The haywire magnetic field from an earthbound meteor is driving Mecha-King Ghidorah and other monsters bonkers.

However, Godzilla and five of his oversized pals are unaffected. Seize control of 'em and subdue the wayward monsters to save earth.

You'll occasionally find yourself paired with a CPU-controlled bigfoot. You may also have to take on more than one manic monster at once.

The arenas include Tokyo, a moon base and a meteor. Our favorite is Tokyo, where you can see rivers flowing and motorists driving on the freeways, oblivous to the 80-foot pugilists looming above. Bashing skyscrapers in the shadow of realistic landmarks such as Japan's Mt. Fuji adds guilty pleasure to the already madcap proceedings.

There are nine difficulty settings.

Options for multiplayer brawls include tag-team and free-for-all. Multiplayer action requires GBAs and Game Paks for every player and enough GBA Game Link cables to connect all systems.