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Originally Posted by Hypnosifl
Most have only the dubbed English version available or "dubtitles" (subtitles that just copy the English dub, which are often pretty inaccurate to the original Japanese), though, see the lists here and here. The ones with "real" subtitles and uncut versions of the Japanese film that can still be found at reasonable prices are the Criterion version of the original and the set from Classic Media here (out of print but not that expensive to get used & new copies from people on amazon...it also includes the original, but the transfer isn't as good), along with Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Biollante (blu ray), and Godzilla Final Wars. Two others which have accurate subtitles but which are currently out of print, and only available for very high prices used, are the Destroy All Monsters blu ray from Tokyo Shock (along with a DVD version that goes for only slightly cheaper used), and Godzilla vs. Hedorah. For other Godzilla movies you can find semi-illicit sites that sell versions with directly translated subtitles and uncut versions of the films transferred from the Japanese DVDs (I won't give names, but google the title you're interested in plus something like "uncut japanese english subtitles"), personally I don't feel like I'm doing something shady buying from sites like that since I know that if an accurate legal version ever appears in the U.S. I will re-purchase.
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Okay, thanks for the details. I was surprised to see so many Godzilla movies available online, even if most are the dubbed versions which can take away the intent and feel of the original language if not done right. With so many sold, I'd guess that had something to do with this movie getting the Green light to be made.
The old Genesis console had a game called
King of The Monsters 2, which was plenty of fun and a step up from the original's controls. Fighting game where you could rampage the city or map while fighting your pursuing giant opponent, with special moves or basic attacks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of...the_Monsters_2
War of Monsters, a tribute to Kaiju, was on PS2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_monsters
I do remember seeing a couple Godzilla games over the years, but were hard to find back then.