I liked SpaceGodzilla before he was cool, and it’s all thanks to this Godzilla game

Thanks to a listing on the Writers’ Guild of America website, it’s all but confirmed that the big bad of Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, the fifth film in Legendary’s Monsterverse, is going to be SpaceGodzilla, who made his silver screen debut in 1994’s Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.

I’m only one of countless Godzilla fans who’ve been crystal-balling SpaceGodzilla’s return since Supernova‘s first teaser dropped back in May, and to celebrate the prophecy’s fulfillment, I’ve been revisiting the Godzilla game that introduced me to the King of the Monsters’ cosmic shadow: Godzilla: Save the Earth.

Godzilla: Save the Earth is a must-play multiplayer brawler for Toho fans

Released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox back in 2004, Godzilla: Save the Earth is a follow-up to 2002’s Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee. Developed by Pipeworks Software, both games are multiplayer fighting games that let you pit Godzilla and his menagerie of friends and foes against each other in city-leveling clashes.

Godzilla: Save The Earth’s bread-and-butter combat probably won’t endear experienced fighting game veterans, but it absolutely delivers the “giant monster energy” kaiju fans crave. There’s weight behind every hit here, and heavier blows almost always send your opponent flying across the arena. Said arenas are full of destructible assets that collapse with a satisfying crunch. If you love giant monster movies, you’ll love Save the Earth, but you’ll love it even more if you’re a die-hard Toho nerd.

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee featured a respectable set of eleven playable monsters (twelve in the American Xbox version), but Save the Earth trumps it with a magnificent eighteen-monster roster. Said roster features some surprisingly deep cuts from Toho lore, including Baragon, Jet Jaguar, and a certain extraterrestrial doppelgänger.

Godzilla Save the Earth introduced me and many other Godzilla fans to SpaceGodzilla

In his debut film, SpaceGodzilla established himself as one of the most diabolical members of Godzilla’s rogues’ gallery. Driven by homicidal hatred for the original Godzilla, SpaceGodzilla’s life goals are simple: destroy his genetic double and reduce Earth to a crystal-skewed wasteland.

I’ve been a fan ever since I saw Mystery Science Theater 3000 rip on Godzilla vs. Megalon on TV as a kid, and I gobbled up every bit of obscure lore I could glean off forums and DVD special features. However, I’d never heard of SpaceGodzilla until I played Godzilla: Save the Earth, so when I played through the game’s story mode on hard and found myself face-to-face with the crystalline foe on the final stage, my brain somersaulted.

As Godzilla: Save the Earth‘s resident super-boss, SpaceGodzilla has a wicked move set. His special moves, from psycho-electric shocks to telekinetic grapples, feel alien in the truest sense of the word. They gobble up SpaceGodzilla’s energy reserves, but his ability to summon crystals that speed up his recovery time balances out the frustration. When the kit clicks, playing SpaceGodzilla makes you feel like an unstoppable force, bathing in the eldritch glow of your crystals while you toss your foes around like rag-dolls.

My friends and I sunk plenty of hours into Godzilla: Save the Earth growing up, and thanks to it, SpaceGodzilla has become one of my favorite Toho creations. We’re well over a year out from Godzilla x Kong: Supernova‘s current release date, but if the movie delivers as well’s the previous films did, seeing SpaceGodzilla duke it out with the titular monarchs will erase the ravages of time and bring me and other Godzilla fans back to the lost glory days of giant monster couch co-op.

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ARK Survival Ascended‘s Lost Colony DLC has finally been released after a launch delay, and it brings a host of new creatures.

While the list of prehistoric creatures was already vast in the base game, Lost Colony adds to them. This guide will list all the new creatures along with their brief in-game descriptions. As always, I will add to this guide if I come across new names that are part of the DLC but not mentioned here.

Complete list of Lost Colony DLC creatures in ARK Survival Ascended

The theme of the Lost Colony DLC is pretty same as that of the base game. Some of the new creatures are straight from the books of history. Others are mutated monsters that are byproducts of the misuse of technology.

Names	Description
Aureliax	A brand new flying creature, you can use the Aureliax to destroy enemies with gravity effects.
Cryolophosaurus	Deals damage via narcotic sludge, but it can also buff your allies.
Desmodus	The Desmodus uses echolocation to target and damage enemies, and it can be a great option in areas where visibility is low.
Gigadesmodus	This massive creature is an absolute tank and also allows you to place a mobile command center on its back. This is arguably one of the best creatures to find in the Lost Colony expansion.
Gloon	The strange creature fires a laser, and it can make other creatures go into a frenzy and lose self-control.
Gargoyles	Mythical creatures that are made of stone, and they can be extremely dangerous if you aren’t careful.
Malwyn	This is the aggro version of the Veilwuyn, and offers multiple forms of attacks to take down enemies.
Neophytes	Another massive bat-type creature that can absorb a great deal of enemy damage before feeling the effects.
Ossidon	A giant primate that throws sludge balls at enemies. It can deal damage from range.
Revenants	These are corrupted remnants of Thralls and dinosaurs that have been corrupted by the liquid Edmundium.
Solwyn	Similar to Malwyn, it can use ice for different reasons, and can also be used as a mount.
Veilwyn	An Arctic Fox that can teleport (has some other handy uses as well).

Overall, I really love the different creatures that are part of the Lost Colony DLC. Vielwyn is a curious creature that comes in two other forms: Solwyn and Malwyn. There might be more forms that I haven’t discovered yet.

I have always loved gigantic creatures, and it doesn’t get any better than the Gigadesmodus, which is absolutely massive. Taming the beast is a challenge in every sense, and I will have a guide to help you do the same. While I would have loved for the DLC to have more creatures, the different types make up for the lack in quantity.

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