This is just a small part of my review from Gamersmark.com, so it probably is kind of messed up, hopefully you get its drift though. :)
Every so often a game comes along that revolutionizes the techniques and features applied in itÕs genre. War of the Monsters is one such game. Not only does it further solidify the ÒGiant-FighterÓ as a new style of game, but also it adds new revolutionary characteristics to the games that we call fighters. WotM even introduces a new camera technique that I think could become widely popular among games of all genres. This is no game to brush off; itÕs truly one to savor. ItÕs not very often that great games such as this come along, but when they do itÕs truly magnificent.
I can quite honestly say this game is among the top 5 most entertaining and fun games IÕve played in my entire gaming career. This game boasts great innovations and even better gameplay. It has many great features. One of the most incredible attributes of this game is the variety. ItÕs a new and different battle every single time you play. War of the Monsters has two general modes of play: 1 Player and 2 Player.
The 1 Player mode has three different game modes to play in. They are Adventure, Free-For-All, and my personal favorite Endurance. Adventure is obviously the story mode. It is the equivalent of a full-length monster movie ported to a video game. You fight a boss and then either fight more bosses or you move to the next world. Token-wise this mode is very rewarding. On Easy difficulty the story mode doesnÕt present much of a challenge, but is very good for those that are brand new to the game. Experienced beasts will have a challenge with the Hard difficulty setting, so thereÕs always a replay value in the Adventure mode. The story isnÕt any amazing masterpiece, but it gets the job done. In fact, the story isnÕt much more than what is introduced with the opening FMV. But who expects much from the story when you have a title like War of the Monsters? Not me.
The Free-For-All mode lets you set up how many CPU monsters you want to fight against, and it allows you to choose how you want the scoring of your battle to be set up. The choices are Sudden Death, First to 1-10 wins, or Unlimited play. This is good if youÕve got a quick minute to play the game, or if you just want to test out certain characters. I personally use this mode quite often to check out new suits that IÕve unlocked for the monsters. Every monster has up to 4 suits, and some of them are really cool! You can even unlock a Sweet Tooth skin for Agamo!
Endurance is a real test of your stamina and skill. You choose your monster and arena and then you fight to the death! This is by far my favorite one player mode, because I can easily fight a lot of different monsters and earn ample tokens in the process! The CPU will cycle through 5 or so different monsters. Every time you kill one a new one shows up in the level ready to fight, and you have to cope with starting out behind in health. IÕve found that this mode is the fastest way to earn a lot of tokens if youÕre like me and you have to unlock everything.
The 2 Player mode is also broken down into three various modes: Free-For-All, Elimination, and Mini-Games. Like the 1 Player Free-For-All mode, the 2 Player version allows you and a friend to set up exactly how you want to do battle. You choose your arena, how many CPU monsters you want to play against(up to 2), and you choose your monsters and what theyÕll look like! This mode is the best if you have a lot of people that want to play the game, because you can rebuild the city. Being able to rebuild the city and start a new fight makes it very easy to play a Òwinner stays onÓ style of game with your friends. This is the duke-it-out, ÒIÕm better than you!Ó, ultimate slugfest mode. My friends know well enough that the second we turn on the PS2 this is the mode weÕll be playing first!
The Elimination mode is by far the best mode you can play if with just two people. If you have more IÕd recommend Free-For-All, but if you do have just 2 people Elimination is really fun. You choose how many rounds(in the game theyÕre called respawns) you want to play, pick your monsters, and then youÕre ready to fight. But the thing thatÕs different about this game is, each time one of you kills the other, the winner gets a ÒwinÓ and the loser gets to choose who the winner gets to be the next round! This mode is a heaven-send for all of you out there that have those friends that always play with one character and then use that characterÕs cheapest moves every time. Now you can just lose to their cheapness once, and then you can force them to be one of the monsters theyÕre terrible with! You get to beat the cheap one!
There are three different unlockable mini-games to play in Mini-Game mode: Dodge Ball, Big Shot, and Crush-o-rama. After having played all three mini-games with my friends, I(and I think they) decided that Dodge Ball is the best. Dodge Ball consists of you and one other in a small circular arena with little more than two podiums and the ball. It starts with a mad dash to get the ball first and then itÕs either, ÒKill Ôem!Ó or, ÒAhh! Run away!!Ó This mini-game by far supplies the most entertainment.
There's a lot more, but you can't fit the whole thing here on GR. sorry!
Overall I gave this game a 9.8/10.
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