A meteor struck the Earth, and caused great chaos. Seven gods from ancient times awoke, and are now attempting to take control of the post-apocalyptic world. Primal Rage is a one-on-one fighting game featuring dinosaurs and giant apes as the fighters. The graphics are done with digitized stop-motion animation. Gameplay is similar to Mortal Kombat in that it is viewed from a side perspective, and features deadly finishing moves at the end of the match.
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Primal Rage is a cheesy 90s fighting game where dinosaurs and apes beat the snot out of each other, and honestly, it's still a blast. The stop-motion animation is charmingly janky, the moves are over-the-top, and there are even secret gross-out fatalities. It's short and definitely unbalanced, but if you're craving some nostalgic prehistoric brawls with friends, Primal Rage is worth booting up.
This gets a half star boost solely for the dope-ass character designs. You bet I loved the idea of a fighting game with dinosaurs and weird monsters as a kid. Then the execution leaves a lot to be desired, though. Doing special abilities is like trying to unlock a safe! And while the visuals may look impressive, the animations just aren't as smooth as something animated in a 2D space (hello, Steet Fighter!). Interesting novelty, and fun to play in the arcade, but outshined by its rivals.
I didn't much care for this game i might have respected it more if i played it back in the 90s but it just sucks to be fair the other fighting games are the hell of alot better. I don't know why I never bothered with this game back in the day must be popular though it has a port on every console from that generation, I just couldn't get into it.