The Virtuous
Talon (My favorite character)
Talon looks like a raptor straight out of Jurassic Park III or something like that. Small and quick he entered the war to defend his family from the other beasts. He is the god of Survival
Blizzard
The leader of the virtuous. His goal is to restore peace to the Earth (now called Urth) and undo the damage that the meteor and warring gods have caused. He is the god of Virtue. Fun Fact: Blizzard fights in a similar way to Sub Zero in Mortal Kombat by using ice and cold attacks. Also, Blizzard's name bar resembles that of the gaming company Blizzard.
Armadon
Before I started playing as Talon I played as Armadon, but due to his speed being so low Talon was a better fit for me... Anyway... Armadon looks like a cross between three different dinosaurs and attacks just the same. His goal is to simply prevent the Urth's destruction at the hands of the gods. He is the god of Life
Sauron
Sauron is a very tough god to control. He attacks very slowly and is the slowest character in the game. That being said he is also the strongest. He is one of two T-Rex looking dinosaurs in the game. He is the god of Hunger.
The Destructive Beasts
Vertigo (My nightmare)
Vertigo is actually a goddess and not a god. She is the goddess of insanity and plans to strip the remains of mankind of it's freewill and individuality. She has the longest reach of any character in the game thanks to her long tail and neck. Personally, Vertigo is a brutal goddess to face when she's being played by a good player. She can easily keep most of the other beasts at bay and force them to use projectiles, which Talon lacks.
Chaos
The second apelike god. Out of all the beasts, Chaos is I guess you could say the most comical. His physical attacks are not all that different from Blizzard's but his special attacks include farting and vomiting. In fact, before it was deemed to be too crude for the Super Nintendo, Chaos's fatality attack was actually a golden shower of acidic urine. He is the god of Decay and wants the Urth to suffer in filth and destruction.
Diablo
Diablo is the leader of the Destructive Beasts. He wants to, take a guess.... See the world burn in a magma filled Hell for all eternity. He looks similar to Sauron, but has a different color scheme and is actually a little smaller. He is much faster than his virtuous counterpart, but at close range he is not exactly the strongest. He is the god of Evil and Destruction
So there is the cast of characters. Now onto the game!
Originally released as an arcade game, primal rage found it's way onto many consoles including Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation, Super Nintendo, PC, and even Game Gear and Gameboy. This game is a pretty standard fighter that was seen during this time, so think of it along the lines of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
Now here is where I differ from a lot of the critics out there of this game. I personally love the tribal music that is in each and every level. I think for a destroyed world it fits perfect. Depending on which system you choose to play this game on will really give you a different experience. So for this review I'll look at the Super Nintendo version as that is the version I have played the most.
The gameplay on the SNES is actually pretty slow compared to other systems. I just felt like there was a lot of time where I was moving around and not really doing much as even as Talon if you miss an attack you pretty much leave yourself wide open for a beat down. Graphically the game is not the best either, but never once have I said that graphics have a big impact on the game. I actually don't mind that the backgrounds lack in some details and the people don't look all that great. Again, those are things that many people are critical of, but I don't think it effects the game too much.
The biggest downside I've had with this game, regardless as to which system I play it on, is the controls themselves. They do not feel as responsive as they should and pulling off special attacks is far from easy. Not only are there combos as in other fighters, but there are also attacks that can only be pulled off while holding down a certain button. The controls are different for each character so if you choose to play this game, I suggest picking one or two to get down pat cause trying to remember everything for everyone is just a headache. So in a breakdown I would say...
Sound: 7-10 (some really gore sounds are a nice yet disgusting addition)
Gameplay: 6 out of 10 (The controls are not the easiest to get used to at all)
Replayability: 6 out of 10 (Just 7 characters makes the game get repetitive)
Graphics: 5 out of 10 ( The sheer amount of gore seems to be where they put all the graphics)
Overall: 6.5 out of 10:Not a must play by any means, but a fun game to play if you are looking for a fighting game that offers something little different than your standard man vs man fights. Also if you are looking for a reaaaaly gore filled fighter, look no further. Primal Rage also offers some hidden goodies such as being able to essentially play volleyball with human worshipers or even eating them in the middle of a fight. For the best experience of this game I suggest trying to locate an arcade machine (good luck) or checking it out on the Playstation One as that is where you will see this game as close as it has ever been to it's arcade self. Despite it's popularity in the arcades, this game never spawned a sequel, but one was very close to release, then dropped off the map.
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