Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

Destroy All Monsters Melee is a 3D arena brawler built around giant monster fights. Every one of the 12 kaiju has its own moveset, mixing close-range melee attacks, ranged energy blasts and special Rage Mode strikes, so each matchup plays differently.

The arenas are part of the fight. Instead of flat stages, you can use the environment tactically and turn buildings and landmarks into weapons, so a skyscraper can become a thrown projectile when punches are not enough. Eight locations are included, each with day and night variations, covering recreated real-world cities, Monster Island and the alien Mothership.

You can play alone through additional single-player campaigns for each kaiju, or face friends in local split-screen versus or the new online multiplayer. Steam also lists Remote Play Together, so a friend can join a local match over the internet.

The remaster adds quality-of-life changes and an improved unlock system that lets you unlock monsters, locations and gallery items in any order you choose rather than in a fixed sequence. Full controller support is listed and a gamepad is recommended, and there are 39 Steam achievements to earn.

There is no deep plot here. Destroy All Monsters Melee is about the fights themselves, framed by the classic Godzilla setting of giant monsters battling across recreated real-world cities, Monster Island and an alien Mothership, with each arena offering day and night versions. Each kaiju gets its own single-player campaign, which gives a light reason to fight through a run of opponents and arenas with your favourite monster, much like an arcade mode in other fighting games. Gallery items unlock as you play, adding a collectible reward on top.

The remaster is on Windows PC through Steam, with no Mac or Linux version listed there. Minimum specs ask for 64-bit Windows 10, a Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB of RAM, a GTX 1650 with 4 GB of VRAM, DirectX 12 and 8 GB of storage. English has full audio, interface text covers nine languages including Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and the US price is $29.99.