The Pipeworks Godzilla Trilogy | Review

[@GamerGuysReviews]

I had the opportunity to interview one of the lead designers on the Pipeworks Godzilla games, and he shared a lot of interesting facts about the development of each game, like: -Destroy All Monsters Melee saved Pipeworks from being shut down. They were working on an original Xbox project called Raven and Rex around the time Melee was being made, but the project was canned, and it left Pipeworks in a precarious spot. They finished Melee, it was a hit, and Pipeworks survived. -The final version of Save the Earth was made in five months. Atari wanted a game similar to "GTA," where you went around fighting the military and other monsters. However, it was very boring since the military posed no threat, and they spent over a year working on that version before it was scrapped and restarted development. -No one on the team liked the Wii motion controls. They were forced by Atari to implement them and though they tried to create a reasonable set-up, they could never get the motion controls right. The scope of the adventure mode was pared down because of time and money, plus all the cut-scenes were done by one-artist since the studio they had hired to animate them dropped out to pay disputes.

[@2Lainz]

That's wild! I actually didn'tt know any of that. I was a very active member of the atari forums during Unleashed's development and I remember them making a post about them re-working the motion controls and that was a big deal in the community up to the game's release. "Bro they spent SIX MONTHS fine tuning the motion controls! I was 13 when unleashed came out and I loved it lol.

[@Jdog47892]

I didnt know this. I wish these games were remastered.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@Jdog47892 A fan has done an emulator remaster.

[@elijahhaynes216]

I always felt like Unleashed was meant to be the best in the series. Now I see why it wasn't-

[@cjvelasquez4886]

@@2Lainz maybe you could write a letter to Warner Bros, Toho, Kadokawa Daiei Studio, Pipework, and Nintendo Wii about doing the remake of Godzilla video game trilogy and add more characters in each video game, Mighty Kong, Gamera, Manda, Gorosaurus, Kamagurus, Kumonga, Ebirah, Zone Fighter, Rainbow Mothra, Headorah, Godzilla 98, Legendary Godzilla, and many others in each video games!

[@guyofminimalimportance7]

"Did any of you guys play bad games for way too much time as a kid?" The answer from basically anyone who owned a Wii will be yes.

[@alexmendez5875]

Guitar Hero and Budokai Tenkaichi 3 were my shit as a kid! So many hours spent on those games

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

ngl, I thought that krystalak and obsidius were actually from a Godzilla movie as a kid.

[@channelwithout]

Nintendo's flagship properties got some great games on the Wii, but Tron Evolution: Battle Grids was the shovelware that I played for WAY too long.

[@guyofminimalimportance7]

@@channelwithout Bruh same.

[@direbrain5566]

I have a Wii u with Godzilla unleashed and its fun, the controls are mostly the problem but it’s fun in my opinion

[@vinnystuart3434]

Save the earth is the best in my opinion, has everything from destroy all monsters and added more.

[@treystewart731]

Could've done without some of the minigames though.

[@srgzachattack1594]

@@treystewart731 you could afk or die and not get punished (i still played them) so i did not mind them

[@dennyvuong2286]

I play Godzilla save the earth it was great my favorite monsters Godzilla 90s

[@residentrump3271]

I still play this game on my 360. My favorite monster is Megalon and I ALWAYS beat Pence when he uses Jet Jaguar. So lame....

[@mecurseyoumimikyu4701]

Unless your an orga fan.... You can't pick up skyscrapers with one hand like you can on destory all monsters and the rage is worse. Only good thing is there's lots of monsters.

[@TheTripcordProject]

"Back in the day when cheat-codes didn't cost money" That slapped me in the face real hard

[@franktheavocado7573]

destroy all monsters NEEDS a remake/remaster. shit is too fun

[@japanshizam270]

Best game of all time

[@Speculativedude]

And an expanded monster roster.

[@jeankhultheimaur9205]

Kaiju is too much of a niche for editors i guess

[@anthraith7271]

Yea I would love that I played the old game it was so fun

[@dusktopia2243]

It sorta has one aka Godzilla ps4/5 it isn’t that much of a known game

[@ArcRogerr]

Unleashed was definitely the 'Brawl' of the trilogy. Good content and fanservice, but held back by gimmicks and a more casual focus, in this case controls.

[@MrBrandonStar]

I’ll say save the earth

[@dolan8732]

@@MrBrandonStar bruh save the earth was the best

[@AlexMartinez-gv7hy]

Yet brawl is still many favorite

[@Daigon95]

Even though Brawl is still held to b alot of ppls favorites and the gimmicks were mostly despised by the competitive community. Sooooooo not a good comparison, even if I knew wht u were gettin at.

[@Daigon95]

@Nobody comments are not funny you troglodyte I mean B movies are kinda garbage and yet alot are still loved. So again, "garbage" doesnt matter as long as its fun. Heavily casualized means more gimmicks and experimentation. Which isnt surprising from Nintendo and tends to b remembered pretty well compared to how kinda bland Smash 4 was.

[@bltazr]

If you played the Xbox version of Destroy all Monsters, you actually get both Mecha Godzilla 2 nd 3. Most people don't know that Kiryu's debut in the Pipeworks series was actually from the first game as a secret character if you beat Adventure with Orga on hard. He even has the Absolute Zero Cannon

[@brooks5419]

he literally says that in the video

[@bltazr]

​@@brooks5419Yeah, I hadn't finished watching it when I typed that. I just et really excited about these games. Haha.

[@brooks5419]

@@bltazr fair enough lol

[@The_October_Man]

I remember when I found out that Mechagodzilla 3 (or Kiryu) was in Destroy All Monsters Melee. I had the GameCube version, but at a video store they had the Xbox version so I just looked at the cover, saw Mechagodzilla 3 on there and thought everything I knew was a lie.

[@ashgonza92]

@@The_October_Man I had the GameCube version too and I didn't know this

[@theAKGeek]

Save the earth was the best of the trilogy

[@2Lainz]

I think so too!

[@josael28tnz]

Definitely...

[@yodussb6812]

I’ve only played that one I guess I got lucky lol

[@mrspeigel3593]

Yep

[@mrspeigel3593]

@@yodussb6812 the first one is real good as well, it had the best multiplayer IMO. The third one I never got to play the Wii version the PS2 version was okay

[@Puffersworkshop]

Unleashed on switch would be epic

[@Gojiman-dk4tc]

Agree

[@pantheratora]

As long as it doesn't have motion controls for every single move lol. That would be a awesome game and even if it was the exact same game, I'd instantly buy it

[@sinsaun]

Don’t forget about making it not shit

[@gojuraisforever9574]

Omg yes!!!

[@nathanielpena5868]

Remove the dumb controls and the game is automatically better in my opinion mechanics on ps2 were the same they switched up things. I fucking grinded unleashed harder than saves the earth.

[@Mendrawza24]

Destroy All Monsters Melee was a party game man. That's where the game really shined. I had the game and used to play it all the time with my friends over. The questionable design decisions made more sense in the chaos of a full four player battle royale with four monsters on the screen. It was just crazy fun that way.

[@SirNarax]

Me: Aw yeah here we go Unleashed a game I have not played in 13 years but was rockin. Sees the footage. Me: No, that is not Unleashed.

[@Mr.GoodManTheFirst]

I have the game and his graphics looks a LOT worse than mine idk why though.

[@-Jooztin]

It's because he's showing footage of the PS2 version of Unleashed and barely any footage of the Wii version. I don't know why he did this though lol

[@SirNarax]

@@-Jooztin It was a joke. It wasn't because I didn't recognize the game rather when I was younger I enjoyed the game greatly as a kid. But I do remember all the dumb stuff specifically terrible controls but not thinking they were dumb at the time.

[@2Lainz]

@@-Jooztin I am not showing the ps2 version. I am in fact showing the wii version.

[@jaredalvarez890]

@@-Jooztin that’s not the Ps2 version, the graphics on Ps2 look good, I was able to tell because Ps2 version doesn’t have those extra characters

[@PrideBornAmadi]

I spent so much time back in the day on the Wii version I mastered the controls. Even when I pop in my copy today I can still play it from muscle memory. They controls definitely take some getting used to but I loved that game and still do. My only gripe is I prefer Classic Gigan.

[@SpacklerStudios]

Same, though I preferred Final Wars Gigan

[@sinsaun]

Same

[@Galacta101]

Dude I main destroyah cause his horn is absolutely broken

[@jamesofthekaijukompendium]

Same. The Godzilla: Unleashed hate is real.

[@hmhsbritannic2785]

I bought unleashed in 2013, ive mastered kiryu

[@MrTeton]

I SO wish they released Godzilla games like this still. Imagine what they could do with all the modern technology

[@LegacyKnight-zm6vz]

I’m still POed that Destoroyah couldn’t fly in any of these games

[@LilDFlanders]

He would have been even more Broken

[@ShadrackMeduson]

@@LilDFlanders the AI was soo damn cheap with the katana attacks

[@patmurph7769]

Destroyah is probably too heavy.

[@LilDFlanders]

@@patmurph7769 you havent watched the movie Huh ?

[@patmurph7769]

@@LilDFlanders no the game would have crashed because of weight values.

[@doctorlove6951]

I remember Unleashed being one of my favorite games ever, I was just severely disappointed that their were more monsters in the wii version than the ps2 version

[@JohnnyMontilla]

I loved these games as a kid! Thank you for reviewing these!

[@death_star11]

Excuse me, how is playing basketball with giant monsters not fun?

[@simeonellinger2064]

Because they forgot Godzilla's basketball rival in the game. No Barkley, no sale.

[@bloopboop9320]

There's a guy on reddit who has several thousand hours clocked in playing Melee and made a pretty official tier list, but when asked to make a tier list of Save the Earth he said "the game is broken and unbalanced. It isn't good.".

[@callumwarren3342]

I r o n i c

[@JohnLick96]

This is actually kinda cool

[@bloopboop9320]

@@JohnLick96 You can probably find the reddit post if you type in "godzilla destroy all monsters melee tier list". His main argument (at this point, he has over 10,000 hours in the game) is that blocks worked better in Melee and the beam clashes became an easy way to harass and drain the enemy's energy when you have a guaranteed way to deplete all of their energy. The other criticism was that the game gave too much of an advantage to being "downed" because you can use a "recovery" attack that breaks all forms of blockings. Essentially, it became strategically advantageous to get knocked over.

[@ShiftyGuy777]

@@bloopboop9320 Yeah, not a fan of constantly getting knocked down by wake up attacks. I imagine it's a constant pinball of wake up attacks when players play (minus the ones you can jump over it). If Save The Earth had the same combat as DAMM, then it could've easily been the best. DAMM feels small, but it's satisfying to play. STE is bigger, but it has more jank. Hopefully the overhaul mod can feel like DAMM. Overall STE is still fine, it just didn't need to fix what's not broken.

[@bloopboop9320]

@@ShiftyGuy777 that was one of his major complaints, actually. Knocking over an opponent was treated as a bad thing. However, having played the game for a while as a kid, i feel like avoiding knock down attacks was pretty easy. If you run through a bunch of buildings or hop over short buildings, the rolling enemy cant follow you and the attack can be avoided. However, i do agree that it slows down the combat significantly and feels a bit unfair.

[@flogithedragonslayer3330]

I play Unleashed all the time at my job with GameTruck! I had it as a kid too so it was a heavy nostalgia trip. I’ve learned from recent experience the motion controls work a lot better if you position your forearms on your knees while kitting down and only moving your wrists. I believe that when people try to flail the remote around the game gets confused on where the controller is so if you limit the movement to small ones the game responds a lot better. 👍

[@OfficialGoodLukeIn]

I genuinely got good at Unleashed. It was one of my favorite games growing up! I remember the controls being not that great, but once you’ve adjusted to it, it isn’t that bad. Biolante was super OP though.

[@karab5771]

i mean its cool but sadly no Hedorah. :(

[@theonewhouploadsnothing1704]

Honestly Unleashed is my favorite. The controls were janky but not that bad once you got used to them. The story mode was baller since you could defeat the monster that had the crystals power or destroy the crystal itself to win. Even then some monsters had sorta unique dialogue as you played through. It’s definitely worth the play time.

[@4m4n40]

I lost a few controllers because of it. Would still play it though.

[@evenhartwick4422]

i tried to make the best of it as a kid because of how good the roster was. but i really just could not vibe with those controls. don't know why they thought motion controls was the way to go with that one, at least give me the option of playing with a gamecube controller

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@evenhartwick4422 apparently they were forced to do the motion controls

[@wolfdragox5563]

the ps2 version is kinda decent

[@crabs4sale825]

Awesome retrospective! Cool to see all the footage and features years later. Save the Earth was great, but Melee will always be my favorite due to the absurd launch distances and shorter matches from the reduced health pools. Fights could drag on forever in StE. Sucks we both had to suffer Unleashed to play as our favorite Biollante!

[@rammagaming]

My friends Dad when growing up worked at Pipeworks on the Godzilla games. I forget exactly what his role was, but it was something art related because he'd have clay models of Godzilla and other characters when I was at his house. On top of that, we got to play development builds of games on unreleased hardware at the time. Looking back being as into gaming as I am now, I really didn't appreciate just how special that sort of access was at the time.

[@homiesenatep]

Man what you had was extraordinarily awesome. Such a privilege to play unreleased games

[@MetalThornTree]

Unleashed was my favourite game at the time, and I had a lot of interactive fun with the Wii controllers, once I got the hang of the game I had little trouble with the remotes.

[@user-vm6om3jg2n]

Dude when u said” damn it Rodman why you gotta be this way” I felt that 😂😂😂

[@GaiusIntrepidus]

Rodan not Rodman

[@Ovolukzzz]

bro this game is MY CHILDHOOD and your R&C references were ON POINT! You sir have earned my sub.

[@MrBassmann15]

Save the Earth was probably my favorite PS2 game as a kid after Destroy All Humans.

[@TotallyNotTheRedComet69]

There’s something I’ve always adored about these games, and it’s that they match the wrestling style antics of the original showa fights. None of this realistic slow ass monsters hitting each other and pulling some Kamehameha v Galick Gun beam struggles every now and then, I want to see them RKO and drop-kick each other dammit! We need another brawler like these games, I loved Godzilla versus but it isn’t what I’m looking for when I think of fighting games set in the Godzilla franchise.

[@alecjohnson2864]

Save the earth was the undisputed best, I wish they’d make it backwards compatible with the newer consoles

[@SprunkCovers]

Still waiting to be added on Xbox BC

[@sonneedswater4539]

@@SprunkCovers one day...... one day

[@Shifterzilla]

I want all the Godzilla Trilogy games on the PS4

[@phillipcosentino37]

The Mechagodzilla thing is interesting.2 was used for the Gamecube version in our version, but in the Japanese version he was replaced with Kiryu. They replaced him because Godzilla against Mechagodzilla wasn't released outside in the US yet. In the Xbox version, they included both (and everytime I went to see my cousin I played as Kiryu when we'd play...cause I had the Gamecube version)

[@Thumbdumpandthebumpchump]

Now this is quality content.

[@waltersobchak7777]

I like to think that in a parallel universe godzilla unleashed was released as a ps3 exclusive and was the best godzilla game ever.

[@2Lainz]

I want to live in that universe!

[@DinobotKiryu]

@@2Lainz I don't understand your comment about not wanting another Unleashed. Don't a remaster of it or all 3 of them in 1 would IMPROVE the games?

[@2Lainz]

I don't want another game that is the quality of unleashed.

[@DinobotKiryu]

@@2Lainz I see. If that game had more time to be finished, it would've potentially been the best Godzilla game ever. I wish Pipeworks got to improve with a 4th game instead of that PS4 game crap.

[@metagross9092]

Now I wish Unleashed actually did have a PS3 port

[@Leostar-Regalius]

godzilla unleashed had huge potential,but it fell short especially when you take in consideration that the WII version ended up with more monsters(since as far as i remember biollante and titanasauras weren't in the ps2 version) the crystal mechanic was also glitched or something in ps2(if i remember right) i couldn't use it despite pressing the right buttons to use it

[@Ilovemyfamilyandfriends-z3o]

Pipeworks did not fuck around when they made these games god damn I remember having tons of fun playing unleashed on the wii

[@justinschultheisz4673]

I remember Unleashed being a lot better that you’re playing it down for. I don’t remember the controls being all that bad either. You still had your standard punch and kick attacks, swinging the remote just did the same thing that moving the stick did. It and destroy all monsters will always be my favorites.

[@richardbarth918]

Super late but this video just popped up: i recently played the wii version and it really is not bad. A few hiccups here and there if you are moving fast but other than that not bad.

[@UrbanBeauty166]

Playing the Wii version of Unleashed is like an arm workout. It doesn't feel as smooth to me, some monsters do the opposite move that I wanted :( it feels very inconsistent at times

[@jonnyzlife7633]

Unleashed is the only game I played, and I actually like it. Not the DS version tho, idk why that even exists.

[@radexyz4918]

That’s exactly what i think about all the big triple a game wii and ds ports ( games like cod black ops 3)

[@Auovix]

Destroy all monsters on GameCube was the cream of the crop to me. Uppercuts, tail attacks, throws, dropkicks, stomps, overhead attacks, better energy system, power-ups, sweeps, great music, ran smooth, guest appearances of Mothra as a support power up, Hedorah was in the game as a background character slowing monster regen when near, awesome combos off of the green city boundaries, Orga was awesome, cities having night and day, and I swear the characters looked better and ran smoother than the game that followed it. Lots of great memories in that game thanks for the vid

[@darkshat3077]

It looks worse because the game released on the ps2, the weakest console between the three (GC, Xbox, Ps2)

[@otisthecan3112]

Man, I loved playing Unleashed as a kid. Also I'm really glad this video was made by a genuine Godzilla fan! I was so ready to sit through a lot of stupid observations from someone who knows nothing about the series, and was pleasantly surprised to see the kinds of things I noticed! Great job!

[@Patrick-pu6xg]

These games are so underappreciated. Godzilla DAM was mindblowing when I was younger, the graphics were awesome!!

[@MrEdit-ic7th]

It's weird, I have a lot of memories of playing a Godzilla fighting game as a kid and thought both Destroy all Monsters and Save the Earth were the same since they're so similar. Guess I played them both, lots of good memories.

[@AngryBirdDude]

I really want to play these games

[@stevenmorris2234]

Same. I use to play Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee and it was great. Not sure if I played Godzilla Save The Earth. It's possibly I use to play that one. Never played Unleashed.

[@stevenmorris2234]

I heard the newest Godzilla game for PS3 & PS4 was really terrible.

[@BSM-vw6cf]

@@stevenmorris2234 I enjoyed it, it's fun in my opinion though the story isn't as good as the others.

[@death_star11]

I still have a copy of both Godzilla Save The Earth and Godzilla Unleashed.

[@silverseen8300]

@@death_star11 same!!

[@PeterHKwok]

I really liked the factions in Unleashed, but yeah, they need a cleaner game, factions with better versions of the Unleashed maps, maps from Save the Earth, fixed up mini-games from Save the Earth, more choices in the story mode like convincing your allies to stop attacking, say, GDF forces like Moguera and call the fight off, co-op in the story mode, and have open worlds with different areas to travel to.

[@ineedhelp8462]

I spent such a huge chunk of time playing all 3 of these growing up. They were so bad and it was beyond great. I loved this games blindly

[@wiffgunderwanted]

The first 2 are not bad...

[@Wtfisthis48888]

Godzilla save the earth was my favorite game as a kid. I put hundreds of hours in that game. Not sure what I was accomplishing but I had sooo much fun lol

[@gokufireguy9585]

If we had save the earth with the unleashed monster roster and a more complex story mode ( as well as fleshing out the other modes a little more) it would be just about my dream Godzilla game

[@opiac6621]

Just hearing your angelic voice is enough for me to come to your channel

[@2Lainz]

I dunno about that now, but thanks for stoppin by!

[@DinobotKiryu]

@@2Lainz Sorry haft to disagree with ya. But I don't mind Godzilla Unleashed. Infact, my 71nyear old Grand Dad mastered the controls and my 8 & 14 year old cousins did too. So, try to explain that.

[@2Lainz]

People are allowed to like bad things. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Find literally any review of the game - they will complain about bad controls. The controls are bad. EXPLAIN THAT!

[@DinobotKiryu]

@@2Lainz Got me there. I do wish the game was better polished. It would had made the best game ever if there was no glitches and more acceptible motion controls. Or they could have gaven the option to use the Wii Classic Controller and Gamecube Controller. And that the Ps2 version was just the Wii game with the controls. It would also be cool if you play a faction monster but can allign yourself with another to get a different ending. I also wish there was more monsters. Like 48 at least. But hey, can't be pickey.

[@DinobotKiryu]

@@2Lainz There not the best at all. But I guess some people can get around bad things. Sounds like life huh?

[@Malconeous]

That alien sounds suspiciously like half of the people in oblivion

[@KappaCow]

Loved these games as a kid! Thank you for bringing attention to them.

[@2Lainz]

Hey guys, sorry for the delay in upload. I kind of waffled on the idea of this one for too long and wasn't really sure what I was going to go with. I'm not really sure of the quality here though. Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks.

[@opiac6621]

Have you played "Rampage total destruction" only game i can remember

[@bbqchipspls]

Arc System Works is likely gonna make one to go-Release with godzilla vs Kong! (But 2d, back and forth)

[@bigmansteve1828]

You know that this game was on PS2 also right?? A lot of the gameplay mechanics from the Wii were different in that version too. For example you could actually use buttons, block (both ways), and I personally didn't run into any glitches. I've owned the game for about 12 years now and can say that it is one of the best games I've ever played. Or maybe it's just my nostalgia lol. But I highly recommend you play the PS2 version.

[@2Lainz]

@@bigmansteve1828 15:37

[@bigmansteve1828]

@@2Lainz Oh thats mb.

[@GuacTheWalk]

I used to play Godzilla: Unleashed on the PS2 with my best friend when we were kids. I remember one time it was 1v1, I was Godzilla 90s, and he was Godzilla 2000. For some context, we liked having beam struggles a lot, and this one time, I was like, "I wonder how close can get and have a beam struggle?" So we started having beam struggles, each time getting closer. On the last one, we were practically a Kaiju arm's length from each other, and we started charging up our atomic breaths at the same time. It was timed so perfectly, and when the Godzillas released the beams, in a single second, we saw the flash of the collision/explosion, and our tv turned off. We looked at each other like 😳. It was a CRT TV, so if you remember those, then you remember the way it turned off, the laser sound and the screen would black out towards the center of the screen. I will always remember this because, as a kid, I was losing my shit because I thought we had just done something absolutely super cool and badass. We, of course, tried to recreate it several times but never managed to do so again.

[@2Lainz]

Wow! This is my second video ever to cross 100k views, thanks guys! I only wish I had not sounded half asleep for this voice over.

[@SargR]

Kinda made it sound like the true version of Godzilla unleashed was only available on wii(until the end), which sucks because I Loved the game growing up with on ps2. ps I don't remember any of those bugs, could be due to memory or perhaps it was just the wii port being buggy itself. Pps the frame rate wasn't really an issue, its an old console what do you expect? Really should've emulated the ps2 version instead

[@2Lainz]

The PS2 version and the Wii version are not the same game. The ps2 version doesn't have any of the new monsters or mechanical changes. The ps2 version of Unleashed is Save the Earth with different stages, the story from unleashed, no rage, an extra Mothra (Battra) and an extra Orga (Obsidious) - they're clones with almost no differences in their movesets. The Wii version of the game was the definitive Godzilla Unleashed, the ps2 version was a strange afterthought.

[@SargR]

@@2Lainz a better executed afterthought I'd say, would still recommend checking it out

[@kingkong9928]

would be cool to see godzilla 2014 game review!

[@adambarry7388]

In destroy all monsters melee you never went over the not full power attacks. Mecha-king ghidorah has stun missiles, Destoroyah has a magnet bomb, Godzilla has firebombs, The mechagodzillas have missiles, and I’m not gonna name them all but everyone has one. Also Mothra is an ability so you could’ve mentioned that. I’ve been working on the different campaign difficulties to get all the time slots this past week. Some of these things could just be Xbox version add-ons though, like Mechagodzilla 3(Kiryu). Overall though good video and it’s nice to see another actual Godzilla fan and not just someone talking about how it’s a big monster game.

[@pantaloonsxD]

Man this video makes me want the rating system back. Because a "downward thumb" just isn't critical enough.

[@ceb4007]

Unleashed on the wii will always be my favorite, childhood classic

[@matthewbreazzeal6338]

Yeah they have the largest amount of kaijus in the pipework franchise

[@Labergemusic]

Of all your videos to grow organically, this one makes the most sense. good jerb dood.

[@jdcomicsnstuff4215]

2:05 well no more kids anymore.

[@barrypark1881]

Wait is the alien guy at 1:00 Wes Johnson????? LIKE HE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE ARENA ANNOUNCER FROM OBLIVION.

[@MattSipka]

The ‘Destruction’ multiplayer mode is probably my favorite mode. You could fight your opponent(s) but the overall goal was to destroy buildings for points.

[@SkittlesDeNocturne]

I played Destroy all Monsters and Unleashed A LOT during my childhood. Probably hundreds of hours of gameplay. Loved this games.

[@robertkessler2574]

Loved save the earth as a kid, probably had at least a thousand hours from several years of playing it regularly

[@joezar33]

Wow so these are almost like the Neo Geo *King of the Monster* arcade games, just in 3D with Godzilla

[@Lethal_Giggles]

Godzilla Unleasehed on Ps2 wasn’t that bad tho

[@warriorshift1153]

Ikr

[@TyrantPr2188]

I was waiting for him to change to the ps2 but.......yeah ....i hope he knows theres a ps2 version

[@TheArcticSpartan]

The Wii version had more new monsters

[@Lethal_Giggles]

@@TheArcticSpartan yea but gameplay was bad.

[@2Lainz]

@@TyrantPr2188 There's nothing to talk about on the ps2 version. It has the stages and story from unleashed and none of the new monsters or mechanics.

[@UrbanBeauty166]

Great video 😊 one note though in the XBOX version of Destroy All Monsters Melee, you can play the multiplayer modes with just NPCs without a 2nd player needed. They need to bring us a new Godzilla game with the Melee/Save The Earth format 😊

[@BigDexMedia]

This trilogy was amazing. Childhood was amazing.

[@ILikeBurgers93]

Save the earth was always my favorite. Best monsters, colliding laser blasts, and goofy mini games

[@VOAN]

Mothra was in Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, just not as a playable monsters. She only appeared if you pick up a purple Mothra AirStrike power-up. Once pick-up she will help whoever summons her so if you were the ones to pick-up she will appeared to help zap your opponent. After several zaps she will disappeared. Think of her (in Super Smash Bros. term) as more of an assist trophy in the game.

[@youareanidiot7138]

I remember playing with my brother (he chose 2000's and I chose mecha ghidorah) and we always beat the crap out of each other trying to get that power up

[@TheKnightPatriot]

That stack of movies reminds me, I really gotta upgrade my collection. Most of my copies are still on VHS. I gotta complete my Gamera trilogy too. I still don't have Iris.

[@jayjaymyers5276]

Destroy all Monsters was one of my face childhood games

[@guitarsandcars2586]

Not to "offend" you but I never felt any of these three games were bad compared to some of the trash that came out. I could play all these games for hours and absolutely love them especially save the Earth and unleashed. These were part of my childhood and I loved them then and I still love them now especially considering there's never been any other Godzilla or giant monster fighting games that have released that were any good compared to these games. I honestly believe that if we had a game developer that had brains and knew how to make a good monster game remake one of these games in unreal engine 5, I bet we'd see the best Godzilla game ever made, too bad people think that MMOs and shooters like League of Legends are more important.

[@MrBrandonStar]

destroy all monsters meele is my favorite

[@shadowthehedhgog1867]

ME TOO

[@evenhartwick4422]

same it had the smallest roster but the most fun gameplay

[@garpogods8323]

Imma gush about the cool parts of Unleashed that didn't get mentioned in the video: The big gimmick for Unleashed was having the monsters reach Critical Mass by destroying crystals scattered across the environment. All the monsters got bigger and got thier own "Burning Godzilla" form that dealt more damage before slowly draining. One of the boss battles had the Aliens keep King Ghidorah in that form while tasking the player and two companions to kick the crap out of him. For all the stories but Mutants, the last mission had you and one representative from the other factions duking it out with another monster from yours showing for each one you take out. The final boss turns out to be Space Godzilla who emerges from a giant crater in the center of the map. Who you helped and hurt in each game would effect how you stand with that monsters faction, making them more prone to attack or ignore you. You could play as Gigan and end up having the EDF and Defenders just destroying the map all round. The powerups of the game had to be collected by defeating the monsters they were effecting during select missions. Collecting all the powerups regardless of Faction would end your story and put you in the Mutants last mission: give you permanent critical mass, everyone hating you, and a 1v8 to prevent you from being the dominat life form. The monsters got cryptic hints on how to unlock them in the form of screenshots showing what faction to play and what to do to get the chance to fight them. Biolatte was easiest by destroying a vine covered building in Tokeyo and hinted in the cutscene that plays the first time you go there. Varan the hardest as the stage he hides on also needs to be unlocked when the aliens invade. (Destroying the mothership is agony to attempt due to bad controls.) Seattle was covered in health draing lava. Any monster able to fly above it/Obsidius who was immune, had an easy time just heavy slamming opponents that followed them into it. The crystals and alien invasion at the same time was a coincidence. Space Godzilla just happened to ram into them on his way to Earth and damaged thier mother ship when they were about to attack.

[@SkyHammackDrones]

I would like a Godzilla game from the perspective of a human trying to leave the city.

[@cameronsims4108]

There is a Japan release only game called: City Shrouded in Shadow. In the game you are a helpless human trying to survive a kaiju attack. The game included the Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultraman franchise all in one.

[@SoIstice]

Exactly what the guy above said. It even includes Neon Genesis Evangelion in it.

[@erickperez8770]

I liked unleashed because of the big roster compared to the other games, the fact that you can move while firing your beam (which is something I always wanted in the games), the camera angles when you're moving around whenever you're not fighting, it actually made you feel like you were the monster, and the mechanics felt less traditional arcade fighter style which I didn't really like

[@youareanidiot7138]

Melee is only a little disappointing due to the small roster. If they ever make a remake of all these games, I hope most of the rosters increase

[@srgzachattack1594]

Unleashed wii would of been so good on the switch because of optional motion controls instead of forced shit gimmics (as you said gimicks is the reason the game kinda failed)

[@Egobyte83]

No, they don't all "want crystals". You completely messed up talking about the faction mechanic in Unleashed. Basically, it goes like this: * Earth Defenders want to destroy the crystals and anyone using them * Global Defense Force wants to protect humans and will destroy anyone threatening humans and their cities * Alien faction wants to kill humans and will destroy anyone protecting them * Mutant faction wants to use crystals and will destroy anyone who threatens the crystals Based on what you do in the fights, you will either gain or lose reputation with other factions. It's the reason I switched from STE to Unleashed because the factions gave the otherwise copypasted fighting game some much needed depth.

[@KingGojiFan54]

Would love to see these remastered somehow!

[@Goatix1954]

Save the earth overhaul

[@thetokutickler]

The sound of my childhood: "K.O. *Godzilla 2000 has won!* YOU WIN!"

[@togeragodzilla3757]

If I got the game Making powers, I have have Ideas for a monster cinematic universe game.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

We can agree it's cannon to idw also this trilogy gave astrogodzilla the best death cutscene

[@Nelson_rod_riguez]

One thing I wish the added is a mode where you choose a monster and destroy the city and fight the military basically a solo destruction mode.

[@ahhh4836]

Thats litterally one of the mini games from Save The Earth lol its just called destruction

[@The_October_Man]

As a kid I never got that meta joke from the alien commander at the beginning. “We have come to seize control of your planet, and plunder its resources for our own purposes. It’s what we do.” 😂

[@muzankibutsuji1895]

I was so used to those graphics now I’m not but I used to play those games there the best

[@GARDRAWS]

They gotta do Unleashed again, but no motion controls, just buttons and analogue sticks

[@mikereyes2488]

That davie504 part made me laugh! LOL 🤣

[@dekuscrub9583]

Godzilla Unleashed was my favorite game as a kid. Simply because I could play as all my favorite godzilla monsters, and I was absolutely obsessed with godzilla.

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

This monsterverse is missing something, another Kaiju and that missing Kaiju is Gamera. I know, I know Gamera is owned by another Japanese studio I'm confident that if Toho and this other studio came to a contractual agreement both parties will be at the table eating good. Toys, games, posters, t-shirts, product ads and more they will clean up big time.

[@commanderblackheart5856]

Let me tell you, Megalon is the WORST to fight in the DaMM campain, as the computer usully uses his burrow attack if your a distince away, sometimes even when your close by. And if he resurfaces below you he will pick up your monster, spin them around like a pizza causing rather heavy chip damage, and then throw you where he'll just do it again and again! It this reason alone that i recomend newer players pick Megalon as there monster for the campain until there ready for the other's, and he also happens to be my main as well.

[@runavox7024]

You just awakened a memory from my childhood saying this, and I know EXACTLY what you’re talking about 💀 my main was angeirus, but I didn’t have too much trouble with megalon. But yes. He was extremely. Annoying. 😀

[@jaczylijaaleniepowiemkto3243]

I owned both the PS2 and Wii versions of Unleashed and the weirdest glitch I encountered was enemy Anguirus' head suddenly turning upside-down for around 9 seconds...

[@derzerstorer4611]

Thank you for showing me that I was not the only one that felt it was Ratchet and Clank humor in Destroy All Monsters

[@doburu4835]

"Other Godzilla Monsters"

[@SWDude2710]

Unleashed is my personal favourite Godzilla game, simply because it was the very first Godzilla game I owned and ever played, so there's that. It's under appreciated a lot! The WII version is what I grew up with, and though controlling the Kaiju of choice in the game is challenging at first somehow, I think that the more experience you have playing it, the better you will become at playing it. Which is how I personally feel about it.

[@jacobclark6002]

I can't believe you didn't mention Save The Earth's two BEST mini games! The two on-rails obstacle course/boss battles with Godzilla fighting Ebirah under water, and Mogura fighting Space Godzilla across the stars! I played those two mini games as a kid until I all but mastered them!

[@josephwatkins9350]

Godzilla unleashed will always be my favorote one to this date. I actually went back, and repurchased it last year. Still holds up to this day.

[@theotherbk1819]

I grew up with the PS2 version because I didn't know the version I was watching on KZbin was the Wii version. Even tho I knew something was off, I had the time if my life with it. I'm kinda glad I didn't have to deal with the Wii controls but I'd still like to try it.

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

Had a buddy over and introduced him to Godzilla. We found my old Wii and played some Godzilla Unleashed. It is insane how unfinished the game is, Destroyah's horn katana is super spammable and it's way too easy to stun-lock or get stun-locked. Played Destroy All Monsters Melee and found that it's way more polished and actually feels like a game. I want to see a polished Godzilla fighting game with a huge roster of chaaracters and more polish than Save the Earth. It's more than doable. We could have different eras of Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan, then have fan favorite monsters, one off characters, new Legendary monsters like Kong & MUTOs, etc. Somebody please just make this a reality already.

[@charlesverg2184]

#MakeGodzillaGamesGreatAgain

[@wulver810]

The reason some attacks do less damage is that there was a resistance/neutral/vulnerable type system in place for the attacks. Hell, some enemies could get healed by your energy attack. One of the devs tried coming out with Kaiju Kombat but failed... he decided that the long jump animation from Unleashed was best(should have stuck with StE). They got bogged down with too many custom characters from the forums and some other BS happened and they gave up.

[@Rodanguirus]

Yeah, Destroy all Monsters had three types of damage: blunt, edged, and energy/projectile, and monsters were weak, neutral, or resistant against each of them (no healing in that one). Save the Earth involved many more damage types (like fire, radiation, ice, concussive, "alien", electric, etc), and introduced some kaiju healing from certain types of damage (which led to some comically lopsided matchups).

[@supervideomaker9136]

I remember having destroy all monster melee and unleashed. As a kid, I remember loving unleashed but I honestly forgot it had motion controls. Have always wanted to go back to it but now, maybe not.

[@unnecessaryedits2818]

I remember getting Godzilla Unleashed for PS2, I was so excited to play with all the monsters (esp Biollante, also my favorite). Then I start the game, only to find out that the PS2 version only had a fraction of the monsters compared to the WII version, and my beloved Biollante was not available. Such a confusing and sad day that was.

[@Misana-fr2rr]

“Easy... Oh.”

[@john-tobeymaguirecena]

@8:51 that kick animation looks heavily inspired by Tekkens neutral jump delayed kicks. It was always a high jump with a delayed spinning kick, sending the enemy spinning through the air, just like MechaG3 did to Big G 90’s.