GODZILLA: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS MELEE REMASTERED: THE MAGAZINE GAME RETURNS
7.0 of 10 bananas. Atari and original developer Pipeworks rebuilt the 2002 GameCube kaiju brawler with new visuals and online play. It looks great and still throws skyscrapers, but critics score it almost exactly like the original: fun with friends, clunky alone.
By the Alpha. Full review. Updated Nov 10 2026.
Honest note: This is not a fresh hands-on playtest. I built this verdict from critic reviews, player reviews, the store listing, and the official game pages linked below. If I put real hours in on stream, I will update the score and say so.
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. Released November 3 2026, published by Atari, developed by Pipeworks Studios. The Amazon button is the PS5 disc. At my Nov 10 2026 check it was sold by Amazon.com at 29.95 dollars, with the listing saying only 5 left in stock. That is the listing talking, not me: if it sells out, wait for a restock rather than paying a reseller more.
Get Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered for PS5 on AmazonStore check, Nov 10 2026: new copies sold and shipped by Amazon.com at 29.95 dollars; the listing showed only 5 left. If it is gone, do not overpay a reseller; the list price is 29.99 dollars. Prices and sellers change, so look before you pay.
Sit with me a moment. In 2002 this was a magazine game. I saw the posters and the screenshots long before I ever held the controller. Big rubber monsters, tiny cardboard cities, and a button that let you pick up a building and throw it. Some memories you do not argue with.
What It Wants To Be
It is a 3D arena brawler: pick a kaiju, stomp through a city, and beat another monster with punches, beams, rage moves, and whatever skyscraper is nearby. The remaster rebuilds the visuals from the ground up, adds online multiplayer, lets you unlock monsters and stages in any order, and keeps eight locations with day and night versions. A Digital Deluxe Edition adds skins and a black and white movie filter.
What Works
The kaiju look wonderful. CBR praises the rebuilt models and movie accurate animations, and calls it a blast with friends. Polygon calls it the remaster this cult classic deserved, and loves how it sells the feeling of a man in a suit crushing a miniature city. Steam players are happy: at my Nov 10 check the Steam page showed 95 percent positive from 1,320 user reviews. On Amazon, the PS5 copy showed 5K plus bought in the past month.
What Breaks
Critics agree the old bones creak. Polygon notes the remaster sits at 72 on Metacritic against 73 for the 2002 original. CBR and CGMagazine flag clunky controls, a stubborn camera, special moves that are hard to pull off, and a grindy unlock loop. Online play is only one versus one with no crossplay, and four player battles stay local only. The roster is about a dozen monsters, with no Minus One or Shin Godzilla.
Who Should Play
Play it if you have a couch, three friends, and love Godzilla movies, or if you played the GameCube original and want it back looking sharp. Skip it if you want a deep fighting game or plan to play mostly alone online.
STRENGTHS
- Gorgeous rebuilt kaiju
- Throw buildings, still joyful
- Local four player chaos
- Sold by Amazon.com at my check
HONEST COSTS
- Clunky controls and camera
- Online is one versus one only
- Small roster, little new content
- Low stock at my check
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