So just looking through Youtube (and not just the famous AVGN video) I've noticed people tend to dislike the Godzilla games that were released in the USA.
Anyone but me feel like these games get a bum rap?
Okay, the first NES game (Monster of Monsters) could be a slog at points--in fact, my main problem with it was that it got repetitive long before it was over--but I found the gameplay fairly solid, and I didn't have the difficulty issues a lot of other people did.. especially once I figured out how to cheese it using Godzilla's atomic breath.
I never played the second NES game, War of the Monsters. It seems to have become pricey on ebay.
Last night though I did play a bit of Super Godzilla on SNES. To be honest, there is one problem with this game: If you don't have a manual or someone to explain it to you, you will struggle to figure out how the combat works. I somehow managed to figure it out but its not an experience I'd like people to go through without explanation (the game tries to provide one, but its kinda useless because it gives you the wrong idea).
The deal is this, BTW: During battle, you hit the other monster, then hold BACK. This will start a picture filling in at the bottom of the screen and if you like the attack it shows, you hit the A button when the picture is fully filled in. Otherwise keep holding back and it'll change to something else. Pick something soon tho or the enemy will attack you instead. Picking an attack initiates a cutscene and these attacks are the only ones that do real damage--your punch (and its kinda hilarious to think of G punching) merely open a window of opportunity. And no, distance does not matter--you can swing your tail even if you're across the screen.
Other than that, the only thing I didn't like was the walking-thru-the-city part. It's literally just leading a dot thru a maze. I think this game would be better if that part were truncated, but the kaiju fight (the one I got into anyway) was a hella blast.
..... the Gameboy one, however, I just totally don't understand. Like what my objective in each level even is.
Anyway, so what are your thoughts on the various Godzilla games? Any you think deserve more love than they get?