Retro Review - Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

Ah Godzilla, It's got to be one of my favorite franchises of all time but its never really been represented well in video
games and I'm not sure why, It seems like perfect video game fodder.

There have been many attempts over the years but they all seem to have fallen short from C64, ZX Spectrum and the NES all
the way up to the awful 2015 game, but there was one that I always quite enjoyed.

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee.

Released in 2002 on the Gamecube this one on one fighter was what I and a lot of other fans were looking for in a Godzilla
game. Although this wasn't the monster rampaging around the city game that 2015 one tried and failed to be it did allow
players to have a good old fashioned monster throw down.

Eleven playable monsters made an appearance (Anguirus, Destoroyah, Gigan, Godzilla 90s, Godzilla 2000, King Ghidorah,
Mecha-King Ghidorah, Magalon, Orga, Rodan and Mechagodzilla) Mothra and Hedorah make a showing as background characters and
power ups which is a bit of a missed opportunity but never mind.

The game plays like a standard 3D one on one fighter, each match takes place in a city (along with monster island) with
several buildings and objects that can be used as weapons. The cities are also full of destructable scenery which the 
game does a fairly good job in keeping up with. The monsters thud around, feel weighty and have a sense of scale to them
apart from that bastard Rodan who keeps flying most of the time and just out of reach.

DAMM features 6 different modes.
A standard versus mode in which you can go one on one with another CPU or player controlled monster. Survival mode in which
you face a steady stream of opponents seeing how many you can defeat before the time runs out with points given accordingly.
Melee mode in which you and three friends can slug it out and a Team Battle which is basically melee but divided into teams.
Destruction which is melee again but you get points for the damage to the city block whilst fighting your opponent.
The Adventure mode is the main attraction of the single player with the player battling it out in eight one on one battles 
aginst various monsters with the final fight always being against the ever popular Mecha-Godzilla.

All in all Godzilla: Destroy all monsters melee is a good game with a lot to offer if you can find it in a local game shop its well worth a look.




Jason 'Voxie' Tillotson 



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