Clear #21 - Godzilla
A great vs. fighter second only to Kabuki Itouryodan, but keep in mind I'm hardly a vs. fighter connoisseur. Unless you're a collector, though, save the monies and get the PCE version with its all important bonus rounds.
The Good: great presentation (a bit like participating in a play) with fancy opening cinema, cool path/monster select screens, and 'bout card' screens showing each round's contestants; varied, sizeable, and good looking beasties; lots of fitting growls and beastly roars; and while it's a bit slow (kinda expected for giant monsters), it controls very well, especially considering there's only
one attack button.
The Bad: Godzilla won't roar on command in one player rounds (why's that 'move' even in there?); you fight less than half the available opponents, so it's kinda short; clinch timing seems cheap, where 'zilla is often too slow to chomp (forget using a special move); and one player mode has you controlling Godzilla only - other monsters are playable only in two player mode and only after they're unlocked/beaten (see below)
The Ugly: the scoring is broken by the omission of the bonus rounds, making it nigh impossible to unlock the last two bosses. I understand not bothering with the translation costs for the US version, as the quiz rounds don't add much to the fun factor and many gaijin wouldn't know the answers anyway, but couldn't they have adjusted the points required (or rewarded) easily enough?
Gah! I'm way behind, but I'll try to catch up and post more frequently.
