January 1995 under the name Cyber Brawl and later in Europe on February of the same year. Reception Cosmic Carnage received mostly negative reviews. The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly unanimously commented that even taking into account the fact that it is a launch title, Cosmic Carnage is a disappointing game which fails to push significantly beyond the capabilities of the standalone Sega Genesis in either graphics or audio. They did remark that the armor mechanic is an impressive innovation, but nonetheless felt that the overall gameplay was mediocre at best. In their review, GamePro praised the armor mechanic and sci-fi styled graphics, but criticized the slow action and limited originality, and concluded that "there are more exciting Genesis fighters around". Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that it was "A sad, shambling mockery of a fighting game." Flux magazine gave mostly a negative review saying: "Basically a second-rate fighting game with sluggish action, awful sound and overly detailed graphics that make it hard to determine just what the hell is going on." Although they praised the characters and movesets. Even Sega of America president Tom Kalinske declined to defend the game; when an interviewer brought up the negative response Cosmic Carnage was getting, Kalinske said only, "Well, you know, every now and then there are games with which we're not so happy. It's all part of the learning process." In a retrospective review, Levi Buchanan of IGN applauded the character sprites, noting that they are "large, colorful, and decently detailed", but felt that the sprite detail were "ruined" by zooming effects. Buchanan also criticized the audio, which consists of "orrid, crunchy music and weak sound effects." Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame cited Cosmic Carnage as " poor cousin of such 2D fighters as Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II", criticizing its slow gameplay and pixelated graphics. See also Eternal Champions Notes References External links Cosmic Carnage at GameFAQs Cosmic Carnage at Giant Bomb Cosmic Carnage at MobyGames 1994 video games Fighting games Givro Corporation games Mortal Kombat clones Multiplayer and single-player video games Sega video games Sega 32X games Sega 32X-only games Video games developed in Japan