Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review - "A fun, neon rumble in the jungle"
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is disposable fun that does what it says on the tin.
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GamesRadar+ VerdictDespite a sluggish set-up, Godzilla x Kong does what it says on the tin. A neon rumble in the jungle that’s fun while it lasts, but easy to forget when it’s over.Why you can trust GamesRadar+Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about our reviews policy.The uneasy alliance forged between the kaiju big boys in 2021’sGodzilla vs. Kongis tapped again in returning director Adam Wingard’s gleeful, eye-saucering smackdown. Godzilla x Kong is loaded with even more colossal beasties, nods to the Showa-era Godzilla films, and alotof goo. Just don’t expect the humans to match the monsters’ expressiveness.Wingard’s film picks up after the destruction of Mechagodzilla and Kong’s departure to the subterranean Hollow Earth, leaving Godzilla battling city-stomping enemies on the surface. Trouble is, it takes a good hour to explain just how we’re going to get to the fur-flying, earth-shaking, atomic-blasting …