War of the Monsters (Sony PlayStation 2, 2003)

This fighting game is not like other fighting games. So, don't think it is a side scroller. More like a great classic beat'em up fighter. this has solid graphics, gameplay is fun/easy learning controls, and the monsters are very cool and creative.

King Kong is juat a name that would immediately pop into your mind when you see the characters. Congar is your King Kong. He could be said that he is very balanced ground based, but one combo loving, hard hitting monkey. Then add to the fray of moves the long and short specials. Grab an object and pound it into the head of your enemy, skewer yor enemies with radio towers, and flag poles. Throw it, steal it in air, grab opponents, and kick butt are all easy learning controls.

The creativity of the moves, and how you can stomp on people and blast buildings apart are very cool.Then you have the Energy and Health pick ups. The taunt-then-have-extra-power-un​til-your-energy-runs-out is very cool. The special attacks that you can use is nice and effective(Congar's Scream goes through walls/buildings). Then the enemy AI is very well-put and adjustable.

Pro's- Original/New looking characters you can name from movies
Simple yet effective control scheme.
AI is splendid.
If it looks destructible, it most likely is.
Ending movies make sense to the monster creation.

Con's- When you put AI difficulty up, be prepared immediately!!
Mini-games hard to grasp at first.

I purhased this title for it's multi player options along with the facts that you can unlock different characters along with variation costumes extra levels and to top it off you can also use the enviroment to your advantage. Such as destroying a building picking up a chunk of concrete and hurling at your foe or using it as a shield among other things. Plus this title is no longer available in stores. Hard to find. Still it is possible to complete this game rather quickly, which can be a problem. However if a person can play a videogame more than once than they should enjoy this.

great game, different style than other fighting games because you have whole cities to brawl in.
pick up all kinds of debris, vehicles etc. and beat the hell out of your oppent or just roam around until you find that very special fuel truck, or whatever you need to blow up, electricute, or impale your opponent.
i just wish it was more than 2 player and had a couple extra boards

War of the Monsters is a great game. It is very much like an updated version of the old arcade game Rampage. There is a mission mode, which is ok, and theres a 2 player mode, which is awesome. You can select from a number of large monsters and fight in a city. The cities are completely interactive. You can pick up cars and throw them and you can climb and destroy buildings until the entire city is leveled. The more missions you play, the more levels and characters you can unlock. You can also unlock several minigames, which can be pretty entertaining. 2 player mode has a split screen, but when the 2 players get close to each other, the screen changes to a single screen. Many times this transition can cause slight disorientation and force you to change the direction you are trying to go on the controller. This is probably the worst part about the control of the game. But overall it is a very good game. Even after you have unlocked everything it is still fun to play in 2 player mode for hours.

Ever wanted to play an updates version of Rampage? Well (aside from the actual updated version) there is THIS game. Choose from
plenty of diverse monsters and go destroy EVERYTHING you can see. Pick up and throw cars, rubble, radio towers or your opponent.
Fight with your bare hands (claws, talons etc.) or use special "energy" type moves not unlike what you'd see in Anime.
The coolest part is that within the parameters of the are you are in, EVERYTHING can be destroyed. Super fun game!!!

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