Godzilla: Battle Legends
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Godzilla: Battle Legends (Simply referred to as "Godzilla" in North America) is a fighting game
based on the Godzilla
film franchise, made for the Turbo Duo in 1993, developed by Alfa System
and published in the United States
by Hudson Soft
.
A very noticeable feature about this game, is that when Godzilla fights a certain foe, his appearance changes to reflect the era when he battled in certain films. For example Godzilla looks like as he did in 1955 when he fights Anguirus, and 1964 when he fights Rodan. This game's sequel Godzilla: Monster War
for the SNES features fewer monsters with the inclusion of Biollante as a playable character and the inclusion of Mothra.
In single player mode, only Godzilla is playable.
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
based on the Godzilla
Godzilla
is a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...
film franchise, made for the Turbo Duo in 1993, developed by Alfa System
Alfa System
Alfa System is a Japanese game development company that plans, develops and markets game software for consoles and personal computers. Alfa System is based out of Kumamoto City, Kyūshū...
and published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
.
A very noticeable feature about this game, is that when Godzilla fights a certain foe, his appearance changes to reflect the era when he battled in certain films. For example Godzilla looks like as he did in 1955 when he fights Anguirus, and 1964 when he fights Rodan. This game's sequel Godzilla: Monster War
Godzilla: Monster War
is a two-dimensional fighting game for the Super Famicom, released in 1994. The game was developed by Alfa System and published by Toho. When it was released in Japan, it initially cost ¥9,980...
for the SNES features fewer monsters with the inclusion of Biollante as a playable character and the inclusion of Mothra.
In single player mode, only Godzilla is playable.
Characters include
- GodzillaGodzillais a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...
(55, 64, 65, 68, 73, 75, 89, 91, & 92) - RodanRodanis a fictional Japanese mutated pterosaur introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla and Anguirus, he is designed after a type of prehistoric reptile...
- AnguirusAnguirusis the second Kaiju to appear in the Toho franchise. Anguirus appeared only a year after Godzilla in the 1955 Toho film Godzilla Raids Again...
- King GhidorahKing Ghidorahis a kaiju, a fictional Japanese monster featured in several of Toho Studios' Godzilla films...
(Showa, Heisei and "MechaMechaA mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
") - MechagodzillaMechagodzillais a fictional character from various films in the Godzilla series, introduced in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla . He is Godzilla's mechanical doppelgänger and one of the most popular Toho kaiju...
(Showa MK 1, Showa MK 2 and Super Mechagodzilla) - BiollanteBiollanteis a daikaiju from the Godzilla film series. She made her first appearance in the 1989 feature Godzilla vs. Biollante. She was never put into any other Godzilla movies, although she is featured as a secret character in Godzilla: Unleashed on the Nintendo Wii.-Origin:After Godzilla's return in...
(Both forms, nonplayable) - Megalon
- GiganGiganis a kaiju from the Godzilla series, introduced in the 1972 film Godzilla vs. Gigan. Gigan is a cybernetic monster sporting a buzzsaw weapon in its frontal abdominal region and large metallic hooks for hands. Gigan is considered Godzilla's most brutal and violent opponent, alongside Destroyah,...
- BattraBattrais a fictional kaiju appearing in the Heisei Godzilla film Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth. He is the main antagonist of the film. Like Mothra, Battra has both larval and adult forms.-Biography:...
(LarvaLarvaA larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
and ImagoImagoIn biology, the imago is the last stage of development of an insect, after the last ecdysis of an incomplete metamorphosis, or after emergence from the pupa where the metamorphosis is complete...
) - Super XSuper XThe is a fictional Japanese military aircraft featured in the 1984 Heisei Godzilla film The Return of Godzilla. The concept and basic design were reused for the Super X-II in 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante and the Super X-III in 1995's Godzilla vs...
II - HedorahHedorah, also known as the Smog Monster, is a fictional character in the 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. The monster was named for , the Japanese word for sludge, vomit, slime or chemical ooze. He is the main antagonist of the film.-Description:...
(Final) (HedorahHedorah, also known as the Smog Monster, is a fictional character in the 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. The monster was named for , the Japanese word for sludge, vomit, slime or chemical ooze. He is the main antagonist of the film.-Description:...
uses flying mode for some of his attacks)
External links
- http://www.tohokingdom.com/vg/godzilla_turbo.htm Toho Kingdom