<s>
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Incognito	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
assisted	O
on	O
development	O
,	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
April	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
large	O
monsters	O
in	O
city	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
1950s	O
where	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
alien	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
warships	O
invade	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
causing	O
massive	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
flying	B-Language
saucers	I-Language
were	O
all	O
fueled	O
by	O
a	O
green	O
radioactive	O
liquid	O
,	O
which	O
leaked	O
out	O
as	O
they	O
crashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
out	O
in	O
Midtown	O
Park	O
where	O
a	O
giant	O
mutant	O
ape	O
called	O
Congar	B-Application
defeats	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
military	O
forces	O
but	O
is	O
fought	O
and	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
lead	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gambler	O
's	O
Gulch	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
monster	O
also	O
defeats	O
the	O
reptilian	O
beast	O
,	O
Togera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Togera	B-Device
's	O
defeat	O
,	O
a	O
military	O
class	O
mech	O
called	O
Robo-47	O
and	O
the	O
military	O
show	O
up	O
and	O
attack	O
the	O
lead	O
monster	O
but	O
are	O
defeated	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metro	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
military	O
decide	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
new	O
weapon	O
,	O
Mecha-Congar	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
giant	O
mantis	O
,	O
Preytor	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
attacking	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
two	O
robots	O
,	O
Ultra-V	B-Application
at	O
the	O
"	O
Tsunopolis	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
monster	O
is	O
abducted	O
by	O
a	O
UFO	O
that	O
takes	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
draws	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
movies	O
like	O
The	O
Beast	O
From	O
20,000	O
Fathoms	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
the	O
characters	O
immediately	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
Inspired	O
by	O
from	O
the	O
great	O
Ray	O
Harryhausen	O
"	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
"	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
10	O
gigantic	O
beasts	O
are	O
as	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
"	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
"	O
a	O
slick	O
presentation	O
gives	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
drive-in	O
movie	O
or	O
news	O
telecast	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
really	O
works	O
well	O
to	O
accentuate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
retro	O
theme	O
and	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
second-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Did	O
you	O
think	O
knocking	O
over	O
buildings	O
was	O
fun	O
in	O
Rampage	B-Application
?	O
</s>
