<s>
is	O
a	O
2014	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume-Atari	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
monster	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
upgraded	O
Japanese	O
release	O
called	O
Godzilla	B-Device
VS	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
containing	O
more	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destruction	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Godzilla	B-Device
as	O
he	O
attacks	O
certain	O
stages	O
(	O
10	O
areas	O
manually	O
selected	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
round	O
,	O
from	O
25	O
levels	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Godzilla	B-Device
destroys	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
buildings	O
,	O
G-Energy	O
Generators	O
,	O
and	O
military	O
vehicles	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
increase	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Device
begins	O
the	O
campaign	O
at	O
50	O
meters	O
in	O
height	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
reach	O
an	O
almost	O
limitless	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
that	O
Godzilla	B-Device
faces	O
will	O
be	O
leveled	O
at	O
the	O
appropriate	O
height	O
based	O
on	O
Godzilla	B-Device
's	O
current	O
size	O
,	O
although	O
sometimes	O
they	O
are	O
larger	O
on	O
the	O
harder	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
Godzilla	B-Device
dies	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
retried	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
becomes	O
smaller	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
begin	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
as	O
Burning	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
be	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Super	O
X3	O
and	O
several	O
DAG-MB96	O
Maser	O
Cannons	O
(	O
also	O
,	O
enemies	O
firing	O
freeze	O
missiles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Godzilla	B-Device
will	O
appear	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
true	O
final	O
boss	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
before	O
the	O
timer	O
expires	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
reaches	O
meltdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Legendary	O
Godzilla	B-Device
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
cutscene	O
will	O
be	O
triggered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
playing	O
through	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
mode	O
as	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
the	O
incarnations	O
switch	O
places	O
and	O
Burning	O
Godzilla	B-Device
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
edition	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
playable	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
any	O
monster	O
of	O
their	O
liking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weaker	O
monsters	O
will	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
waves	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
Jet	O
Jaguar	O
)	O
,	O
slightly	O
harder	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
stages	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
Gigan	O
and	O
Kiryu	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heisei	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
Burning	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Hollywood	O
(	O
Legendary	O
)	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
and	O
other	O
kaiju	O
are	O
all	O
playable	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
certain	O
enemies	O
and	O
destroys	O
certain	O
structures	O
in	O
Destruction	O
Mode	O
,	O
new	O
abilities	O
will	O
be	O
unlocked	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
Godzilla	B-Device
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Device
can	O
receive	O
new	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
victory	O
dance	O
"	O
from	O
Invasion	O
of	O
Astro-Monster	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
atomic	O
breath	O
upgrades	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
atomic	O
breath	O
to	O
fly	O
as	O
in	O
Godzilla	B-Device
vs.	O
Hedorah	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fire	O
Minilla	O
's	O
smoke	O
rings	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
white	O
misty	O
atomic	O
breath	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Godzilla	B-Device
in	O
1954	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
also	O
unlock	O
biographies	O
for	O
various	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
series	O
beyond	O
just	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
appear	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
can	O
battle	O
one	O
another	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
kaiju	O
also	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Device
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
kaiju	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
SpaceGodzilla	O
,	O
Mecha-King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
Rodan	O
,	O
Anguirus	O
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
1974	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
1964	O
and	O
Battra	O
(	O
Larva	O
and	O
Imago	O
)	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
negative	O
response	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
38	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
criticizing	O
an	O
outdated	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
awkward	O
movement	O
controls	O
and	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
did	O
note	O
the	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
themselves	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
long	O
time	O
Godzilla	B-Device
fans	O
with	O
Jon	O
Ryan	O
reviewing	O
for	O
IGN	O
noting	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
substantial	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
old-school	O
monster	O
movie	O
is	O
where	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
absolutely	O
nails	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
