New Godzilla game steers clear of nuclear references
TOKYO
Godzillas galore, including last years Hollywood version, stomp on buildings, thrashing about and breathing fire, in a video game going on sale globally mid-July. But dont expect any references to radiation, the mutant reptiles trademark affliction.
Simply named Godzilla, its the first video game devoted to the irradiated creature in a decade. Its also the first such game for the Sony Corp. PlayStation 4 home machine, ensuring dazzling digital graphics.
Shunsuke Fujita, the games producer, is flush with excitement when he speaks about how he and his team are true Godzilla believers, having grown up on the movies. They were very careful to render what he calls its totally cool ferocity.
In the original 1954 movie, Toho Co studios concocted the giant animal that arose as a mutation from nuclear testing in the Pacific. That had special resonance in Japan as the only nation to have been attacked with nuclear weapons.
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