Godzilla: The Game Review l IGN

Jon Ryan: Apart from it’s massive roster of Kaiju and an encyclopedia of monsters, Godzilla's poor graphics, uncomfortable controls, and overly repetitive missions make this one of the worst renditions of the King of the Kaiju since he fought Matthew Broderick in Madison Square Garden back in ‘97.

[gangsta_red]

Ouch! I knew the graphics alone were going to be bad but it seems that wasn't all with this game.

Having to repeat the same campaign over to unlock more monsters is what I hated about the other Godzilla game (for Gamecube). Just have them all be unlocked, why can't they just have that?

[TwoForce]

this game is for Godzilla fans.

[FlexLuger]

@TwoForce

A bad game is a bad game, whether you are a fan of a particular franchise or not. motorsport fans dont buy terrible racing games. Batman fans would not excuse a bad batman game, especially after rocksteady's excellent games. so why would any godzilla fan give a bad godzilla game a pass? dont you want a game that does the brand justice? Lets just call it what it is.This game is a dud.

Taken from the article:

"Keeping a combo going while on a rampage essentially boils down to using the same few attacks over and over again, and thanks to Godzilla’s slow speed and ponderous controls, it’s easy to miss a step or get stuck turning around and lose your combo."

Thats is lazy/bad game design. plain and simple. I know its a niche game, but surely a little effort could have gone into making the gameplay more interesting?

[OhMyGandhi]

How is this game for Godzilla fans?
because it has an three dimensional radioactive iguana stomping around in a city?

How about we raise our standards a tad bit, and demand a more interesting experience. It doesn't seem, at least on paper, to be a game that would be hard to make.

Also, what's up with the city looking like something out of Ace Combat on PS2.

[gangsta_red]

I agree, it is for Godzilla fans. But do Godzilla fans deserve a bad Godzilla game?

[jcnba28]

This is a terrible game for Godzilla fans.*

[4Sh0w]

RustedMan
"Also, what's up with the city looking like something out of Ace Combat on PS2."

-lmfao, yeah as soon as I looked at the vid I thought "damm dat looks like ps2"...graphics arent everything but come on its 2015= this is a ugly game by todays standards.

@TwoForce
No, I may not be a huge Godzilla fan, but I think the lore has alot of potential for great movies and I'd definitely love to play a good Godzilla game, this just is NOT it.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

Godzilla fans like bad games only?

[magiciandude]

"this game is for Godzilla fans."

And it's a below average game for Godzilla fans at that.

[BlackWolf12]

The term bad game is subjective.

Yes, it is.

Don't try to argue with me about it. What makes a game 'bad' is entirely that person's opinion. This is an inescapable fact.

Which is why I think all game critic reviews are steaming piles of poo, and I'd sooner beat my head against a wall repeatedly than use them to decide what I will or won't play.

[Hellsvacancy]

I love pizza, I wouldn't buy/eat a mouldy one

[Bobby Kotex]

That's about as logical as saying Aliens Colonial Marines is for Alien fans.

[solid_snake3656]

Dang I had such high hopes for this game. I thought for sure it was going to be this year's AAA goty.

[4Sh0w]

Really...I mean I haven't been following this game at all but based on past experience I would never expect a Godzilla game to come close to GOTY. lol, makes me laugh just saying it.

[gangsta_red]

@4show

Obvious sarcasm my friend.

But seriously, they should really put some more time into an icon character like Godzilla.

[JMaine518]

I saw this coming a mile away. The game didn't look good to me at all.

[TheRedButterfly]

Every time someone copy/pasted a link to listwar (or the list itself) the inevitable review(s) of 50% of those games were all I could think of.

I expect now they'll start omitting this from the copy/paste list.

[Rimeskeem]

People knew this was coming but most don't care. They just wanna have a good time and if that's what this game gives then let them have it!

[TwoForce]

I agree with you. If you are big fans of Godzilla, then you will love this game.

[fanboysmackdown]

Is that like saying if you're a big fan of Superman you should run out and buy all his shitty games too? So what you're really saying is if you're a fan of shitty games you should buy this new Godzilla?

[KingKevo]

That statement is so generic. You could say this about game or any other product ever. "It's bad, but those who will like it will like it."

It's like saying nothing at all, sorry.

[JackStraw]

And it's also... accurate. I can go on Metacritic right now, and find some of the lowest ranked games with quite a cult following because... it's fun tot hose people.

[Lamboomington]

@JackStraw

Yes we all know that. There's no point in saying that at all. That's how it is with literally everything, ever.

[4Sh0w]

Jack come on man....you can literaly find crazies out there that eat sh*t, that doesnt mean it tastes good.

KingKevo, Lamboomington are right therez really no point in saying "somebody will like it", YES we know, the point is most people wont like a bad game.

That said if you will truly enjoy it because you're a super hardcore Godzilla fan then I sincerely hope you have fun bro...I sort of think the hardcore Godzilla fans would be the most dissapointed though.

[Jalva]

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[Rimeskeem]

http://www.mogozobo.com/wp-...

[Horyzon]

"Too much chaos." - IGN

[Nick_The_Slick]

shh

[gokuking]

That's unsurprising. This is solely for the Godzilla super fans.

[Palitera]

Tell it to the praisers on the previous articles where this trash bin game was being shown.

Like: http://n4g.com/news/1758660...

and http://n4g.com/news/1722866...

For instance:
"I can honestly sat that I am not looking forward to this game"

2 agrees, 13 disagrees.
We know why. It is in the very title of the articles.

I'm glad it is being buried now. And then people wonder why companies go bankrupt. Why do they even spend resources doing these things?!

[TwoForce]

Oh really ? Look back all those Godzilla games in past, they were good, but not the best. It's not like this game going to win GOTY or anything. It just the game is fun for Godzilla fans.

[JackStraw]

Another clueless person with a know-it-all complex. Do you know how many of these "trash bin" games keep studios running? Lol. You must think every studio that exists is a AAA developer with revered games. Go away, pseudogamer.

[stuna1]

I said I was pumped for the game, and I still plan on getting the game. All be it when it drastically drops in price. To be honest I don't need a review site to tell me if I'm going to like a game, I can make up my own mind in that regard.

[Rookie_Monster]

Oh well, I still have King of the Monsters for my Neo Geo to get my Monster beat me up game fix. Another mediocre Godzilla game, pretty much expected.

[The-Marb]

Not a huge surprise. Looked like an iOS game made on the budget of the morning coffee run for Naughty Dog. The fact its King of The Monsters-style gameplay is 20 years out of date dint help.

That said, if you like this, all power to you.

[dark-kyon]

Lol ign,really peoples care about this guys.

[MadMax]

First of all, the reviewer sounds like he has never even watched a proper kaiju film in his life! Godzilla is supposed to move slow and feel very powerful and menacing! This game absolutely nails it! You can be any of the characters and they all feel and move like they should!

I have been playing since friday and have been having a blast unlocking all the monsters and demolishing cities. I am a big long time godzilla fan and this game is really for the fans. People that complain about it, just don't get it, or don't understand what godzilla is.

Graphics and detail on the monsters are very good! It is a big improvement over the PS3 version. I am very judgmental when it comes to a godzilla game, and i really have no complaints here, other than there is no 2 player couch play. Something
missing these days in games unfortunately! It has an arcadey old school style feel to it and it works.

If you liked save the earth or war of the monsters, then get it. If you are a godzilla fan, you must buy this game, period!!! Its the type of game you could only have dreamed about growing up as a kid. Very happy with my purchase!!!

[JackStraw]

Someone that gets it. THANK YOU.

[lizard81288]

I have the game too, and I am having fun with it. Could it be better, yes. There are a few things I find odd. Like turning (you use L1 & R1 to turn, left and right is strifing). No proper block button. There is roar, but you have to time it right and burst. I wouldn't mind a run button either. These things come into play when fighting other kaiju. You instinctly want to block, but you can't. Then you want to run away from them, but you can't and turning is painfully slow. Plus the tutorial is balls. It gives you SOME of the basics, but not all.

Overall, fun game for the fans, but i suppose mechanically, it could have been better. As for the graphics I don't care. Also, Godzilla 2014 towers over the rest of the cast:

http://i.imgur.com/oqhOXk9....

which is quite funny.

[MadMax]

The turning with L1 and R1 becomes forgettable rather quick, doesn't bother me. I am one of those people that never use block and have unlocked every Kaiju so far without it, except for Jet Jaguar. Also, you want to try and destroy everything in each stage to get 100 destruction and your Kaiju will continue to get bigger in size. Get him to 100 height by the final stage and you will become burning godzilla.

Also, i don't recall Godzilla really ever blocking in the films, along with other Kaiju. As for running goes, there is a way to use this. You wanna use X charge button and hold it down, away from your opponent. Some will fly when hitting X.

Then try to turn around when you get far enough away from your opponent and hit him with O button or just hold down R2. You can hold down R2 when you're getting hit, keep pressing it and it will knock your opponent back. Giving you a chance to turn around and retreat with X button.

There can be a little bit of strategy to this game because they move kinda slow, but this is what makes it fun to me. You feel like you are really controlling them, it becomes addicting to me. There are some combo moves also, just pause game and go to help during Kaiju mode and it will give your specific characters moves list!

You can even upgrade any character in evolution mode. I just unlocked burning godzilla and 64 godzilla recently, very cool they are both in the game! All with their original signature sounds! Game is a real treat for the fans!

[lizard81288]

@MadMax

Is there a quick turning around? I almost lost to Anguirus, since I go turned around and when I was slowly turning around, he'd use his dash attack. I heard Godzilla can unlock this, but can other monsters?

Also...CPU Battra....*rage*

[MysticStrummer]

"Godzilla is supposed to move slow and feel very powerful and menacing! This game absolutely nails it! You can be any of the characters and they all feel and move like they should!"

Yeah I haven't played the game but from what I've seen the movement is very well done, so if this reviewer used it as a negative I have to laugh and once again be reminded why I don't base my purchases on reviews.

[MadMax]

Yea, at least you are smart! Unlike a lot of the sheep gamers in here that will only buy a game based on hype and score, without even playing it!

The game is better to be played than watched! Its the true Godzilla game experience, and i think any real fan would know that! The people bashing it are either Xbots or people that have no idea what Godzilla is about!

I know my godzilla stuff and am very critical when it comes to it. This is a hell of a kaiju game and the characters are very well detailed and designed! So much so, that they used a lot of the molds from sh monster arts figures, which are awesome!

Every person bashing the game that I've seen, has no valid points on why its garbage! They haven't played it, nor even know anything about what makes a good godzilla game.

Godzilla films were mainly all about destroying and crushing buildings, tanks and jets, while fighting monsters. All done while stomping around at a somewhat slow pace! That is exactly what the hell this game achieves. How can anyone argue that? They can't, thats where there is no argument! It does and brings to the table a true authentic godzilla experience, that was made for the fans!

The developers of the game knew what they were doing this time!!!

[hangdang]

No surprise here

[Black0ut]

I sort of saw this coming but I hoped that I was wrong. Always wanted a brilliant Godzirra game =(
Maybe one day

[JWiLL552]

I watched 2 minutes of gameplay and knew it was terrible within the first 10 seconds. I'm not sure how something like this even gets out to the general public at the cost of a full game.

A game about huge monsters destroying eachother and the city they're in and the environmental destruction looks worse than stuff we got at the beginning of last gen in Red Faction games. By a lot.

Jeez.

[JackStraw]

"I watched gameplay and knew it was terrible."

Only in Today's pseudogamer society.

[Lamboomington]

Well, watching is not entirely invalid you know. You get to know a lot of it by watching. The only thing you won't know is the response/feel. I've watched hours of countless games and then subsequently played them. Sometimes watching can mislead you, but in most cases you get an accurate idea of what's going on.

Not to mention by watching you can absolutely critique things like the story and the presentation aspect of the gameplay.

That said "I watched 2 minutes of gameplay and knew it was terrible within the first 10 seconds" is... kind of stupid.

[JWiLL552]

I've been gaming for over 20 years. Sometimes there are immediate signs a game isn't going to be good, this had them in spades.

In the first 10 seconds I saw poor animations and terrible looking environmental effects/destruction. Not to mention the overall presentation. That should be the number one thing for a Godzilla game.

Perhaps the most diehard of Godzilla fans will like this, but I can't see anyone else.

[JackStraw]

You can give excuse after excuse why watching a game being played is a valid way of judging its objective value, but it's not. It's a way of judging whether or not the game is for YOU or not. Simple. Pseudogamers.

[Kingdomcome247]

I was never interested in this myself, but I bought it today for my girlfriend's son to play on my PS4 along with GOW3 remastered. At least he's in for one epic experience out of the two. I told him that in all likelihood it would be mediocre at best, but alas, he couldn't be dissuaded. Not a Godzilla fan myself so I wouldn't know, but has a relatively decent Godzilla game ever been made?

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

This is a game for Godzilla fans and kids. I didn't expect anything else. Obviously, others were.

[Ozmoses]

It a spuer gun Godzilla game that captures the cheesy essence of Godzilla perfectly..

everyone is a sucker for reviews and other people's opinions

just play the games that interest you and nothing will ever go wrong..

I mean play the games that you want to play... stop relying on scores and different thoughts and just play the games for yourself.

If you grew up on Godzilla... the super cheesy movies from way back in the day.. then you'll love this game...

it shouldn't have been 59.99 though.. it could pass for a 39.99 game but then again that doesn't really matter because the price of a game doesn't determine things like FUN-FACTOR

[Ahmay]

Go go PowerRanger! oops... u r correct... I watched godzilla films growing up and thats what it looks like!

[TwoForce]

People love Godzilla and people will play this game.

[noksucow73]

I had planned on it, but probably not if it's this bad.

[BlackTar187]

why do people let reviews dicate the games they play. Gamers need to let it go.

Be like the movies where a summer blockbuster can come out and get horrible reviews yet still be an awesome movie with a lot of fans.

[lizard81288]

It is fun. It is much better to play it, than to watch it. When you are playing it, you feel like the monster, while watching it, you're board out of your mind.

[Rookie_Monster]

@BlackTar187,

"why do people let reviews dicate the games they play. Gamers need to let it go."

You serious dude? Movies don't cost $40-$60 a pop as most people can watch a mediocre movie like Transformers 4 at matinee prices at the theater for like $6-$8 if they chose to do so. Apple to orange comparison.

Reviews and WOW from other gamers had saved me from wasting $60 on games like The Orders 1886 and Watch dogs.

[MadMax]

Do not be swayed by this ridiculous review done by a non godzilla fan! If you are a fan of godzilla, you are about to witness the best godzilla game ever made, period!

Reviewer has no idea about the godzilla universe. Ive seen every kaiju film, have a big collection of x plus, monster arts, etc. figures and am very critical when it comes to doing a proper godzilla game.

Someone like me should've reviewed the game, its a solid 9 for a godzilla game!

[BlackTar187]

@rookie

well you need a Girlfriend then because i go to the movies and i pay $40 to see a movie with snacks and drinks. God forbid i bring my kid then it's about $50.

Then on top of that it's a 2hr no replay value whatsoever

so the comparison is very real.

[fanboysmackdown]

How the eff do you know this?

[noksucow73]

@Blacktar187,
I usually don't go by just one website review, but if multiple sources say the game sucks, then I wait for it to go on clearance if I'm still interested .

[SonyOnly4]

Namaco bandai are showering the PS4 with mediocre games for some reason.......

[jay2]

well still renting this but dissapointed!

[Macosan]

The major problem with this game is the price. It should have been no more than $30 or $40.

[Ahmay]

ps3 version seems to be listed as $49.99....

[noksucow73]

Big fan of godzilla. Been a huge fan since I can remember, heck, I still have the big green godzilla toy in my gameroom, but I don't want a bad godzilla game. I'll stick to the Gamecube version for now. On a side note, why does godzilla's arm shoot off on that toy? Lol

[noksucow73]

Shoot,, I even had the Rodan toy growing up, but his wings broke off, and I threw him away. Looking back at it, I wish I would have kept him. My gamertag on XboxLive is Godzilla73. Me and my brother used to make blow tents, thats right, blow tents(sheet with a fan on under it), while waiting for Godzilla to come on late night on Saturdays! Great times

[EstSince88Gamerdude]

It's the age old problem of a movie tie in, 99 percent are terrible and cheap, this has allways been the norm strangely and unfortunately.

[MilkMan]

Lets be honest here. NO ONE expect this game to be anything other than crap. So lets move right along.

[corroios]

Godzilla and Godzuki, lol. They could make a new Rampage game, lol.

[Mega_Volnutt]

Plot Twist. Mr. Iwata reincarnated as Godzilla and now he's headed to Nintendo HQ.

[ThichQuangDuck]

give me War of the Monsters 2. I knew this was going to flop the moment I saw it

[mokkeyrg2]

dam

[Pintheshadows]

How hard can it be to make a game about a giant lizard who destroys cities and fire energy beams out of his mouth?

[esmittystud101]

There has only been a handful of games based off movies that actually got decent reviews. I guess this isn't it either. Not shocked at all.

[SuperbVillain]

get the people that make mortal kombat and street fighter to remake this game together

[Valenka]

To be honest, when I saw the trailer, I thought it was a joke. Hey, if some people are enjoying it, good for them. I don't need to read a review or play the game to know I'll absolutely hate it and find it a waste of my money.

[hiawa23]

Thank U, Gamefly. All I could stomach was 10 minutes, and sent it back.

[noksucow73]

Been a huge Godzilla fan since a kid, so hopefully the big guy will get another chance, but a good developer, to do him justice. Heck, my gamertag is Godzilla73 on Xbxlive. I had the Rodan toy growing up, but his wings broke off , and I threw him away. Looking back at it I wish I would've still kept it. Me and my brother used to make blow tents, that's right blow tents(sheet with a fan on under it), and prepare for Godzilla to come on late night, on Saturdays. Epic.