Primal Rage

Killer graphics and animation, cool soundtrack, and enough hidden moves and goodies to satisfy hard-core arcade fans. You need 16MB RAM and a 486/66 to see this game at its best; pulling off some of the special moves on a four-button pad is tough. If you like fighting games, buy this one.

Primal Rage is a must for handheld fighting fans. It's a reptile rager for all.

Un super shoot'em up qui s'impose comme LE jeu de baston pour PC. Les pros en auront pour leur argent, c'est moi qui vous le dit.

Although the 32X is only in charge of the character graphics while the Genesis provides the backgrounds, this remains a solid port of the arcade in terms of gameplay. The animation is near perfect and that's what was missing from the two 16-bit versions. If only Sega could have blessed the 32X with a better sound chip. If you can live with the smaller dino's and the wacky tunes, buy your 32X this game.

Primal Rage is an imaginative concept, but the sluggish gameplay and less-than-spectacular graphics don't give this game the roar that Killer Instinct or Virtua Fighter possess. Still, this dino has teeth.

With an impressive list of options and a widely adjustable challenge, this strong conversion of the arcade dino basher will engross fighting fans despite it's few shortcomings. Rage!

Although Primal Rage Game Boy may not be as complete a package as the Game Gear version, it is one of the best fighters for the Game Boy. And since it has an adjustable difficulty level, everyone can get primed.

Rage fanatics will want this one on their shelf, even though the next-gen versions are coming out soon. Until then, this Rage rules.

The real beneficiaries of this title will be Playstation owners who have never played Primal before (but always wanted to). It's not a bad game for dinosaur lovers and fighting fans looking for a different kind of fighter. Primal roars...gently.

TWI pulled out all the stops with this version, meaning that it's the game it should have been all along on the other systems: a six-button fighting game (with an FMV intro). Considering the landmark addition of an actual six-button option for the six attacks (the auto-specials went sayonara, praise the heavens), I can say this is hands down the best Primal Rage to date. The decision here boils down to whether you thought the coin-op was the greatest thing since the JAMMA harness.

Auch wenn Primal Rage der am meisten verkaufte Spielhallenautomat des Jahres 1994 war, auf dem PC sind für mich FX Fighter und auch Super Street Fighter 2 die spielbareren Prügeleien.

Now Primal Rage has come to the Game Gear, and yes, it is right to question whether it has survived the translation. The answer is, surprisingly perhaps, yes. In many ways, the Game Gear version is even more impressive than the sixteen-bit versions.

Time Warner could have improved the product by adding new characters instead of the standard animated opening and victory sequences. But if you loved the original, you'll love this one.

The Game Gear version obviously looks better since it's a color system, but I was especially impressed by Probe's ability to keep the original color schemes intact. The animation of the characters in both versions is obviously very limited, but the Game Gear cart is a credit to it's creators and the hardware.

The Gameboy version is purely for those of you who are into abstraction of ideas, because that's pretty much what this game is like when you stand it up next to the arcade version. But that's an unfair comparison, because developer Probe obviously knows that a Gameboy can't stack up to an arcade game.

These flaws are many, but the game concept is so solid, problems tend to be forgotten once play has begun. If only this Genesis version didn't have better-quality big brothers on the way for more powerful game machines, it would likely have come across as a much more impactful game.

With source code yanked directly from version 2.3 of the coin-op, the 32X version of Primal Rage --- one of eleven home versions released --- looks and plays almost exactly like the real deal. The programmers have also added options that weren't present in the coin-op, such as Tug-of-War mode, where the combatants share a single life bar and have to pull the bar completely over to their side of the screen. Again, it's not the gameplay that made Primal Rage so big --- it's the novelty of controlling dinosaurs with big teeth and sharp claws. Definitely the best 2-D beat-em'up on the 32X.

Primal Rage delivers everything it promises - good sound, excellent graphics, fast gameplay, and compatibility (perhaps one of today's biggest issues). From its flaming T-Rex to its fully detailed backgrounds, it's no wonder that Primal Rage is one of today's #1 arcade games. Brought to your PC, its ready to dominate the urth and all that walk upon it!

Sind Ihnen komplizierte Finishing Moves und schnelle Schlagkombinationen im "Street Fighter"-Stil lieber als geschmeidige Attacken mit Überwürfen, dann sind Sie bei Primal Rage richtig, auch wenn sich die Abwechslung in Grenzen hält.

Primal Rage needs a major overhaul to compete in the ever-evolving world of fighting games. The overly complex control scheme coupled with slow, large characters just doesn't cut it in the gameplay department these days. Graphically of course, PR remains a great game and the Saturn version is hard to distinguish from the coin-op. That is, until you see the hurtin' FMV. The music is pretty weak too, but it always was.

In the end, without the extra touches contained in the arcade version, this game ends up dangerously close to just another 2-D fighter. This one is for diehard fans of the original and fighting game fanatics.

Those looking for a close arcade translation can't do better than Primal 3DO. But it still won't convert those who never took to the arcade original.

All this aside, Primal Rage still isn't a great fighting game. None of the previous home versions have been able to capture the carnage of the arcade original, and sadly, neither has the Saturn.

Primal Rage is one of the Jag CD's strongest titles and one of the best arcade-to-home translations for the system.

They look awesome, but the animation is pretty choppy. The backgrounds, featuring ruins and natural wonders, are beautiful. The fighting action is weak compared to Street Fighter II or Mortal Kombat. The moves are limited, and the collision detection isn't too good. Another big problem is the need for six button (Pro) controllers to play the game effectively. Otherwise it's like trying to play a six-button game with four buttons.

The graphics are crisp, and the creatures are much larger than the SNES or Genesis versions. The active volcanoes and devastated city skylines in the backgrounds are really fun to look at. The controls are responsive as well, although I don't like how the game pauses momentarily when a match ends to load the "victory" animation. This 3DO version of Primal Rage also includes video intros for each character, but frankly, these are awful. Poorly narrated and badly pixelated, you wonder why they even bothered. The game displays statistics and high scores, but sadly, these aren't saved when you power the system off. Overall, I'd have to say this is an above average version of a below average fighter. 2D fighter fans should take note, but casual gamers can look past this.

What the difference between this and the Genesis version?? Not a heck of a lot. There are some minor new training modes, and a few extra little graphic touches (more blood and dust), but this isn't much of an upgrade. For those of you not in the "know", Primal Rage is a 2D dinosaur/ape fighter with classy, original attacks such as vomit and flatulence. It's a real button-masher, and despite some nice graphics, this game doesn't have much to offer in terms of gameplay.

The Genesis version of this game was released at the same time as the Super Nintendo (SNES) version, and it's interesting to compare the two. The Genesis version's graphics and sound aren't as good, but at least the game is playable. The frame rate and collision detection are a step up from the poor SNES version. Apparently the Genesis CPU could handle the animation better, allowing for some relatively smooth creature movement. Unfortunately, in the crowded field of 2D fighting games, looks are about the only thing going for Primal Rage. The music can't compare to the SNES version, and the sound effects are hollow and tinny. All you have left is a very average fighter.

For all its motion-captured goodness, Primal Rage is still just a 2D fighter, and pales in comparison to most of the 3D fighters now available. I mean, even Mortal Kombat has gone 3D in the arcades with War Gods. But if you liked the coin-op Primal Rage, chances are you'll like the PSX version too.

This, along with the problems that limited the coin-op version in the area of playability, make this a tedious title. Not worth the money.

At best, Primal Rage is no more than a competent 2D beat 'em up. It's cleverly animated but lacks the sophistication of the major players.

Primal Rage is a bad 2D fighter that wasn't going to be saved by the 32X -- and in fact, this version is a pretty weak rendition of it despite the add-on offering more power than the SNES. Allow these dinos to go extinct in peace and skip adding it to your collection.

Att se dinosaurier slita inälvorna ur varandra är inte min tekopp, om man säger så.

I don't recommend this game to anyone, the only reason you should own this is if you are cursed with the desire to own every 32x game ... as I am.

As sad as it is, this is the best 2-D fighter on the console. It only earns that distinction because the competition is so awful. Even if this was a perfect port, it would be a perfect port of a terrible game. If you're a Primal Rage fan, there are better versions out there, and you'll be happier there (PS One, Saturn).

The animation is choppy and the collision detection is lousy. Certain dinosaurs, like the T-Rex, have a very limited number of attacks (mostly bite and tail), making the fights boring and repetitive. Blood flies and dust is kicked up, but it all looks terribly fake. Although you can pick up and eat human spectators to replenish your energy, it's difficult to do execute in the heat of battle, and thus is rarely a factor. Primal Rage was released on many consoles, but each one was the same: all style, no substance.

Besides a variety of dinosaurs, you can also play as one of two big apes, who look freakin' awesome. Although the creatures are actually 2D, they have a 3D, stop-motion look to them. The jaw-dropped backgrounds give the game a surreal atmosphere, ranging from exotic waterfalls to post-apocalyptic cities to gigantic glaciers. The sound effects and jungle music are outstanding as well. If only this game played as well as it looked! But especially in this SNES version, the animation is so choppy that it's hard to tell what's going on. Worse yet, the collision detection will often register hits that never occurred. And while cool in concept, the ability to eat spectators to gain life is simply too difficult to execute to be a factor. Primal Rage is probably worth trying for its presentation alone, but don't expect much replay value.

So what do you have left when you have an ugly fighting game with terrible controls, the worst backgrounds imaginable, annoying sounds, limited characters and sluggish combat? Not a whole heck of a lot, which is why there's no reason to play Primal Rage on the Game Gear. The truth is, there's no reason to play Primal Rage period, but this Game Gear port is by far the single worst version of the game. Then again, I hear there's a Game Boy version of this game, perhaps we actually have a race for the bottom of the barrel.