"At least they tried."

I used to play this game a lot at the arcade. It was a different kind of fighting game, but not by much. Most of the other ones then all featured human characters. This was the first one that I knew that had animal fighters. It didn't differ from the basic concept of a fighting game, though.

-Graphics: 3/10

I thought these were kind of good. But when I played it the other day I realized I was terribly wrong. When the fighters aren't moving, it looks pretty good. It's when they start bending and stretching and even flinching that the graphics start to suck. The backgrounds aren't that bad, though. At least they don't jump around.

-Sound: 3/10

I don't really know what dinosaurs and monsters sounded like, but I'm almost sure they didn't sound like this. Sometimes you can talk yourself into thinking a dinosaur could roar like that. After all, no-one is really certain what they sounded like. It's just that when dinosaurs are featured in media, they usually have menacing roars and grunts.

-Music: 3/10

The music is almost nonexistent. It's basic background music. Obviously the game was much more centered on the actual fighting because the music is literally a series of bass thuds and some keyboards. Not too advanced, but you won't find yourself listening to it. Not enjoyably, anyway.

-Controls: 4/10

I heard there were combos and special moves in this game. I really wish I was able to master that controller in order to actually perform one of these fabled maneuvers. All I could ever do was punch, kick, and jump. For the longest time I thought those were the only attacks.

-Gameplay: 4/10

You might think to yourself, ''Whoa, dinosaurs fighting? Cool!'' I thought the same thing in King of the Monsters for SNES. But then after you start getting into this game you'll wish you were playing Mortal Kombat or anything else. I heard there were fatality-like finishing moves called Domination Moves. I never even cared enough to try to figure out the controls to do those moves. I'm sure they weren't worth it anyway.

Alongside your fighter was their group of Worshippers. After each bout, your fighting was rated and if you performed well you gained more Worshippers. Main goal was to take over the world, section by section. Hidden mini-game was bowling. Yes, bowling.

-Overall: 4/10

I specifically bought this game for the dinosaurs/extinct beasts. It quickly lost its novelty. It's still cool to pull out sometime, but only for a quick dosage of pain.

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 02/26/03, Updated 02/26/03