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_/ Notes \___________________________________________________________________
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| Primal Rage was released in the early 1990s across numerous platforms. The |
| different incarnations of the game vary in their moves and mini-games. For |
| example, the infamous golden shower fatality in absent in all variations of |
| the game except the original arcade release. This guide covers only the |
| Jaguar CD version of the game, so anything listed here may not apply to |
| other versions of the game. |
| |
| All moves and controls come from the manual itself. For all moves, assume |
| facing right. |
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__________________________________________________________/ Basic Controls \_
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| Depending on your controller, the control scheme is slightly different. If |
| you are using 3-Button Controller you will can still perform all the moves, |
| either by pressing two buttons at once or by using the numeric pad. |
| |
| 3-Button Controller 6-Button Controller |
| A-Button (Low Quick Strike) A-Button (Low Power Strike) |
| B-Button (High Fierce Strike) B-Button (Low Fierce Strike) |
| C-Button (High Quick Strike) C-Button (Low Quick Strike) |
| Option (Low Fierce Strike) X-Button (High Power Strike) |
| B- & C-Buttons (High Power Strike) Y-Button (High Fierce Strike) |
| A-Button & Option (Low Power Strike) Z-Button (High Quick Strike) |
| |
| Numeric Pad |
| 1-Button (High Quick Strike) 2-Button (High Fierce Strike) |
| 3-Button (High Power Strike) 4-Button (Low Quick Strike) |
| 5-Button (Low Fierce Strike) 6-Button (Low Power Strike) |
| |
| Special moves are performed differently in Primal Rage than in most two- |
| dimensional fighters. Instead of inputing a directional command and then |
| pressing a button, Primal Rage has you hold the buttons and then enter a |
| directional command. Specific character moves are listed below. |
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_/ Armadon \_________________________________________________________________
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| For over a million years, Armadon dwelled in his cave beneath the Earth's |
| crust, telepathically linked to the biomass. The Cataclysms and the battles |
| for supremacy over the changing planet tortured him. Now, he has risen to |
| settle things once and for all. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Snout Gouge) Low Quick Strike (Short Tail Whip) |
| High Fierce Strike (Upper Snout Gouge) Low Fierce Strike (Long Tail Whip) |
| High Power Strike (Power Snout Gouge) Low Power Strike (Power Tail Whip) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Bed-O-Nails High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + | ^ |
| v | |
| |
| Iron Maiden High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + <- o ^ o -> |
| \ | / |
| |
| Mega Charge High Quick Strike & Low Quick Strike + <- / | \ -> |
| o v o |
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________________________________________________________________/ Blizzard \_
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| Blizzard is a noble god, the essence of the animal spirit. Frozen for |
| millennia at the heart of an immense glacier in the Himalayas, Blizzard was |
| released when the Earth met the Great Meteor. He lived high in the |
| mountains, descending only when threatened. His animal power and age-old |
| wisdom makes him almost unstoppable. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Right Jab) Low Quick Strike (Left Low Punch) |
| High Fierce Strike (Left Jab) Low Fierce Strike (Left Uppercut) |
| High Power Strike (Power Jab) Low Power Strike (Power Uppercut) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Air Throw (close) High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike |
| |
| Freeze Breath High Quick Strike & High Fierce Strike & |
| Low Fierce Strike + <- -> |
| |
| Mega Punch High Quick Strike & High Fierce Strike + <- -> |
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_/ Chaos \___________________________________________________________________
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| Chaos, the mightiest witch doctor on the first continent, wanted to control |
| the evolution of humanity. During his quest, he cast a mighty spell that |
| backfired and turned him into a foul, disgusting beast, forced to wallow in |
| his own filth for eons. During the Cataclysm, Chaos prayed to Throshti, god |
| of Carrion, for release. To restore his greatness, he must defeat all his |
| enemies. When his task is completed, Chaos will regain control of his life |
| and lead his tribe to greatness. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Left Jab) Low Quick Strike (Low Punch) |
| High Fierce Strike (Right Cross) Low Fierce Strike (Right Head Bash) |
| High Power Strike (Power Jab) Low Power Strike (Power Grab) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Grab-N-Throw High Fierce Strike & Low Fierce Strike + -> <- |
| |
| Ground Shaker High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + <- o <- / |
| \ o |
| |
| Power Puke High Quick Strike & Low Fierce Strike + ^ o |
| | / -> |
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__________________________________________________________________/ Diablo \_
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| Diablo is evil in its purest form. He was released from a fiery prison deep |
| within Earth, to which he was drawn by the pain and torment caused in the |
| Great Cataclysms. When he has conquered the planet, he will live just to |
| torture it. If none are left to oppose him, he will burn the entire planet, |
| sparing only the cruel and vicious. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Straight Chomp) Low Quick Strike (Right Lep Rip) |
| High Fierce Strike (Quick Jab Chomp) Low Fierce Strike (Tail Whip) |
| High Power Strike (Power Chomp) Low Power Strike (Power Whip) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Hot Foot High Fierce Strike & Low Fierce Strike + o \ |
| \ o |
| |
| Inferno Flash High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike & ^ |
| Low Fierce Strike + | |
| |
| Torch High Quick Strike & Low Quick Strike + ^ o |
| | / -> |
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_/ Sauron \__________________________________________________________________
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| Sauron is the god of Hunger. When he was released from his sleep of ages by |
| the catastrophe, his instinct forced him to devour human flesh to remain |
| immortal. The hungry hordes of humanity worshipped him, but lived in fear |
| of his presence. Because, many humans had sought refuge with other rulers |
| of the planet, Sauron must defeat the others and feast in their followers. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Straight Chomp) Low Quick Strike (Right Leg Rip) |
| High Fierce Strike (Lunge Chomp) Low Fierce Strike (Tail Whip) |
| High Power Strike (Power Chomp) Low Power Strike (Power Whip) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Cranium Crusher High Quick Strike & Low Fierce Strike + | ^ |
| v | |
| |
| Earthquake Stomp High Quick Strike & High Fierce Strike & ^ | |
| Low Fierce Strike + | v |
| |
| Primal Scream High Quick Strike & Low Quick Strike + | ^ |
| v | |
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___________________________________________________________________/ Talon \_
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| Talon was the great chief of the Raptor Clan on a hidden South Pacific |
| island for eons. When the Great Meteor rearranged the continents, Talon's |
| island came in contact with the mainland. Wanting to ensure the safety of |
| his wives and children, Talon set out to eliminate all dangers to his |
| clan's welfare. Talon prefers to live in luxury, keeping humans as cattle |
| and hunting them for sport. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Left Slash) Low Quick Strike (Slash Kick) |
| High Fierce Strike (Upper Chomp) Low Fierce Strike (Roundhouse Kick) |
| High Power Strike (Power Chomp) Low Power Strike (Power Kick) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Brain Basher High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + <- o ^ o -> |
| \ | / |
| |
| Frantic Fury High Quick Strike & Low Fierce Strike + <- / | \ -> |
| o v o |
| |
| Pounce And Flip High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + -> | \ |
| v o |
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_/ Vertigo \_________________________________________________________________
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| Long ago a sorceress named Vertigo appeared from another dimension. In a |
| great magical battle during the Mesozoic Wars, Vertigo was banished to the |
| moon by the arch-mage Balsafas. The meteor crash weakened the old shields |
| enough for Vertigo to return and enslave the planet once again. Once |
| victorious, she plans to enslave hordes of humans and have them build an |
| insane palace in multiple dimensions. |
| |
| Basic Moves |
| High Quick Strike (Jab Chomp) Low Quick Strike (Tail Whip) |
| High Fierce Strike (Lunge Chomp) Low Fierce Strike (Snap Tail Whip) |
| High Power Strike (Power Chomp) Low Power Strike (Power Whip) |
| |
| Special Moves |
| Teleport High Fierce Strike & Low Fierce Strike + | | |
| v v |
| |
| Voodoo Spell High Fierce Strike & Low Quick Strike + <- <- |
| |
| Voodoo Spit High Quick Strike & Low Quick Strike + -> -> |
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_____________________________________________________/ Final Battle Ground \_
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| If you have the difficulty set to ten or higher you will move on to the |
| Final Battle Ground upon initially defeating the six other fighters. Here |
| you will fight all six of your opponents again, but this time it will be an |
| endurance-type match where you have to defeat all six of them, plus a clone |
| of yourself, on one life bar. If you can do this, then you can truly say |
| you've mastered your given character. |
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_/ The Dracolich \___________________________________________________________
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| Arcade lore, and a Gamepro article, indicated that an update to Primal Rage |
| was planned that would include a boss fighter to be faced on the moon once |
| the seven basic fighters had been defeated. This boss, whose name is not |
| known, was to be a dracolich. A dracolich would be the animated bones of a |
| dinosaur-like creature. It was described as having a horn, six claws, and |
| a spiked tail. It was said to be able to fly and have the ability to suck |
| its foe's life and heal itself. Sadly, this never came to be and every |
| console version of Primal Rage only includes the seven basic fighters. |
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____________________________________________________/ Alternate Game Modes \_
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| Endurance |
| Selectable from the title screen, Endurace Mode allows you to pick four of |
| the fighters and use them against four computer opponents. You begin with |
| your first fighter and battle the computer's first fighter. Whoever wins |
| faces their foe's second fighter, and so on until only one player has any |
| fighters left. |
| |
| Tug-Of-War |
| Selectable from the title screen, Tug-Of-War pits two fighters against one |
| another like normal. The catch here is that the players share the same |
| life bar. By hitting one's foe it moves the life bar in their direction. |
| The match ends when one player fills the bar all the way up in their favor |
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_/ Copyrights \______________________________________________________________
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| Primal Rage is (c) Atari/Midway Games |
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