<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
later	O
,	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
then	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cities	O
include	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
Okayama	O
,	O
Osaka	O
,	O
Kobe	O
and	O
Hiroshima	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
are	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
only	O
features	O
Tokyo	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
cities	O
being	O
"	O
Mega	O
Port	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dragon	O
City	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Castle	O
City	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
first	O
must	O
defeat	O
all	O
six	O
monsters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
monster	O
being	O
oneself	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geon	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Godzilla-like	O
dinosaur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woo	B-Application
:	O
A	O
King	O
Kong-like	O
giant	O
gorilla	O
(	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
ports	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocky	O
:	O
A	O
giant	O
Moai-like	O
golem	B-Application
made	O
of	O
boulders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Mania	O
:	O
A	O
large	O
beetle-like	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astro	O
Guy	O
:	O
A	O
giant	O
Ultraman-like	O
superhero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Thing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
three	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
sequel	O
(	O
Cyber-Woo	O
,	O
Super	O
Geon	B-Application
and	O
Atomic	O
Guy	O
)	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
game	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
featuring	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
popular	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
ports	O
,	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
SNK	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Shop	O
by	O
Hamster	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
advertised	O
and	O
even	O
previewed	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
a	O
regular	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
Nickelodeon	O
game	O
show	O
Nick	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
almost	O
always	O
picked	O
,	O
leaving	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
ActRaiser	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Ghouls	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
El	B-Application
Viento	I-Application
out	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
on	O
earlier	O
broadcasts	O
of	O
Sky1	O
show	O
Games	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
mediocre	O
score	O
of	O
5.5/10	O
,	O
with	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
commenting	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
certainly	O
some	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
giant	O
creatures	O
kicking	O
over	O
skyscrapers	O
and	O
stadiums	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
slap	O
one	O
another	O
into	O
submission	O
,	O
but	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
just	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
far	O
too	O
shallow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
