Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters is a 1992 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Information[]
The game was released in February 1992 in North America and was never released in Japan.[1]
Gameplay[]
The player controls military forces trying to prevent Godzilla and other giant monsters from destroying cities, including special vehicles such as the Super X2 and Moonlight SY-3 from Destroy All Monsters. This game, released in place of an earlier announced game meant to star Rodan, was received poorly by audiences, due in part to a lack of a genuine plot, and due to the game having an extremely complex style of combat, which was difficult for many players to understand. It was the third Godzilla game for a Nintendo system to be released in North America, after Godzilla: Monster of Monsters for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Godzilla for Nintendo Game Boy.
It would be followed by Super Godzilla for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993.
Plot[]
Japan is being ravaged by bizarre and powerful giant monsters. A reptilian creature called Baragon is creating earthquakes in an oil refinery, a high-speed pterosaur named Rodan is leaving sonic booms in his wake, a hideous blob of slime called Hedorah is feeding off of the city's toxic waste and growing larger every second, a giant caterpillar named Mothra is laying eggs in different parts of town, a giant octopus is destroying fishing ships in the harbor and devouring their crews, a terrible three-headed hydra named King Ghidorah is bringing fire to the skies, and Godzilla is plowing through everything around him. To make matters worse, a fleet of alien saucers has begun an invasion. Only the J.S.D.F. can stop them.
Monsters[]
- Godzilla - The titular and most common monster, and one of the most powerful. If Godzilla manages to find an H-Bomb, the game will end. He can be defeated if the player uses the Oxygen Destroyer when Godzilla is in water.
- Baragon - A tunneling creature, Baragon's special ability is to dig underground and become invisible, but he can be detected by a radar car.
- Rodan - A flying, highly mobile monster. Rodan can heal if he is over a volcano. Also, he will be weak if he's on the ground.
- Hedorah - A monster made of polluted slime. In water he is invincible and almost always heals himself.
- King Ghidorah - Three-headed space dragon, possibly the most powerful monster within the game.
- Mothra - The moth monster, also appears in larva form. Initially an enemy, but in later missions becomes a friendly unit if the player finds its egg.
- UFO - A UFO. Fires beams that can initially be reflected with the Super X2's laser, but in later missions is so powerful that it punches right through.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This game was originally intended to be a Rodan game for the NES.
- This game's box art features Noriyoshi Ohrai's poster artwork for The Return of Godzilla.
- Despite sharing very little similarity with the 1988 game Godzilla: Monster of Monsters, this game was advertised as a sequel to it, hence the title Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters.
