Everyone in the U.S. who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s will readily recall a particular video game: Godzilla: Destroy All Monster Melee. This was basically Super Smash Bros., but starring the King of the Monsters, as well as all of the equally as monstrous adversaries he has ever fought up until October 15, 2002 when this game first launched in NA region. You pick a monster / kaiju you want to play as, and then go have fun either with friends and / or bots as you all tear apart a city in a quest to do as the title says and destroy all of your enemies until you’re the last monster standing. You blast each other with energy attacks, rip and tear at each other with claws and punches, and even rip out whole buildings out of the ground to use as projectiles.
Alas, it also has been 24 years since it launched. The original game is now a very rare find for collectors of vintage games, making it quite inaccessible to younger generations. Fortunately, as you can tell by the title, there is now a way for those younger generations to experience this video game gem once more.
Pipeworks Software, Atari, and Toho are proud to announce the release of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered. This remaster of the 2002 GameCube classic is now officially released as of November 3, 2026. Just in time for Godzilla Day 2026 to boot. You can get it on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 for $29.99. If you want a physical copy of the game though, then you can head to Atari for either the PS5 or the Nintendo Switch 2 version.
Pipeworks also has an official launch trailer to boot. You can watch that either on YouTube, or just look below:
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered | Official Launch Trailer
Synopsis
In Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, players take control of the franchise’s most iconic kaiju – including the fan-favorite Showa-era Mechagodzilla – arising from the depths to battle each other across fully destructible cities including Tokyo and San Francisco. As sirens wail and skyscrapers crumble, players will master unique movesets from the diverse roster of kaiju, each featuring signature special moves and devastating abilities. With monstrous powers at their command, players will fight to dominate rival monsters in explosive, high-stakes brawls.
A high-fidelity Unreal Engine 5 remake of the hit 2002 3D arena fighter, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered bridges retro charm and modern performance, delivering new levels of scale and atmospheric grandeur to the in-demand cult classic. A streamlined point-based unlock and upgrade system, online matchmaking and 4K performance bring the experience into the present. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered delivers the definitive version of the world’s premier kaiju brawler.
Words from Lindsay Gupton, CEO of Pipeworks
“With the original game, we showed players what it felt like to turn an entire city into a weapon, trashing skyscrapers and hurling buildings at each other. The sense of scale and destruction was a defining part of what made Destroy All Monsters Melee so special, and we’re thrilled to be able to deliver the ultimate version of that vision. By rebuilding the game from the ground up with today’s technology, we’ve unlocked the scale, destruction and intensity our team always dreamed of bringing to Godzilla fans.”
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Launches…With No Launch Discount
On one hand, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered looks absolutely amazing. There was even a free demo of this game prior to its launch that I played, and it plays just as amazingly as it looks. The game feels exactly like it did back in 2002 in that demo, giving me much nostalgia and making me extra eager for this game.
Alas, Pipeworks has slightly let me down by having Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered cost $29.99 at launch. That by itself isn’t really the problem. $30 is actually fairly cheap for a remaster of a really old game, so the price alone isn’t the problem. The real problem is that there’s no launch discount. Typically, developers will provide a small discount of their game at launch as a treat for people who want to play it at launch and to encourage sales. Unfortunately, Pipeworks seems to have decided that so many people will buy this remaster that they don’t need to have a launch discount at all. Even a 10% discount would’ve been a nice treat, but even that’s not an option now. It’s a small thing, but it does annoy me a little. Not enough to not get the game. It’s just that it will take a while now before the game get a discount…eventually.
What do you all think? Are you eager to play the full version of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered after playing that demo? Does the lack of a launch discount annoy you as well? Tell us your monstrous thoughts in the comments section below.
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