<s>
GigaBash	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
kaiju	O
brawler	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Malaysian	O
independent	O
studio	O
Passion	B-Application
Republic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GigaBash	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
brawler	B-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
kaiju	O
and	O
must	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
stages	O
filled	O
with	O
destructible	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
solo	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
compete	O
against	O
characters	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
GigaBash	B-Application
is	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
for	O
Malaysian	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Passion	B-Application
Republic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
tokusatsu	O
characters	O
including	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
Megazord	O
,	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
WWE	O
license	O
,	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
Rampage	B-Application
,	O
Gundam	O
Versus	O
,	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
and	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Party	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Overcooked	B-Application
and	O
Rocket	B-Application
League	I-Application
were	O
also	O
major	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2022	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Godzilla	B-Device
would	O
join	O
the	O
roster	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
for	O
Godzilla	B-Device
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
set	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
DLC	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
collab	O
DLC	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
days	O
earlier	O
than	O
its	O
intentional	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
December	O
7th	O
instead	O
of	O
December	O
9th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
other	O
kaiju	O
from	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
series	O
;	O
Gigan	O
,	O
Kiryu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Destoroyah	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Device
himself	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Indie	O
World	O
Showcase	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
August	O
4th	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GigaBash	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
