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Godzilla: Unleashed
Developer(s)Pipeworks Software, Inc.
Publisher(s)Atari
Platform(s)Wii, NDS, PS2[1]
ReleaseNorth America:

Wii: November 20 2007
PS2: November 20 2007

Europe: TBA
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Godzilla: Unleashed, abbreviated as G3, GU or G:U, is an upcoming Wii and PlayStation 2[1] (PS2) video game based on the Godzilla film franchise. Like the previous three home console entries in the Godzilla video game series, the Wii and PS2 versions of the game will be developed by Pipeworks and published by Atari. An IGN interview with Pipeworks indicates that the game is being built from the ground up and is specifically designed with the Wii Remote in mind.[2] A PlayStation Portable version is planned, but will not be released with the other versions of the game, as it has been shelved for the time being.

Gameplay

Arenas

A total of nine arenas have been announced for Unleashed.[3] The revealed arenas are Seattle which is in the path of a volcano, Sydney as a frozen-wasteland, New York City in an apocalypse of meteors, Monster Island deformed by crystals, Mothership partally flooded and destroyed after crashing into the San Francisco Bay, Tokyo being flooded by tsunamis, San Francisco deformed and ravaged by earthquakes, Osaka infected with nuclear fallout, and London lifted into the sky by an anti-gravitational vortex.

Crystals

The plotline of Godzilla: Unleashed revolves around mysterious alien crystals. In the game there are at least three kinds:

1. Health crystals: replenish health when shattered

2. Energy crystals: replenish energy when shattered

3. Large crystals: rapidly increase Critical Meter/induce "excited state"

Critical Mass

A new feature introduced for the Wii version of Unleashed is Critical Mass.[4] It is the Unleashed version of Rage Mode from Godzilla: Save the Earth. Monsters enter Critical Mass by destroying the crystals scattered around the stages and filling up the "Critical Meter". If the monster destroys a large crystal, it enters an "excited state", during which all damage dealt and received will increase the Critical Meter. When the Critical Meter is filled, the monster enters Critical Mass. While in Critical Mass, the monsters' bodies increase in size and become covered in glowing red lines. They deal significantly more damage at the cost of their defense. As "punishment" for resorting to Critical Mass, one cell of the monster's HP is depleted when the monster exits Critical Mass.

Power Surges

Unleashed has also replaced the Rage Attacks of the previous games with "Power Surges"; super-powerful attacks and abilities that are available in Critical Mass. You earn these from the single-player mode. This means you can't use them in multiplayer until you have unlocked them from the single player mode. They are unlocked after defeating boss monsters that are trapped in Critical Mass during the Story Mode of the game.[4] Any one monster can have several Power Surges. For example, two of Godzilla 2000's "Power Surges" are the "Radiation Surge", which enables the "Nuclear Pulse" Rage Attack, and the "Fire Surge", which enables the "Finishing Breath" Rage Attack.[4]

A recent interview on Tohokingdom suggests that in the PS2 version of the game, Critical Mass is called Power Surge, and the Power Surge attacks are simply known as "Surges".

Kaiju announced

Atari has revealed all twenty-six playable kaiju,[5][6] two of which are original creatures approved by Toho.[7] There are four factions: Earth Defender, Alien, Global Defense Force and Mutant.[8]

King Ghidorah face-to-face with Gigan
Earth Defender
Mutant


Alien
Global Defense Force
Unspecified faction

Military vehicles

King Caesar and Anguirus in battle

Military presence is displayed in the game through various vehicles shown at the periphery of battle. There is a slider in the Options menu that allows the player to adjust the amount of military presence in the levels. These vehicles attack the monster that poses the greatest threat to the city. The Gotengo was seen briefly during recent gameplay, though its role has yet to be shown.

Story

The storyline of Unleashed, taking place 20 years after Godzilla: Save the Earth, begins with a meteor shower raining down on Earth, causing climate shifts and earthquakes. The Vortaak see this as an opportunity to seize control of the planet and send their monsters to attack. Simultaneously, the kaiju of Earth begin to attack cities across the globe as a result of crystals growing on the ground.[35] Factions form among the members of Earth as well as the monsters attacking them, totaling four monster factions. Choices within the story affect later events, including the relationships between Earth factions and the monster ones.[35] Earth Defender, Global Defense Force, Alien and Mutant have been confirmed by Pipeworks as factions in Unleashed.

Development

An IGN interview with Pipeworks states that the title is completely new and is specifically designed with the Wii Remote in mind. There are also plans to use WiiConnect24 support for downloading purposes, but exact details have yet to be announced.[3] IGN has a development blog running, but it is updated irregularly.

File:Godzillaps2unleashed.jpg
A screenshot of Godzilla and Anguirus from an early build of the PlayStation 2 version

The Wii, PlayStation 2[1] and PlayStation Portable versions of Unleashed are in development by Pipeworks Software. The PlayStation 2 version has been revealed to have two exclusive characters unavailable to any other console apart from Double Smash. The PlayStation 2 version will have at least 20 monsters, including the two exclusive characters. A screenshot was also shown with the press release on some websites, but it was revealed to be a falsely edited from screenshots of Unleashed and Godzilla: Save the Earth.

On September 14 2007, two screenshots from an early build of the PS2 version of the game were released, revealing Godzilla 2000 and Anguirus with similar models to their Godzilla: Save the Earth designs, and crystals on a Monster Island arena.[36] It has been speculated that the gameplay will be a rebuild of the Save the Earth mechanics.

On September 27 2007, IGN posted a new PS2 video showing Godzilla (2000), Destoroyah, Orga, Anguirus, SpaceGodzilla, Moguera, Fire Rodan, Megalon, King Ghidorah, Baragon, Jet Jaguar, Mechagodzilla (Heisei), Mecha-King Ghidorah, Megaguirus and Gigan (Showa). This leaves at least six monsters to go. It also furthered the idea that it is a rebuild of Save the Earth as several characters are completely unchanged, including King Ghidorah, Megagurius and Gigan, who were revamped for the Wii version. On the following day, Tohokingdom.com posted an area for PS2 holders to watch. They have placed a character confirmed list on it which shows all of the characters that were seen in the PS2 video.

On October 10 2007, it was announced that summonable monsters would not reappear, according to an interview. Two days later, IGN's development blog has revealed that Heavy Melody has created the soundtrack for the game and that every monster has a unique theme song that ties to the overall feeling of their faction for the Wii version.

On October 19 2007, IGN stated that the PSP version of Godzilla: Unleashed was canceled, however, it was confirmed on the Atari Forums that it is still on, it is just not being worked on at the moment.

On November 2 2007, Atari stated that the Wii version of Godzilla: Unleashed will be released on November 20 2007, the same day as the Nintendo DS version.[37] Atari later stated that the PS2 version of Godzilla: Unleashed will be released on November 20 2007, along with the Nintendo DS and Wii version.[citation needed]

On November 9 2007, GameSpot posted its sixth and final designer diary with Simon Strange talking about the factions' importance.

On November 19, GameSpot has put up Monster Battles feature to have people vote for which monsters they want to face off. Also, Battra was revealed to be in the game, as he is one of the monsters in the character pool.

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