<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
:	O
Double	O
Smash	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unleashed	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
itself	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
All	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
over	O
20	O
Kaiju	O
and	O
Mechas	O
from	O
the	O
Shōwa	O
(	O
1954	O
–	O
1975	O
)	O
,	O
Heisei	O
(	O
1984	O
–	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Millennium	O
(	O
1999	O
–	O
2004	O
)	O
era	O
films	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
original	O
Toho-approved	O
creations	O
:	O
Krystalak	O
and	O
Obsidius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
plays	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
monsters	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
involves	O
only	O
button	O
presses	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
button	O
presses	O
and	O
physically	O
moving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	B-Application
attacks	O
are	O
through	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
while	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
aggressive	O
strikes	O
require	O
swinging	O
of	O
the	O
remote	O
up	O
,	O
down	O
or	O
sideways	O
while	O
pressing	O
A	O
and/or	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	O
Mode	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
is	O
absent	O
,	O
but	O
monsters	O
can	O
achieve	O
"	O
Critical	O
Mass	O
"	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
energy	O
crystals	O
found	O
in	O
arenas	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
them	O
to	O
temporarily	O
increase	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
glow	O
red	O
(	O
similar	O
looking	O
to	O
Burning	O
Godzilla	B-Device
from	O
Godzilla	B-Device
vs.	O
Destoroyah	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
deal	O
more	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unleashed	O
takes	O
place	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
beginning	O
when	O
a	O
meteor	O
shower	O
causes	O
climate	O
shifts	O
and	O
earthquakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
monsters	O
differs	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
established	O
Toho	B-Application
created	O
monsters	O
,	O
two	O
original	O
creations	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lava-based	O
Obsidius	O
was	O
selected	O
from	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
4	O
original	O
monsters	O
created	O
by	O
Pipeworks	O
while	O
the	O
aptly	O
named	O
Krystalak	O
was	O
included	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
problems	O
with	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
interview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Pipeworks	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
completely	O
new	O
and	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
support	O
for	O
downloading	O
purposes	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	O
version	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sells	O
well	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
bringing	O
back	O
the	O
PSP	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unleashed	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
fighters	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Unleashed	O
is	O
the	O
worst	O
thing	O
to	O
happen	O
to	O
Godzilla	B-Device
since	O
getting	O
killed	O
by	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
's	O
babies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
lineup	O
of	O
playable	O
kaiju	O
as	O
"	O
ample	O
fan	O
service	O
"	O
while	O
showing	O
disappointment	O
over	O
the	O
new	O
original	O
kaiju	O
,	O
Obsidius	O
and	O
Krystalak	O
,	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
these	O
guys	O
make	O
the	O
cut	O
while	O
classic	O
foes	O
like	O
Hedorah	O
and	O
Battra	O
are	O
MIA	O
(	O
or	O
confined	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Battra	O
's	O
case	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Though	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
accessible	O
,	O
even	O
casual	O
gamers	O
may	O
wonder	O
why	O
their	O
creatures	O
do	O
n't	O
always	O
do	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
IGN	O
experienced	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
lag	O
between	O
when	O
you	O
swing	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
and	O
when	O
your	O
monster	O
attacks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
were	O
also	O
criticized	O
with	O
GameTrailers	O
stating	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
films	O
"	O
are	O
often	O
seen	O
as	O
classics	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
low	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
hokey	O
monster	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
unattractive	O
with	O
its	O
low-res	O
textures	O
and	O
washed-out	O
color	O
palette.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
eventually	O
sold	O
around	O
800,000	O
units	O
over	O
its	O
lifetime	O
,	O
outselling	O
both	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
All	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Unleashed	O
,	O
Double	O
Smash	O
features	O
gameplay	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
graphically	O
3D	O
,	O
its	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
similar	O
to	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
or	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
two-screen	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
flying	O
monsters	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
grounded	O
monsters	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
None	O
of	O
the	O
recent	O
Godzilla	B-Device
games	O
have	O
been	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
least	O
they	O
were	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
:	O
Double	O
Smash	O
cannot	O
make	O
this	O
claim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Double	O
Smash	O
a	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
perfect	O
storm	O
of	O
terrible	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
bad	O
play	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
uninspired	O
destruction	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
what	O
oxidation	O
bombs	O
,	O
volcanoes	O
,	O
and	O
Matthew	O
Broderick	O
could	O
n't	O
:	O
It	O
kills	O
Godzilla.	O
"	O
</s>
