War of the Monsters

Super Street Game Reviews

War of the Monsters is a cool concept--think 50s horror flick in a modern environment. There are three modes of game play in each of the one and two-player categories. Win battle points to buy new skins, fighting locations, monsters, or to unlock the mini-games. Get the game started by selecting the number of players, a war zone, and your monster(s). The game designers covered the bases by throwing all kinds of creatures into the mix making it easy to find your favorite. Pick from a King Kong look-alike to giant robots--or maybe a lava-shooting rock monster or an electrified eyeball is more your style. Each monster has their own special weapons and fighting style. The controls are easy to use, and once you master a few buttons and some basic combinations you're ready to whoop some monster-ass. We had fun in Midtown Park and Tsunopolis chasing down screaming people and squishing them under our creature's feet as they desperately ran for cover. We also liked the nice crunching sound they made as they got squished and the blood stains they left behind.

A dynamic interactive environment lets you use objects around you as weapons. It's a very, very cool feature. Punch buildings to watch them collapse, then use the building rubble, a train car, or a steel girder to throw or use as a make-shift club to pound your enemy into the ground. A nice radio-antenna throw can impale your enemy, sending them to their doom, but watch out--they can pull it out and throw back at you! Hand-to-hand fighting can get brutal. Mash the buttons like a madman and watch your monster throw of some amazing punches, kicks, and combinations. It sucks, but sometimes you have to watch helplessly as your monster gets pulverized no matter how hard you work the buttons. Don't worry, you'll come back regenerated and re-energized. As soon as you re-spawn, grab the nearest object, chase down your foe and beat him with it.

This game is all about monsters, mayhem, and mega-destruction. At the end of a tough day, what's better than 100-foot monsters fighting each other for complete supremacy while taking out cities, canyons, airports, and power plants along the way? Nothing, as far as we're concerned. We give War of the Monsters four nukes.