King of the Monsters
Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three…
King of the Monsters is an arcade developed by SNK, released 25 January 1991 on Wii, Neo Geo AES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Famicom.
What King of the Monsters is
King of the Monsters is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1991. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on Wii, Neo Geo AES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three count or if time expires (in which case the player loses). The game consists of 12 total levels: the player first must defeat all six monsters, with the last monster being oneself, but in a different palette. Then the player must defeat the six monsters again, in the same order, but this time in different cities
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
King of the Monsters launched on 25 January 1991, within three weeks of Lemmings, Sengoku and Wings of Wor.
Released around the same time: Lemmings, Sengoku, Wings of Wor.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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