DESCRIPTION

A poor cousin of such 2D fighters as Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II, Cosmic Carnage lets players select from eight different alien fighters (including a praying mantis and a space gorilla), each of which can select from light and heavy armor prior to fighting. The armor, which seems more garish than Joseph's Coat of Many Colors, affects speed and the types of attacks, and gratuitous violence is on hand as players can rip each other's limbs off. Gameplay is slow, controls are stiff, graphics are pixelated, and the music and background environments are bland. Recommended for masochists and indiscriminate gamers only. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide