
defense which are equal,
low speed, strong beam attack.

GIGAN
strong attack,good defense,
extremely fast, low beam attack.

RODAN
weak everything escept speed,
which is as high as posible.

MECHAGODZILLA 2 AND 3
low attack and speed, high
defense highest beam posible.

THE GREAT ORGA!!!!!!!!!
high everything!!!!

This is a great game and i highly recomend it to every gamer, its a must have. I hope you enjoyed my review. And please use this information. Print it and give it to others who own this game for xbox. Thank you for reading it for cheatcodes go to cheatcc.com they are very reliable.

Great game. Superb graphics. IMPOSSIBLE to play.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the best Godzilla game. PERIOD. It's loads of fun. Really, it is. It's really fun to control all the monsters you've seen in the movies. My personal favorites are Destroyah, Mechagodzilla, and Megalon. The only problem is that the game is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too hard. Megalon has got to be the biggest problem monster. He will be underground 80% of the time you fight him, and it is extremely difficult to run from(But is possible, I know). And if he gets right underneath you, he'll come up, grab you, and throw you in one fo his special throws. To make things worse, his energy attack is magnetized right towards your monster, and the attack is brutal. Why Megalon is one of the starting monsters I'll never know...but thank God because he is one of the best characters of the game. King Gidorah is another good monster and one fo the best. Even his(their)none energy attacks are quite brutal. Gigan is quite possibly the funnest character to control, soley because he has the coolest throwing moves(like the buzzsaw throw). It's also fun to use his special teleport move. Gigan may not go far, but it's definately cool to watch. The Mothra airstrike power..I'll say this..GET IT FIRST. Mothra has got to be the most annoying asset of the game, as she continuously zaps the opposite player with ridiculously painful results. Mechagodzilla is the toughest monster here. Not to mention he's totally cheap. His rocket fingers do a lot of damage-ridiculously brutal damage-but fortunately, he is limited to 3.

So, all in all, it's a solid game. It can be impossible 80% of the time, but it's still fun and worth the difficulty.

Godzilla: Destroy this Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is, in a word, REPETITIVE. You do the exact same thing over and over. Oh look, a giant monster is attacking, why I think I'll smash a few buildings and smack that monster around. Oh look, I beat the last level and the next one looks exactly the same. What's that? Another monster attacking, why I think I'll smash a few buildings and smack that monster around. Yea, I beat that level. Oh look a monster is attacking, why I think I'll do the EXACT same thing that I've done for the last fifty levels. Who created this? A five year-old? This game is so stupid that it is actually insulting. Don't even waste the money on a rental.

Good With Minor Issues

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Firstly, the game is fun. It isn't as fast paced or responsive as some of the fight games out today, but in some ways I like that because I don't have to memorize insanely huge combos. The monsters are all good and reasonably well balanced. The Single Player game is somewhat short. Fighting the computer is difficult at first, but then becomes rather too easy. Another annoyance is the fact that you have to unlock monsters to use them and you only start off with like 2 monsters. I don't mind unlocking monsters, but at least give us a little more 'starting' variety.

THE BAD
There are some small but definite balancing issues. King Ghiddorah is the most powerful monster by far. When flying, he can shoot you, and this shot is not wimpy. What is more, he can shoot you like this three times in a row before his energy runs out. Then all you have to do is run away from your opponent and recharge. Lather rinse repeat. They can't stop you. There is no 'wind up' to this flying shot. You leap in the air and instantly fire. Reacting in time is impossible against a half-way decent opponent. But even if you block the shot it still doesn't seem to stop the damage.

Rodan has some of the same balance issue. However, his shot doesn't do as much damage and flying sucks his energy much faster so it isn't as big a deal.

Destroyah's energy katana is another ability that can be abused. It is fast and 'stuns' you as well as knocking you down. It also does a LOT of damage. So as long as Destroyah has energy and gets in close enough you are hard pressed to avoid losing a good 20% of your health bar when facing an opponent that knows how to pull this move.

Mechagodzilla's missiles do a TON of damage. If you are on your feet and careful you can avoid them easily enough, but if you get cornered or knocked down and he hits you with a full spread then you lose a good 35% of your health. That's a LOT. Considering that no other monster can do damage at that magnatude it is a little unfair - especially considering he gets THREE missile loadouts at the beginning of each round. So basically until your opponent fires off all his missiles you are dancing around trying your best to make sure you never ever get cornered.

But the most annoying balance issue is MechaGhiddorah. His special shot makes your monster pause, scream, and drains ALL your energy. What is more, it doesn't matter what you are doing if he hits you. If you are on the ground and you get hit with this thing you get up, pause, scream, and get drained. So it is essentially 3 free 'grabs' your opponent gets if he ever lands this thing on you. That's a ton of damage and it is very frustrating.

Considering that Godzilla, Orga, Megalon, Anguilas, and Gigan don't have anything close to this ability to strip 20+% of an opponent's health in one shot it is a litte wampus.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

But if Destoroyah really starts beatin' you up, go to a wide open space, and if he's far enough away, charge your special attack to THE MAXIMUM (press & hold black button when gauge is completely full). But if you have Anguirus, since his roar special attack is short range, let him try your spiked back. Anyways, controls aren't that bad, though because of using every button but Back(maybe so), recommended for Ages 10+. Several people talk about certain games as in stupid comments like "Oh! The graphics are bad! So don't buy this!" If it effects the game's fun, yeah, but some don't even tell how fun it actually is! My fun rating for this game: 7 of 5 stars! I just sat upstairs constantly on the Xbox and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle(GameCube) a break! I thought it was unbeatable! Melee Mode(Xbox only-mode) was my favorite mode. Team Battle was similar. You could be on the red or blue team and you did the same thing you do in Melee Mode: get points! Knock down a monster: 100 points. KO an opponent: 500 points. Style points: 50 points. Health Bonus(if tied with other monster(s)): (depends on health). Plus, unlike other games, the monsters don't all have the same attacks.(except ones like Godzilla 90's and Godzilla 2000, King Ghidorah and Mecha King Ghidorah) This is Xbox Live compatible for new content. Fighting fan or not, fun for everyone!

Com+Rage Mode=Run!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It's a game which uses every button on the Xbox controller, except Back. Y for defense, A for punch, B for attack, X for kick, the black button for special attack, the white button for picking up/throwing certain things, right trigger for jump, left trigger for run when walking, and Start for pause. But for small hands, the white and black could be tough to reach. And story mode, it doesn't save inbetween. If you quit, you start ALL OVER AGAIN. But luckily, it does save stuff you unlocked. Melee mode you won't find on the GameCube but one of my favorite modes! Graphics are great!

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've always been a Godzilla fan but never knew just how much until I met Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters (GDAM). I almost bought the Nintendo Gamecube just to play it. I'm glad I waited.

I've been playing giant monster games since the 80s. I loved Crush, Crumble & Chomp! and immediately took to Rampage. What can I say, I like the idea of stepping on people. Wait, that didn't come out right.

Taking its name from the insane movie title of the same name, GDAM stays true to its roots: this is a flat-out battle for the title of toughest, baddest giant monster. And you can play all of them:

· Godzilla: In both 90s and 2000 incarnations. Godzilla's breath weapon causes his spines to glow and he rears back, just like in the movies. Godzilla can also puff out small fireballs.
· Anguirus: An ankylosaurus with a horn. Probably the most challenging opponent in the game. CURSE YOU ANGUIRUS AND YOUR SPIKED HIDE!
· King Ghidorah: A three-headed dragon that can blast electric rays from his eyes. He also has a very distinctive cry that sounds like a bird chirping through a Wurlitzer organ.
· MechaGodzilla: A mechanical version of Godzilla, complete with finger missiles, chest ray, electronic breath weapon, and those annoying heat-seeking missiles that pop out of his sides.
· Rodan: A pterodactyl with eye rays. Sure, he had his own serious movie. But in GDAM, everything's fair game, so every single special power any monster has ever displayed is here in force. Thus Rodan shoots eye beams, `cause he did it in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.
· Destoroyah: It's hard to describe this thing. Put big wing-like ears on Godzilla, a pair of stubby wings on his back, lots of spikes on his joints, a weird forked tail, a big honkin' horn and you've got Destoroyah. This monster's most irritating ability is its horn, which it transforms into a sort of laser lance that can dice up opponents. I quickly learned to keep my distance and throw buildings at it. Come to think of it, that's also how I beat MechaGodzilla.
· Megalon: What amounts to a humanoid beetle with drills for hands, Megalon is certainly funky looking enough to make for an interesting opponent. Megalon can burrow, which makes him difficult to attack from a distance.
· Mecha-King Ghidorah: What happens when King Ghidorah loses his wings and middle head? Why, he gets a cybernetic replacement of course! He's pretty much the same as King Ghidorah only he has a force field that occasionally pops up to inconvenience you.
· Gigan: Another cyborg bird-type thingy, Gigan has one eye, blades for hands and a fin on his back. And he makes weird shrieky metallic sounds. He can also teleport and has a blade in his chest. He's up there with Megalon for the freakiest monster award.
· Orga: You only get Orga if you beat the adventure mode with every monster and Godzilla 2000. A big, hunchbacked beast with nasty claws and a shoulder cannon, he's from the Godzilla 2000 movie.

Anyway, by far the best part of GDAM is just how perfectly the game captures the original characters. As a kid, I didn't notice the bad special effects; I was much more focused on the monsters beating the daylights out of each other. No zippers, wires, or guys in suits are visible.

And yet, the game captures the feel of the movies perfectly. The monster sounds are spot on (Ghidorah, Godzilla, Gigan, and Megalon all have distinct cries). All the special attacks are rendered in three-dimensional glory. When a monster stomps on Godzilla's foot (a common joke from the movies), he hops around in pain. When Godzilla punches something hard, like Anguirus' spiked shell, he shakes out his wounded fist in comedic agony. These are details that only a Godzilla fan would care about. Clearly Atari is a fan.

GDAM also has its flaws. When a monster engages his opponent, it's difficult to get away. The monster refuses to step away from combat, instead choosing to face his opponent. So if you need to run after a power up, which is quite often, you end up hopping TOWARDS your opponent.

And you do need to run after power ups, because the AI opponents will relentlessly pursue them. Power ups include the Rage ability, which gives your monster more lethal attacks as well as a special area-effect power. Problem is, after you use the Rage power up, the camera flips to the other side of the screen, reversing positions of the monsters. It's very disconcerting and unnecessary.

Other effects include the ability to summon Mothra, healing, and recharging your special power. In the background the military attacks whoever causes the most damage to the surrounding structures, which crumble in spectacular fashion. You can also pick up buildings and throw them at your opponent, which is strangely satisfying.

GDAM got me so excited about giant monsters bashing that I put Destroy All Monsters on my wish list. That's the highest compliment I can give a game I played over and over until I beat it.

Cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty cool. The controlls are great and the grafics are really good! The stages you fight in are the well done! You can also unlock charters! This game is cool and get it and if you love Godzilla.

SCALE OF 1-5

Grafics 5

conrol 5

fun 5

took me by surprise

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm not really a fan of the Godzilla movies or the games, but when my brother got this one and forced me to play it with him, I was actually pretty impressed. Graphics are pretty smooth, not the most gorgeous thing ever, but nice to look at. The controls are kind of clunky and take some getting used to, but once you have the hang of it, everything goes smoothly. The levels are all large and VERY interactive. Every building is destructible, and some can be picked up and thrown. Powerups litter the environments, enhancing your character's abilities. There are several hidden characters to unlock, including the Japanese take on the American Godzilla that was featured in Godzilla 2000. Anyone into non-linear brawlers with highly interactive environments should also check out War of the Monsters, as it is very similar to this game.

Not the worst game ever, but not the greatest either

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Being a heavy G-fan, I rented this sucker the minute I saw it at my local Hollywood Video. I brought it back to my room and popped it into my roommate's X-Box, which was at first to much his dismay. However, within an hour him and two of our buddies were all battling it out as four of Toho's finest. We even played together on the storyline mode to unlock more monsters to make the one-on-one more enjoyable. So, after all that, what are my final statements on the game? Well, there are a lot of good things about this game that I like, but there are also some things that disappointed me.

First lets talk about the storyline of the game. Aliens come down to earth and announce to humanity that they are unleashing all the monsters from Monster Island, and its up to you as one of the selected monsters to stop them. OK, sounds fair enough, that was the plotline of most Godzilla films in the 60's and 70's (even harkens over to the "Destroy All Monsters" movie). I have to say I'm a bit turned off at the stupid, overused humor they gave the aliens ("Am I still on?") as well as the cheapness those CG scenes had. The alien hits a button on the table before him...except there's no button! Also, after defeating all the monsters on earth, the aliens throw MechaGodzilla at you. That's cool, and its fitting with the Godzilla universe as well, but I wish they could have thrown in some more Godzilla monsters on other difficulty levels, or maybe even unlock villains to fight. I know Biollante would have made an awesome boss, or even SpaceGodzilla.

As for regards to gameplay, this was a pretty decent melee game. Every one has their own blasting ability, especially Godzilla 2000 who has one mighty breath-of-death! Arguilas can roll (and if you hit his spiked back your monster will cry in pain). Rodan and King Ghidora, as well as his mecha counterpart, can fly. Megalon can burrow underground and pop up under his enemy, spinning them with his drill.

And yes, you can destroy the city. Buildings take damage either by being stomped or touched by monsters, or some parts can even be picked up and thrown by one of the fighters! There are plenty of stages to fight in, each a major city with day/night choice of time. If you destroy too many buildings in one area, the military will start to target you (although I never saw how that did too much damage).

There are other ways to get the upper hand, though. You can get power ups (Rage) that will increase hit damages, and of course the mandatory HP restore power up. You can also select some items that will bring in other monsters to aide you: one has Mothra swooping in and shocking your opponent, while the other has Hedorah in flight-mode pretty much farting over your opponent (I don't know what else to call it, it doesn't do much except steal the opponent's dignity). If melee is boring, they also have contests where who ever does the most damage in a city wins the round. Never played that too much though, unless I wish to practice a move or some thing.

Despite all this, I think some game issues weren't thought over before this was released to market. For one, some of the moves by the monsters are downright cheap - and their cheapness is exploited by the AI while you may have trouble figuring out how they work. The Megalon AI will continue to try and burrow under you, and there's no way you can attack them back. You're only hope is to run and hope eventually their power will go down. Also, once Megalon gets under you, you can't block - its an automatic drill attack. Rodan also has an incredibly cheap attack with his massive wing-span slap. Most of these monsters move pretty slow, even in their run, so its almost impossible to get to him especially since he flies. Also, I seem to notice the AI for Rodan and Ghidora seem to have unlimited flying abilities while I can barely stay up for more than five seconds.

I also wish they had had some original Godzilla music in there. The music in this game is no where near as memorable as the one from the films - where's my Akira Ifukube? Even "Godzilla 2000" remembered to have the original themes that highlighted Toho's 1980's revival of the G-man.

So what's my final conclusion? Well, I would rent this first. I'm sure most fans will read my complaints and go, "I don't care, I can overlook that." If you can, then by all means buy this for your own. If you get annoyed by this too, then rent it and decide for yourself. Just remember I said it was a "decent" melee game.

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