King of the Monsters is a fighting game for the Super Nintendo where players select from a roster of six unique monsters to engage in battle. Featuring cooperative gameplay for two players, the objective is to defeat opposing monsters either by pinning them or by running out the timer. The game includes twelve levels, where players confront all six monsters twice, culminating in a rematch against a palette-swapped version of their chosen character.
Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three count or if time expires (in which case the player loses).
The game consists of 12 total levels: the player first must defeat all six monsters, with the last monster being oneself, but in a different palette. Then the player must defeat the six monsters again, in the same order, but this time in different cities