Undoubtedly, since video games came into this world, one of the scenarios that have always attracted the attention of gamers It has been to embody a giant monster and destroy any city that comes our way. And in that, the king of Toho studios has no equal because Godzilla is, surely, the terrestrial creature that has caused the most destruction in all its appearances.
Tokyo under the terror of the Monster
There is no doubt that one of the greatest exponents of the giant monster genre is Godzilla. Since the mid-50s this giant radioactive beast has graced our screens., either in movies, television series and, of course, video games. And that is why, to celebrate the announcement that next year Godzilla will team up with King Kong again in a new installment of the monsterverse from Warner, that here we bring you the top 5 of the most successful games of our favorite character.
With nothing more to say, let’s get started.
5.Godzilla (2015)
We start with one of the most controversial titles of the character. For those who are just looking to have a fun time smashing everything, this title is very good. However, for those who wanted something complete and innovative, it did not seem too good. What is clear is that in sales it was not bad at all, achieving some 200,000 units sold Worldwide.
4. Godzilla: Domination!
One of the most mythical titles of the character in the world of portable consoles. For those who had a Game Boy Advance in the 2000s, they will surely have very fond memories of being able to beat up every living thing. That’s why it did relatively well in sales, with 280,000 copies sold worldwide.
3. Godzilla: Save the Earth
As you will see throughout this list, the genre that Godzilla has touched the most within the world has been the destroy-everything arcade, and that is that the character’s movies and series (which are basically two-hour monstrous confrontations) lend themselves very well to well to this type of releases. Godzilla Save the Earth It was especially innovative within the franchise in that distant 2004. In sales it achieved 470,000 units globally.
2. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
Indeed, we find ourselves before another fighting game in the style Street Fighter of Godzilla. In this case, and although a little older than the previous post, he knew how to take much better advantage of the characteristics of the consoles of the time (GameCube to be specific) delivering a very immersive combat. It managed to sell 710,000 units worldwide.
1. Godzilla: Unleashed
A title that went on sale in 2007 and that, once again, made us fight against some of the most emblematic monsters of the Toho franchise. With a roster of characters that incorporated almost all the Kaijus from the movies and scandalous gameplay, It is crowned as the best seller with 800,00 units worldwide.
As you can see, it’s not like it was an extraordinarily successful franchise, but it does have a parish of faithful who will never leave Godzilla in the lurch.
