Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered feels like nothing else in 2026, and that’s what makes it a worthy preservation effort, position in video game canon be damned.

Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is a satisfyingly faithful update to a beloved Kaiju brawler. It's simple and fun, with local and online multiplayer keeping you around for the long haul despite a wafer-thin single-player experience. Now if we could just get a remaster of Save The Earth and Unleashed…

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Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is a remaster that knows exactly what it wants to be: not a reinvention, but an affectionate and competent restoration of a classic that deserved a second life. Pipeworks understood which elements deserved the most attention, prioritizing the monsters' look, the destructibility of the environments and solid performance, instead of chasing a graphical realism that has nothing to do with the nature of the project. The result is a game that shines above all in the right hands: with friends on the couch and four controllers in hand, it becomes a rowdy, irresistible party game, able to generate laughter and chaos with disarming ease. Played alone, however, the experience shows its limits more quickly, with single-player content that struggles to hold interest beyond the first few hours. It is not the definitive "Godzilla game" that many dreamed of, and the chance to expand the roster with more recent creatures was sadly wasted, but as an act of love toward a piece of gaming history it works very well. For fans of the series and for anyone looking for a lighthearted brawler to share, it is a more than justified purchase.

It isn’t a perfect game that will please everyone, but it’s easy to see why it has won over so many fans of this universe: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee is the kind of game that captures the essence of an established franchise exceptionally well—and sometimes, that’s all we need to have a good time.

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered brings back chaotic battles between giant monsters, featuring destructible cities, a variety of kaiju and accessible controls. It may not be the deepest fighting game, but it delivers plenty of fun, especially when played with others.

Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is faithfully miserable to play. It's exactly how I remember it playing as a kid but with some extra bells and whistles. I know the Godzilla fanbase are pretty rabid and this game in particular has its fans but personally I do not believe this deserved to be remastered.

As early as 2002, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee ignored the technical leap forward represented by the open-world *GTA III* - released shortly before - to offer a simple, straightforward formula. Today, as the world awaits the next generational leap promised by GTA VI, this Remastered edition arrives somewhat unexpectedly to revive that classic, no-frills formula from 2002, with a slightly revamped look. It's still fun, but a bit past its prime.

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Go into Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered with the expectation that this is merely a remaster, so it can feel antiquated or even a bit clunky in some areas. Still, bring a friend or three along for local co-op, and you'll get a good amount of fun from the sheer chaos of Godzilla and other kaiju throwing buildings at each other.