Godzilla ain't got nothing on the favorite monsters of the GamesBeat staff​

With everyone’s favorite radioactive lizard monster stomping his way back into theaters over the weekend, we here at GamesBeat have beasties on our minds. Video games just wouldn’t be the same without a colorful assortment of demons, robots, and rogue animals of various sizes to provide obstacles to overcome and frustrating dead ends that lead to controller throwing and the calling down of curses.

Here are our picks for the most memorable creatures we’ve ever fought — or been — in our gaming careers.