<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
to	O
arcades	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
two-dimensional	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
select	O
characters	O
to	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
is	O
faced	O
with	O
a	O
campaign	O
of	O
fights	O
against	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
over	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
battle	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
(	O
accessible	O
only	O
at	O
difficulty	O
level	O
10	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
consists	O
of	O
fighting	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
AI	B-Application
monsters	O
with	O
an	O
increased	O
power	O
bar	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
seven	O
different	O
background	O
stages	O
where	O
fighting	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
representing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
innate	O
domains	O
:	O
the	O
Cliff	O
(	O
Blizzard	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Hollows	O
(	O
Armadon	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Strip	O
(	O
Talon	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cove	O
(	O
Sauron	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Ruins	O
(	O
Chaos	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Tomb	O
(	O
Vertigo	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Inferno	O
(	O
Diablo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
special	O
moves	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
followed	O
by	O
pressing	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
buttons	O
,	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
features	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
holds	O
down	O
certain	O
buttons	O
,	O
then	O
performs	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
creatures	O
are	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
the	O
ape-like	O
god	O
of	O
good	O
;	O
Armadon	O
,	O
the	O
ceratopian/thyreophoran	O
-like	O
god	O
of	O
life	O
;	O
Talon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
raptor-like	O
god	O
of	O
survival	O
;	O
Sauran	O
,	O
the	O
tyrannosaur-like	O
god	O
of	O
hunger	O
;	O
Chaos	O
,	O
the	O
ape-like	O
god	O
of	O
decay	O
;	O
Vertigo	O
,	O
the	O
cobra-like	O
goddess	O
of	O
insanity	O
and	O
Diablo	O
,	O
the	O
tyrannosaur-like	O
god	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
producer	O
Ken	O
Humphries	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
be	O
honest	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
got	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
other	O
versions	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
they	O
ended	O
up	O
pulling	O
resources	O
from.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
solid	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
30Hz	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
60Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Humphries	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
easier	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
approximate	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
sprites	O
than	O
it	O
was	O
with	O
other	O
conversions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
during	O
August	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
include	O
:	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
,	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
hosted	O
a	O
"	O
National	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
Video	O
Game	O
Tournament	O
"	O
at	O
Six	O
Flags	O
Over	O
Texas	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
and	O
advertised	O
in	O
Macworlds	O
January	O
1996	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
featuring	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Atari	O
,	O
Midway	O
and	O
Williams	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
by	O
Probe	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
release	O
but	O
with	O
color	O
graphics	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
blood	O
and	O
gore	O
retained	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
urination	O
"	O
fatality	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
launch	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
subscribers	O
while	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
twenty-four	O
percent	O
of	O
subscribers	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
800	O
number	O
and	O
win	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bitmasters	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
has	O
more	O
detailed	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
release	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Chaos	O
 '	O
golden	O
shower	O
fatality	O
was	O
censored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Teeny	O
Weeny	O
Games	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
special	O
setup	O
for	O
keyboard	O
setups	O
and	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
introduction	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequence	O
and	O
smaller	O
sprites	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
port	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
introduction	O
and	O
has	O
shorter	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
GameBank	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
featuring	O
more	O
colors	O
and	O
lager	O
sprites	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
pre-rendered	O
FMV	O
sequences	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
visuals	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
marketed	O
as	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
release	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
is	O
compatible	O
is	O
any	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
least	O
2MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
although	O
Atari	O
Games	O
derived	O
more	O
profit	O
from	O
its	O
merchandising	O
than	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Video	O
Software	O
Dealers	O
Association	O
's	O
"	O
Video	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
1995	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
rave	O
reviews	O
,	O
particularly	O
applauding	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
selection	O
of	O
easy-to-execute	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
have	O
n't	O
been	O
Game	O
Gear	O
graphics	O
like	O
these	O
since	O
MK	O
II	O
[	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
II ]'s	O
debut	O
"	O
and	O
expressed	O
astonishment	O
at	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
slowdown	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
VideoGamess	O
Gabe	O
Soria	O
commended	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
criticizing	O
that	O
the	O
sprites	O
are	O
too	O
small	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
general	O
are	O
unimpressive	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
's	O
reviewer	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
a	O
straight	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
four-button	O
control	O
,	O
making	O
special	O
moves	O
needlessly	O
awkward	O
to	O
execute	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
's	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outshone	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Oliver	O
Ehrle	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
further	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
actual	O
play	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
are	O
unexceptional	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
without	O
the	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
n't	O
worth	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Funs	O
Girlich	O
and	O
Schneider	O
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
"	O
so	O
average	O
it	O
hurts	O
to	O
watch	O
,	O
much	O
less	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
accurately	O
recreated	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
had	O
become	O
severely	O
dated	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
never	O
very	O
deep	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
of	O
any	O
home	O
version	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
still	O
wo	O
n't	O
convert	O
those	O
who	O
never	O
took	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Funs	O
Sandrie	O
Souleiman	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	O
Generations	O
Philipp	O
Noack	O
and	O
Götz	O
Schmiedehause	O
commended	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
felt	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Oliver	O
Ehrle	O
commended	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
slightly	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
praised	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
gore	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
of	O
GamePro	O
which	O
described	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
reviewer	O
contended	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
one	O
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
's	O
and	O
controls	O
which	O
are	O
easier	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
six-button	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
gave	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
fell	O
short	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Powers	O
James	O
Ashton	O
regarded	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Genesis	O
release	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
monster	O
mash	O
formula.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
paled	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Última	O
Generacións	O
Gonzalo	O
Herrero	O
commended	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
assessed	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Jag	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
strongest	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
AllGames	O
Colin	O
Williamson	O
commended	O
the	O
controls	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
downgraded	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
sad	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
suffered	O
such	O
a	O
horrible	O
fate	O
—	O
but	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
no	O
big	O
surprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
near-arcade	O
perfect	O
port	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
six-button	O
control	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
declared	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
the	O
new	O
best	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
setup	O
is	O
particularly	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
blow	O
away	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
make	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
seem	O
tame.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
less	O
impressive	O
than	O
recent	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
the	O
asking	O
price	O
due	O
to	O
persisting	O
gameplay	O
issues	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
paled	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
3-D	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
both	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
superior	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
sorely	O
outdated	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
particularly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simplistic	O
and	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
noted	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
visuals	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
commended	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
near-arcade	O
perfect	O
port	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	O
Generations	O
Götz	O
Schmiedehause	O
and	O
Stephan	O
Girlich	O
commended	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Funs	O
Sandrie	O
Souleiman	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
regarded	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fair	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Joe	O
Ottoson	O
criticized	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
but	O
commended	O
its	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
can	O
bear	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
the	O
unusual	O
system	O
for	O
executing	O
super	O
moves	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
some	O
interesting	O
things	O
to	O
unearth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Ellie	O
Rovella	O
of	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
Arizona	O
launched	O
a	O
grassroots	O
campaign	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
her	O
11-year-old	O
son	O
bought	O
and	O
played	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
and	O
executed	O
Chaos	O
 '	O
golden	O
shower/urination	O
fatality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
publisher	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Rovella	O
never	O
complained	O
to	O
Time	O
Warner	O
themselves	O
,	O
instead	O
taking	O
the	O
issue	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
clearly	O
rated	O
"	O
T	O
"	O
for	O
Teen	O
and	O
so	O
should	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
her	O
11-year-old	O
son	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
resubmitted	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
for	O
evaluation	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
who	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
nothing	O
in	O
it	O
to	O
merit	O
increasing	O
the	O
rating	O
to	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
for	O
mature	O
or	O
"	O
AO	O
"	O
for	O
adults	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
rated	O
it	O
"	O
T	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
reevaluation	O
,	O
Best	O
Buy	O
put	O
every	O
version	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
back	O
on	O
the	O
shelves	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
only	O
sell	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
rated	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
most	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contain	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
fatalities	O
and	O
gore	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Warner	O
PR	O
director	O
Tracy	O
Egan	O
said	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
not	O
overly	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
Ellie	O
Rovella	O
controversy	O
since	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
being	O
a	O
two-year-old	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
past	O
its	O
sales	O
peak	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
Rovella	O
started	O
her	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
unveiling	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
American	O
International	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
,	O
five	O
inch	O
action	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
characters	O
(	O
each	O
bundled	O
with	O
accessories	O
like	O
lava	O
rocks	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
tiny	O
humans	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
Atari	O
had	O
begun	O
production	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Humphries	O
,	O
senior	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
1996	O
interview	O
that	O
"	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	O
should	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necrosan	O
,	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
skeletal	O
dragon	O
,	O
once	O
rumored	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
GamePro	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
in	O
an	O
updated	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
was	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warriors	O
would	O
be	O
Malyssa	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Vertigo	O
,	O
Arik	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Sauron	O
,	O
Keena	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Talon	B-Application
,	O
Shank	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Chaos	O
,	O
Sinjin	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Diablo	O
,	O
Kaze	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
Tor	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Armadon	O
,	O
and	O
Xiao	O
Ming	O
:	O
Avatar	O
of	O
Slash	O
Fang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
its	O
story	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Slash	O
Fang	O
and	O
Necrosan	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
god	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
action	O
figure	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
user	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
at	O
Galloping	O
Ghost	O
Arcade	O
in	O
Brookfield	O
,	O
Illinois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
two	O
boards	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
existence	O
,	O
a	O
dump	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
board	O
had	O
been	O
circulating	O
in	O
the	O
internet	O
for	O
some	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
emulator	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
,	O
until	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
an	O
individual	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
MAME	B-Device
,	O
named	O
"	O
MAME4RAGE2	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
able	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
II	O
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
Atari	O
allegedly	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
somehow	O
present	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
in	O
one	O
form	O
or	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
called	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Avatars	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
John	O
Vornholt	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Boulevard	O
Books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
also	O
focuses	O
on	O
fleshing	O
out	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
does	O
so	O
by	O
bringing	O
"	O
the	O
Avatars	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
being	O
the	O
humans	O
chosen	O
by	O
their	O
respective	O
gods	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
shamans	O
or	O
other	O
titles	O
of	O
nobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
details	O
to	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
are	O
made	O
clear	O
in	O
The	O
Avatars	O
:	O
The	O
events	O
in	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1000	O
AC	O
(	O
After	O
Cataclysm	O
)	O
or	O
about	O
the	O
year	O
3000	O
AD	O
by	O
the	O
Gregorian	O
calendar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
