One of Madman's earlier Godzilla titles into the Australian market, this one demonstrates more than its fair share of problems, most of which center around the video presentation. Plagued by compression and saturation, the quality is comparable to a low bitrate YouTube video, while the audio presentation and extras only do a so-so job to elevate the overall value of this release.

While not their worst video presentation, this release demonstrates the two common problems on the Madman titles: compression and an abundance of brightness with over saturation. The former causes a very soft image with some sequences that even look a little murky thanks to how much detail is lost in the frame. The other problem is the saturation and brightness, which wash out other details as well. On the plus side this means the colors are at least vibrant, but details like Mechagodzilla's shiny armor get lost. Thankfully, the print used for the release is in great condition without heavy grain or signs of print damage like scratches.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.

As a side note, this is a PAL release and the speed up is the reason for the discrepancy in running times. This accounts for the standard 4% difference, although no actual footage has been lost.

There are a total of three audio tracks found on this DVD. Two of these audio tracks are the original Japanese, the first of which is a 5.1 surround track. The directionality is nothing too great, but things like Mechagodzilla flying and Rodan's roar do feature a bit of speaker distinction while the audio track itself is devoid of inconsistencies. The second track is a disappointing 2.0 mono track, which also has no signs of damage but is disheartening that they couldn't have gone just a little further to secure the original stereo version of the audio. This leads into the final track which is also a 2.0 mono track as well, but this time of the English dub. The quality is good on the final track, ignoring the flat presentation from the mono format.

The audio is also complimented by removable English subtitles. Unlike some other Madman releases, these subtitles correspond to the Japanese audio track and are not "dubtitles".

This DVD has a few extras that include trailers and galleries. The trailers are the more interesting extra, containing three teaser trailers, one main trailer and a TV spot. The first teaser trailer in particular is a treat, since it mixes footage of the Heisei Godzilla with that of the mechs from Gunhed (1989) to promote the early in development film. Like all the Madman titles, the DVD also tosses in a few random Toho trailers. Two of these are Godzilla films, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), while the third is the classic Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) which is an odd inclusion even by Madman standards.

The disc also hosts two galleries. The first is a poster gallery, which contains three of the posters. Sadly, the posters are over saturated and rather small, making this not very appealing to view them. The other extra includes ten stills from the movie which are also over saturated but fair better.

Bottom line, there isn't much of a reason to seek this out versus the Tristar Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II region 1 DVD or the Sony Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II/Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Blu-ray. The quality is subpar enough that it doesn't really merit a reason to own it, and those that do might consider upgrading to one of the US releases, especially for those who own a Blu-ray player.

This disc is also featured in the DVD box set: Godzilla Heisei Series.