Descpription:
King of the Monsters is a fighting/wrestling game.
It was released by SNK on July 1, 1991 in Japan (later released on the
Virtual Console), with later ports for the Super NES and Sega Genesis by Takara.
King of the Monsters was included as part of SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1
which was released for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP in 2008.
Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for
battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together.
Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three
count or if time expires (in which case the player loses).
The battles in King of the Monsters take place in seven major
Japanese cities (one for each monster): Tokyo, Shinjuku, Kyoto,
Kobe, Osaka, Okayama and Hiroshima. Almost everything in the
stage (within the confines of the electrical barriers) can be destroyed.
Vehicles such as helicopters, boats, and tanks can be picked up and thrown.
