Passion Republic Games’ debut title, GigaBash, yet another Kaiju-focused game that launched in a year filled with it, was a delight for fans of 3D brawlers and giant monsters alike.
But thanks to the segmented character story mode, a small number of characters, and a significant yet slightly disappointing amount of purely visual bonus content, players can finish it in a short amount of time. Fortunately, for those looking for more kaiju action or similar gameplay, there are all kinds of games with similarities to GigaBash, most of which are easily accessible on modern platforms.
10 power stone
Power Stone doesn’t have a modern remaster yet, so interested players will have to dust off their old Dreamcasts or PSPs if they want to play it. One of Capcom’s most beloved yet neglected series with only two entries, Power Stone is a 3D arena fighting game that GigaBash is often compared to for similar gameplay elements.
While characters in Power Stone cannot destroy buildings or use military vehicles as weapons, they can grab various items from the arena to use as weapons. By collecting three power stones, characters can get a power boost that temporarily transforms them and allows them to use special attacks until their power meter is depleted.
9 Mobile suit Gundam Extreme vs Maxiboost ON
If you prefer giant mechs over monsters, Gundam has you covered. The excruciatingly long titled Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost ON was first launched in arcades in Japan in 2016 and finally launched four years later on PlayStation 4 in 2020.
The fully updated version of Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost ON has added more playable Mobile Suits, with the PlayStation 4 version featuring a Branch Battle arcade mode and a local multiplayer mode. Like many other Gundam fighting games, no knowledge of the franchise is required to play it, but it might be best to familiarize yourself with the game’s systems before playing online.
8 Earth Defense Force 5
The Earth Defense Force series is best known for its giant bug-like alien invaders, but there are also plenty of saurian kaiju and other notable enemies in the series. At the time of writing, Earth Defense Force 5 is the most accessible game in the mainline Earth Defense Force series since it came out on PC and PlayStation 4, but due to its age, it lacks cross-play.
While Earth Defense Force 5 is an excellent game to play online with friends on the same platform, the janky graphics the series is known for aren’t for everyone, but people who can get over that will likely find an overwhelmingly enjoyable experience. to have.
7 Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road To Boruto, a 3D arena fighter based on Naruto’s manga and anime series and the latest entry in the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, includes the base game and all the DLC, so it’s a better deal than just the base game itself.
Due to the awakening mechanism that all characters can use once their health has decreased enough, many characters have larger awakened forms, similar to S-Class forms seen in GigaBash when Titans have accumulated enough energy. While familiarity with the series is not required, it is highly recommended as the story mode mainly covers the final parts of the final Naruto arc.
6 New Pokemon Snap
If you want a more casual game with monsters and prefer not to fight them, but rather observe them and take pictures of them, New Pokemon Snap has you covered. Most Pokemon aren’t Kaiju-sized, but they all still fit the literal meaning of the word, which is “strange beast.”
While photography may seem boring to some, taking pictures of Pokemon and using different tools to observe how they behave is a very different experience than taking pictures of real animals. New Pokemon Snap also has a lot of content for players to experience, but unlocking it can be quite tedious.
5 Monster Hunter Rise
While not as popular as Monster Hunter: World, Monster Hunter Rise makes some quality of life improvements that will hopefully be permanent changes. Hunters no longer need to regulate their temperature when hunting monsters in extreme conditions or searching and following the tracks of monsters all over the map to find them.
Monster Hunter Rise also introduced the Wirebug; an insect hunter that they can use as a grappling hook, and the Palamute, a canine companion that hunters can ride or fight alongside while hunting. As if that weren’t enough, the Sunbreak expansion has added more features, including new and returning monsters, armor sets, weapons, and more.
4 Godzilla: Save the Earth
Another game that fans of their old consoles will have to dust off to play is Godzilla: Save The Earth from 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was the last decent console game to feature the King Of The Monsters name in the title. Save The Earth is the second game in the Godzilla trilogy developed by Pipeworks Software and is often considered the best.
Godzilla: Save the Earth has 17 playable monsters, six more than its predecessor Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee. Other improvements include a better story mode, allowing players to use jet attacks more often, a challenge mode, and more.
3 Dawn Of The Monsters
Dawn Of The Monsters, a Kaiju-themed side-scrolling beat-em-up from 13 AM Games and WayForward, features four playable characters who work together to save the world from monstrous creatures called Nephilim. While each character has their own play style, they can also be equipped with up to three expansions that allow for certain skills or bonuses.
For example, if you run out of health quickly, you can equip the selected character with the vampirism augment that restores health by attacking enemies. Dawn Of The Monsters is more challenging than other modern beat’em-ups, but luckily players can team up with a friend to help them out.
2 Jurassic World Evolution 2
If you prefer kaiju of the saurian variety, why not try to manage a park filled with the real prehistoric specimens that once roamed the earth? Jurassic World Evolution 2, the sequel to Jurassic World Evolution, can offer interested players just that.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 increases the number of dinosaurs available from 49 to over 75 and improves their behavior, making them more complex and more likely to interact with others. It also adds a revamped terrain tool, a new Chaos Theory mode inspired by the Jurassic Park movie series, and more. Every dinosaur fanatic should give it a try.
1 War of the Monsters
A game that GigaBash continues in the spirit of, War Of The Monsters also doesn’t feature licensed characters, instead playable characters are somewhat obvious tributes to them. Other similarities include the ability to destroy buildings, grab and use various items, and special attacks unique to each character.
War Of The Monsters also carries its cinematic inspiration up its sleeve, with drive-in cinema-style menus, fake movie posters that serve as loading screens, and more. War Of The Monsters is a little dated by today’s standards, considering it’s a 2002 PlayStation 2 game, but it’s still a game worth playing for any Kaiju fan.
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