Godzilla The Series: Monster Wars

Once upon a time the creators of Independence Day (or ID4), happy with the success of that film, decided to make an even bigger, noisier and more exciting film that would wow audiences all over the world. They made Godzilla instead! Despite receiving a complete battering from nearly all film critics and putting spectacle before plot and characters, the film still managed to make a healthy sum at the box office. A threat of a sequel hung in the air but sadly, something much worse was to happen: a cartoon series. In this series, Godzilla is a good guy and he helps a team of eco-warriors battle mutant abominations from all around the world! Well, as you can imagine, we wouldn't be talking about any of this if it didn't have something to do with a videogame, which it does!

Big Mistake

The game, as you'd imagine, is based on the cartoon series and features the great green gargoyle in the starring role. You stroll across the screen, very slowly, and breathe fire on the various enemies that you encounter before the end of that level! And that, as they say, is that! Apart from a big boss at the end of every few levels, nothing changes, well, apart from the backgrounds!

The animations and graphics, it has to be said, aren't that bad so it's just a shame really that the rest of the game is so bloody frustrating. The controls for the game are just plain awkward as the D-pad not only moves Godzilla forwards, but also controls his aim, his guard and his tail-whipping action. This means that when confronted with a few enemies at once, you become all fingers and thumbs and get to watch a huge chunk of energy disappear in the process! I won't mince words. This game pissed me off!