This game is a bit of a mixed bag affair. On the one hand, it IS, to be blunt, incredibly repetitive. You go through around 6/7 worlds, which for the most part are largely made of the same handful of level types, as you go about beating a growing list of the same monsters each planet, and destroying the final base, to move on to the next, etc. Gameplay wise, while the gameplay itself IS solid, I can see how it CAN get old for many people pretty quickly.
On the OTHER hand, if you grew up a "Monster Kid", and Godzilla nut, like I did? This game is the bee's knees! It could have used a few more monsters from the actual Godzilla movies (it features monsters like Moguera, Varan, and Gezora, from NON-Godzilla Toho films, which I had never heard of as a kid), but it DOES also feature many of the known heavy hitters (though it conspicuously is missing poor Rodan). The game also features fairly detailed graphics for a 1988 NES game, and its finest feature, by far, is an EXCELLENT soundtrack. You want to talk about "bangers"? This game's got em to spare. Do yourself a favor and go look up the OST on Youtube.
Again, this game is a repetitive affair, to be sure, but there is still enjoyment to be had. If nothing else, I would say look up the password to skip to "Planet X" (the final world), and play through that. It gives you a good sample of the game as a whole, you get to fight all the monsters, AND see the ending. The only thing you'll be missing out on that way, is the wonderful music. But that's what Youtube is for, right?
On the OTHER hand, if you grew up a "Monster Kid", and Godzilla nut, like I did? This game is the bee's knees! It could have used a few more monsters from the actual Godzilla movies (it features monsters like Moguera, Varan, and Gezora, from NON-Godzilla Toho films, which I had never heard of as a kid), but it DOES also feature many of the known heavy hitters (though it conspicuously is missing poor Rodan). The game also features fairly detailed graphics for a 1988 NES game, and its finest feature, by far, is an EXCELLENT soundtrack. You want to talk about "bangers"? This game's got em to spare. Do yourself a favor and go look up the OST on Youtube.
Again, this game is a repetitive affair, to be sure, but there is still enjoyment to be had. If nothing else, I would say look up the password to skip to "Planet X" (the final world), and play through that. It gives you a good sample of the game as a whole, you get to fight all the monsters, AND see the ending. The only thing you'll be missing out on that way, is the wonderful music. But that's what Youtube is for, right?