Giant Monster Games (Other Than Rampage or Godzilla) for home consoles.

[Pantechnicon]

I'd like to request some help in compiling a good comprehensive list of home console video games which feature gameplay where the player is a giant monster in the vein of Godzilla-type cinema (kaiju eiga). I'm especially interested in any unknown ones for classic consoles, but I'd like to know about modern options as well.

The catch is that I already know about Rampage and all its various ports and sequels, as well as anything involving Godzilla. Those are covered. I'd like to hear about ones less well-known or forgotten. A couple more criteria to consider:

- U.S. Releases only (I need this list for an upcoming project. Don't have time or money for imports.)

- The "Less Robots" rule: If the game involves only giant robots (Iron Soldier, Mechassault), it doesn't count. If it involves only one or two robots amid a majority of monsters (e.g. - War of the Monsters, PS2) that's fine.

- Giant apes are fine (and who doesn't love giant apes?) as long as it's not Donkey Kong or Congo Bongo. Those aren't necessarily "giant" apes, nor are they necessarily playable characters.

- Games where you, as a human, fight against the giant monster are okay so long as that's the prevalent theme of the game, and not just something you do in a particular boss fight. And it has to have the Saturday Matinee cinematic thing in mind; monsters rampaging through the streets and all that. Flying in space and shooting lasers is not the same thing.

So, with those parameters in mind, the only ones I can think of off the top of my head are:

War of the Monsters (PS2)
Primal Rage (Genesis, SNES, Jaguar, etc)
King of the Monsters (Genesis)

Anyone?

[tom]

Mail Order Monsters (EA)
Crush Crumble and Chomp (Epyx)
The Movie Monster Game (Epyx)
all Apple ][ though

[Jorpho]

King of the Monsters (Genesis)Not just Genesis.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kingofthemonsters/kingofthemonsters.htm

And of course there's the various King Kong movie games, for starters.

[Pantechnicon]

Ah, thanks for that Jorpho. KOTM on the Genny was the only port with which I was familiar. Looks great on the NeoGeo...Okay, keep `em coming.

[scooterb23]

Mail Order Monsters (EA)
Crush Crumble and Chomp (Epyx)
The Movie Monster Game (Epyx)
all Apple ][ though

I think those were also on C64, not sure about CC&C though.

Other than that...you've hit about everything I know of. Except I think there was a King of the Monsters 2 as well, maybe on Genesis.

[vivaeljason]

While this is a bit of a stretch:

Bart's Nightmare (SNES/Genesis)

In one of the games, Bart is Bartzilla and he has to fight Homer Kong and Momthra.

[weirdguy]

Earth Defense Force 2017 (XBOX360) ?

[Nebagram]

King Kong on the 360? Not the most shining example of the genre admittedly but it still counts as a huge monster fix.

[Jorpho]

Gamera had his moment in the sun too, come to think of it.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamera/gamera.htm

[cityside75]

Would Shadow of the Colossus fit your criteria?

[exit]

I Was An Atomic Mutant was a decent budget title about giant monsters destroying cities, it's for PC tho.

[Ze_ro]

There's also Aaargh! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/aaargh)

--Zero

[Pantechnicon]

Would Shadow of the Colossus fit your criteria?

No, although I did consider it. It's a fantasy setting as opposed to the monsters-knocking-over-skyscrapers aesthetic.

[TheRedEye]

The Lungfishopolis level of Psychonauts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZ57gwroUQ

[vintagegamecrazy]

King of the Monsters I and II, SNES, Genesis, Neo Geo

Ultraman, SNES

I don't know if this counts to you or not but several of the Power Rangers games may fit that category.

[123►Genei-Jin]

Warpath: Jurassic Park (PS1)

[Cryomancer]

If the mentioned EDF counts, there are three main titles in the series, two for PS2, one for 360. There is also a tactics game for the ps2, but I've never gotten far enough through that one to check for the kaiju.

[koster]

Moby Games has a giant monster games (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/giant-monster-games) listing.

If you are including Flash-based games, City Smasher (http://www.blitzgamer.com/play/arcade/1579/city-smasher.html) is an ok Rampage World Tour-type game.

[kedawa]

There's also Aaargh! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/aaargh)

--Zero
I used to have this for Amiga. It's pretty fun, especially eating the little people running around your feet. It never got a console port.

[NerdXCrewWill]

A game that really fits the 50s giant monster sci fi theme well is It Came From the Desert for the TurboCD. It's a mix of Them and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Good stuff. It's really fun, except the little mini games you play get tedious after a while.

[j_factor]

A game that really fits the 50s giant monster sci fi theme well is It Came From the Desert for the TurboCD. It's a mix of Them and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Good stuff. It's really fun, except the little mini games you play get tedious after a while.

Yep, there was also a different game of the same title (though somewhat related) for Amiga. It's mostly giant ants.

[NerdXCrewWill]

EDIT: I always thought they were straight ports. That's interesting to know. Thanks!

[A Black Falcon]

King of the Monsters I and II, SNES, Genesis, Neo Geo

Ultraman, SNES

I don't know if this counts to you or not but several of the Power Rangers games may fit that category.

Genesis KOTM2 is actually a different game from the Neo-Geo/SNES title -- instead of being a beat 'em up/fighting game hybrid, the Genesis one is a pure fighting game, with no beat 'em up segments at all. Instead, you can play as the bad monsters as well as the good ones, so there are a lot of characters to choose from... on SNES on the other hand it's a port of the Neo-Geo game, and a quite good one too I would say. I like it better on SNES, but the Genesis version is worth checking out.

Oh, and for It Came from the Desert, there's also a never released, but complete, Genesis version out there that Cinemaware has released for free. It's a different game from the other versions I believe.