King of the Monsters 2: The Arcade Sequel You Missed
0🕹 KING OF THE MONSTERS 2
📛 Alternate Names: King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing
📅 Release Date: 1992
🔫 Genre: Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Up / Kaiju Brawler
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: SNK
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: SNK
🔢 Max Players: 2
⁉ Cooperative: Yes
🕹 Game Introduction:
King of the Monsters 2 takes the original monster wrestling mayhem and turns it up to eleven with side-scrolling chaos and new intergalactic enemies!
🕹 Game Description:
Set three years after the first game, the surviving monsters are now heroes defending Earth from alien invaders. This time, it’s not just a fight — it’s full-on monster warfare across the globe.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Choose from 3 returning monsters: Super Geon, Atomic Guy, and Cyber-Woo.
👉 🏻 Battle through 7 stages filled with alien creatures and massive bosses.
👉 🏻 Use punches, throws, and power moves to decimate enemies.
👉 🏻 Co-op mode adds extra monster muscle for two-player carnage.
👉 🏻 Pick up glowing orbs to unleash devastating special attacks.
📕 Background & History:
Released in 1992, this sequel departed from wrestling-style fights and introduced beat ’em up gameplay. SNK gave it a bigger budget, flashier graphics, and even crazier monster designs.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Hold attack+jump at stage clear to taunt enemies.
👉 🏻 Smash all destructibles — some hide rare score-boosters.
👉 🏻 Last boss has a weak spot during the orb absorption animation.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME mods allow all six bosses to be playable.
👉 🏻 Custom ROM hacks restore unused monster sprites.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 The game’s bosses were designed to resemble sci-fi creatures from American B-movies.
👉 🏻 Despite being less popular than its predecessor, it received a Neo Geo home port.
👉 🏻 It was SNK’s attempt to blend Final Fight gameplay with kaiju flair.
👓 Lonster’s Review:
KOTM2 is underrated gold! While the wrestling mechanics are gone, smashing aliens through cities still delivers that over-the-top monster thrill. It’s like if Ultraman met Streets of Rage.
🌟 Legacy:
Though less known than the original, it showed SNK's willingness to experiment and expand the kaiju genre. Its wild bosses and monster action still impress decades later.
✨ Cultural Impact:
It influenced SNK’s future beat ’em ups and even inspired indie developers to experiment with monster mash-ups in side-scrollers.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
The perfect evolution of monster madness. Fewer characters, more action — and still a blast with a buddy. This one's slept on but worth every stomp.
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