War of the Monsters

War of the Monsters is a 3D fighting and action style game released by Incognito Entertainment and SIE Santa Monica Studio in early 2003 in North America. It was released in the Europe on April 17th, 2003, and released in Japan on March 25th, 2004.

The monsters depicted in the game are homages to Kaiju and the creatures from 1950's science fiction films. None of the characters actually exist, and are simply slightly doctored versions of real monsters from pop culture.

War of the Monsters received generally favorable reviews in the places it was released, with praise for the designs and the game plot. There was much criticism, however, for the camera angles and the AI programmed into the game, which favored the monster's "self-preservation".

Though the game does have 1 v 1 battle settings, it also has a plotline, which allows the player to choose a monster to play as through a story. They then battle a series of monsters, before winning the game by defeating an invading alien leader.