Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remaster Keeps the Original's Lopsided Balance
Atari has revived Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, twenty years after the original kaiju brawler, on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2.
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Why it matters
The remaster reproduces the 2002 game so faithfully that its lopsided roster and shallow controls carry over, leaving online play and the visual update as the main additions for players who already know it.
Key Facts
- Atari has released a remaster of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- The remaster arrives twenty years after the original game and adds online play.
- The playable kaiju include Anguirus, Megalon, King Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla, drawn from Godzilla films up to 2002.
- The review says the controls are responsive but remain shallow, and the balance stays lopsided.
- Rodan is described as inherently better than almost all other characters, Godzilla included.
The remaster adds online play and cleaner visuals, and keeps rosters and modes built around kaiju up to 2002, including Anguirus, Megalon, King Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla. The review finds the controls responsive but shallow, and the balance as lopsided as before.
Online play is the addition the release leans on hardest, since the roster and modes stay where they were in 2002. The review notes that Atari has joked the game was the only one willing to challenge GTA6 on its release window. Visuals are crisper, with Anguirus drawing a line about whether the kaiju read as suit performers or just look that way. Rodan, who can fly, remains better than almost every other character, Godzilla included.
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- Anime News Network Game Review