King of the Monsters is set in Japan at the near future of 1996 (the
game was produced in 1991). Six powerful monsters have arrived in duke it out
in some of Japan's largest cities to destroy their competition and become the
King of the Monsters (a few of the monsters are plays off of classic movie
monsters). The game does this in a wrestling format using a downtown as the
ring and high-voltage power lines as the ropes. Each monster beats the heck out
the other until there is a 3-count pin or the time runs out. Destroying large
building and landmarks earns you extra points, as does destroying the civilian
and military vehicles that move through the city (some of which you can pick up
and throw at your enemy). The game is divided into 6 different cites which you
play through twice for 12 rounds of monster mashing mayhem. It's like someone
took WWF Superstars and crossed it with Rampage.