Primal Rage

Primal Rage
Developer(s)Atari Games
Publisher(s)Arcade
Atari Games
Home versions
Producer(s)Dennis Harper
J. Cameron Petty
Mark Stephen Pierce
Designer(s)Frank Kuan
J. Cameron Petty
Programmer(s)Dennis Harper
Frank Kuan
Artist(s)Jason Leong
Pete Kleinow
Composer(s)Jeanne Parson
Platform(s)3DO, 32X, Amiga, Arcade, Jaguar CD, Game Boy, Game Gear, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Genesis, Saturn, SNES
Release
  • NA: August 1994
PC, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES, PlayStation 1
Saturn
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemAtari GT

Primal Rage is a fighting game developed and released by Atari Games for arcades in 1994. The game takes place on a post-apocalyptic version of Earth called "Urth". Players control one of seven prehistoric beasts, that battle each other to determine the planet's fate. Matches feature many of the conventions of fighting games from the era, including special moves and gory finishing maneuvers. Ports were released for home video game consoles and personal computers. Efforts to perfectly emulate the arcade original have been unsuccessful due to the use of an unusual copy protection method. Toys, comics, a novel and other merchandise tie-ins were produced. More than 1.5 million copies of the game were sold.[4]

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  4. ^ Marshall, Toni (March 19, 1996). "Angry reactions to Primal Rage - Video has footage that some find distasteful". The Washington Times. p. C8.