<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
General	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
and	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
various	O
giant	O
monsters	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
real-life	O
Japanese	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
:	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
only	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
can	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
progressing	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
General	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
before	O
its	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
July	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
received	O
lukewarm	O
reviews	O
from	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
negative	O
response	O
from	O
Western	O
journalists	O
,	O
despite	O
fans	O
showing	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
showing	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
preview	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
looking	O
like	O
"	O
a	O
riot	O
"	O
,	O
Jaz	O
Rignall	O
of	O
IGN	O
and	O
his	O
colleagues	O
were	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
when	O
their	O
first	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
console	O
arrived	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
with	O
three	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
November	O
2002	O
review	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
All	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
David	O
Hodgson	O
described	O
himself	O
as	O
"	O
still	O
wincing	O
from	O
Godzilla	B-Device
:	O
Generations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
seemed	O
to	O
adhere	O
to	O
the	O
loony	O
premise	O
that	O
bizarre	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
a	O
monster	O
trudging	O
in	O
extreme	O
slow	O
motion	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
knuckle-gnawingly	O
slow	O
chipping	O
away	O
of	O
scenery	O
was	O
the	O
new	O
in	O
monstrous	O
fighting	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
:	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
General	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
levels	O
in	O
which	O
Godzilla	B-Device
is	O
stomping	O
forward	O
through	O
a	O
city	O
while	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
shoot	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
Godzilla	B-Device
duck	O
attacks	O
,	O
by	O
holding	O
or	O
tapping	O
the	O
analog	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
levels	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
can	O
walk	O
freely	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
against	O
Biollante	O
,	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
Mothra	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
robot	O
bosses	O
SMG-IInd	O
and	O
MGR-IInd	O
,	O
SpaceGodzilla	O
,	O
the	O
Super	O
X-III	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
smallest	O
boss	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
boss	O
,	O
Destoroyah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
