Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus

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Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus is a single player and multiplayer arcade fighting game with a anime theme. It was developed by One Secret Pseudo and was released on November 18, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus is a free to play arcade-style brawler inspired by the likes of classic Neo Geo’s King of the Monsters. The game will be regularly updated with new characters from various indie creators, along with new stages and game modes.

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Audience ScoreBased on 95 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Wide roster of unique kaiju characters with distinct play styles and abilities, providing good replayability and fan service for kaiju fans.
Visual and audio design effectively captures the spirit of classic Japanese monster movies, with destructible cities and impressive special effects.
Fun and engaging gameplay reminiscent of classic arcade kaiju fighters, with dynamic combat and enjoyable multiplayer mode.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and stability issues, including frequent crashes, control problems, and game-breaking glitches.
Controls are non-intuitive, clunky, and inconsistent, making movement and attacks difficult or impossible at times.
The game feels unfinished and abandoned with poor optimization, lacking polish, balance, and in-game features like blocking or advanced controls.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some praising its fun, simple, and arcade-like style, including strategic elements like cover from buildings and boss mechanics, while others criticize awkward controls, lack of key mechanics like blocking, and technical issues. Despite flaws, there is optimism about future improvements and appreciation for the engaging kaiju theme. Recent patches have reportedly enhanced the gameplay experience.
- “The gameplay is fun and pretty simple, although it feels like an arcade game with its difficulty, which is honestly quite refreshing.”
- “Overall, gameplay is at least 8/10 at this stage based on base controls.”
- “One thing I like about the stages is that they impact your gameplay; since buildings block long-range attacks, you can use them as cover.”
- “It's hard to suggest this has any real value as a game due to the bad gameplay and even worse technical delivery.”
- “Unfortunately, controls are very awkward for menu interface and gameplay.”
- “Great artwork, music but terrible gameplay.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising the unique and cool art style and clean, non-pixelated visuals, while others criticize the pixel art as low quality and poorly executed. Overall, the artwork is appreciated, but opinions vary on its effectiveness and polish.
- “Awesome visuals.”
- “Designs are awesome and seeing from the artwork I expect even more unique designs.”
- “Graphics are drawn with no pixelation.”
- “"Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus" is a godawfully bad 2D fighter versus game with craptastic pixelcrap "art" being used instead of real graphics. Whether this is because the developer doesn't know how to do video game graphics properly or lacked enough money to hire someone who does isn't relevant; this just looks bad.”
- “The UI is an important aesthetic in any game, but in a fighting game it is the arena.”
- “- Graphics are drawn with no pixelation.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is appreciated for its unique collaboration between indie kaiju creators and the inclusion of familiar fan characters, which adds enjoyment for fans. However, narrative delivery is hindered by bugs and intrusive character portraits that disrupt gameplay, which users hope will be improved in future updates.
- “The story behind this game being a collaboration between many indie kaiju creators is one thing that drew me to play this, and part of the enjoyment was seeing a lot of common fandom original characters in one place.”
- “I can't wait to see future updates and what kaiju and missions they will add next.”
- “Put them in tiny portraits if they're absolutely necessary for the story later on, or move their full-body portraits to the gallery.”
- “I just downloaded it not too long ago and I already ran into a bug: I can't play the first mission because the screen won't go down and the controls are broken. Please fix.”
- “They also randomly pop up and cover a huge part of the screen in some missions.”
- “Put them in tiny portraits if they're absolutely necessary for the story later on, or move their full body portraits to the gallery.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is praised for capturing the essence of early 80's movie monster flicks with a modern twist and includes standout tracks like the character select screen theme. However, the soundtrack is limited in variety, which some users find detracts from the overall experience.
- “The music is nice, too.”
- “Music is the second most important thing in a game.”
- “The character select screen music is my favorite.”
- “I'm not going to rate since the soundtrack is incredibly lacking right now, but the few tracks aren't so bad.”
- “Sadly, the available music is limited, but it sure captures the essence of an early 80's movie monster flick with a modern touch that ends up sounding good.”
- “Great artwork, music but terrible gameplay.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is highly unstable, with frequent bugs and crashes significantly impacting the overall experience.
- “It's buggy and crashes frequently, making the gameplay unstable despite having Godzilla.”
- “The game is extremely buggy, causing frequent interruptions and crashes.”
- “The stability is poor due to numerous bugs affecting the overall experience.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report that the game suffers from poor optimization, causing significant lag even on laptops that handle more demanding 3D games smoothly.
- “The most poorly optimized 2D game you will ever encounter.”
- “I'm guessing it's poorly optimized or there's something with my computer but for whatever reason it is very laggy on my laptop when I've played other games that are 3D and don't lag.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers strong replayability, largely due to its extensive roster of monsters, allowing players to experience varied gameplay with different characters.

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Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus is a arcade fighting game with anime theme.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus is available on PC and Windows.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus was released on November 18, 2020.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus was developed by One Secret Pseudo.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Daikaiju Daikessen: Versus is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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