Godzilla(R): Destroy All Monsters Melee – GC – Preview

E3 2002

There’s nothing
like getting your friends together and beating the wits out of them.  Infogrames
hopes that Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters Melee for Nintendo’s GameCube will be
just the vehicle to do so.  Everyone’s favorite man-in-a-rubber-suit
metropolitan terror stars in this latest incarnation of mass destruction melee
combat games. 

Godzilla: Destroy
all Monsters Melee features 13 characters, 11 of which are playable.  The
classic characters are there: Godzilla, MechaGodzilla, and Mothra all tear
through each other in glorious fashion.  San Francisco, London, Seattle, Osaka,
Tokyo, and Los Angeles all get their come-uppance as settings for the
lizard-inflicted damage.  Four players can play at once to level the city faster
than a citizen can slurp up a bowl of ramen.  

The fighting
engine allows for close-ranged hand-to-hand (or whatever appendages your
character may have) combat, throws (each character has two dazzling unique
throws), and structure-slinging projectile moves.  Some characters have breath
weapons, some can burrow under the earth to surprise their enemies, and some can
even teleport within the city.  It’s not just other monsters you need to be wary
of, after all the city isn’t just going to stand around and be squashed.  Each
city has a formidable army set to stop the fun with high-tech weapons designed
especially to take the monsters out. 

Each character is
made up of an astounding 8,000 polygons for maximum realism.  These monsters
don’t look like rubber suits cavorting around a miniature city, these guys are
for real.  Real-time lighting effects capture the glow of the luminescent
power-ups of buildings and characters so realistically, you’ll swear you’re
watching live video feed from CNN.  Add to that an abundance of building models
and unique city landmarks, and this game has the looks down pat. 

Game modes include
one-on-one Versus, four player Melee, city-leveling Destruction, and single
player Adventure.  In addition, progressing through the game unlocks vintage
Japanese monster movie posters, a cool feature for the die-hard movie monster
fanatics.

Those who find
Super Smash Brothers a little too juvenile and want to graduate to a more mature
3D smash ‘em up will find Godzilla: Destroy all Monster Melee a smashing
success.  Looksfor Godzilla to hit the GameCube in time for the holidays.