Kaiju and/or wrestling fans rejoice because Hamster is kicking off 2018 with quite the monster bash. SNK's 1992 The King Of The Monsters will bring pixelated city wide destruction this on 4th January to the Switch eShop. Take control of a giant reptile not named Godzilla, a gigantic ape not called King Kong or even Ultraman wannabe Atomic Guy and use major Japan cities as improvised wrestling rings and you have the perfect setup for some mindless destruction. Bring a friend because the game supports tag team play, something rather handy when you're being pinned by a Kaiju from the other team.
Sadly, we'll need to wait until the superior sequel (King Of The Monsters 2: The Next Thing) to show up so we get to play fan favourite and memorably named Cyber Woo. Considering the current state of the only other wrestling option currently available on Nintendo Switch, you could indeed do worse.
Will you be stomping Tokyo buildings and throwing air planes, trains and tanks at each other this coming Thursday? Shake that comments section with your favourite Kaiju memories.
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Don't think I'll be playing this.
Finally! I REALLY NEED THAT HORI STICK RIGHT ABOUT NOW!!
My Pro Controller Y and X buttons are gonna get mashed to oblivion with this, LOL! (with the button mapping and all)
Wake me up when Rampage is released.
It's wrestling but with monsters. I'll pass as well, not really a fan of the gameplay.
I have always enjoyed this game. I have never played the sequel, I was hoping they would release it on a Snk Classics Vol 2 for Wii, but that obviously didn't happen.
Wasn't this game played on 90's Nickelodeon hit show Nick Arcade?
mutation nation 2!
wait they didnt make that
Just curious, what improvements does the second one have?
Typo in the sub-header, unless there's a localization joke in there
Am definitely gonna pick it up! Hope bring out second one to!
Meh, I never really got into this one. I’ll be getting other Neo Geo games.
Ha ha, been a long time since I played that one.
Pop Quiz: King of Monsters or Rampage?
I don't mind being the King of Monsters, but I'd really, really, really much rather be the Hunter of Monsters.
This just makes me want to play Rampage. But seriously the unspoken death count in kaiju and super hero movies is sorta insane. It's like...if you live in Tokyo or New York...build a bunker.
Question. Rampage, or Rampage World Tour?
I'm leaning more towards World Tour these days. More destructive variety and all that.
I remember this from arcades.
No, it’s not good, but i’ll Probably go for nostalgia.
This is a fantastic and classic game from a time when Neo Geo was the best you could get. Arcade at home.
Is this more brawler or fighter? I’m not good with fighting combos...
The game takes in 1996. They're obviously fighting over who gets the last N64 in stock.
This game always got kicked to the back of the arcade along with Pit Fighter
I enjoyed it years ago, but it wasn't my money that bought it. Maybe I'll get it if Nintendo starts using coins as payment for eshop games.
@NinChocolate More like a very basic wrestling game. Think Konami's The Main Event or a very, very pared down WWF Superstars (by Technos) arcade games.
@masterLEON ah ok thanks
Looks awesome to me!
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