into it. The impact, however, badly damages both and destroys all but one of the escape pods, as well as killing all but four from each ship (eight in total). The few survivors fight for the final escape pod and a chance of survival. Characters All soldiers use Light Armor and can be equipped with Heavy Armor before fights, while none of the fugitives use armor. Cylic – An alien red ant. In the Japanese version, he is a brown-haired human soldier named Jake. Zena-Lan – A female soldier whose head is constantly on fire. In the Japanese version, she is a blond-haired human soldier named Ray. Naruto – A shadow being. In the Japanese version, he is a brown-haired human. Tyr – A man with metallic skin wearing samurai like armor. Talmac – A tall, dark, sinister figure with a skull-like face, spiked red hair and sharp claws. No one is sure if he wears a mask or not, because no one has gotten close enough to find out. Yug – A gorilla-like humanoid who is possibly a robot. He relies almost entirely on his powerful arms for his attacks. Naja – A female snake-shaped siren, with a cobra's head and, instead of legs, a long tail that she uses as a battering ram. Her design and American name are derived from the serpentine nāga of Hinduism and Buddhism, which in sculptures and drawn art were often depicted as having humanoid torsos. Deamon – A vicious alien with large talon-like claws and a scorpion-like stinger attached to the back of his head. Development and release Cosmic Carnage was developed by Almanic Corporation in conjunction with ALU. Takashi Shichijo and Hikoshi Hashimoto served as the project's programmer and composer respectively, although neither are credited as such in the credits of the game. ALU stated on their official website that development kits arrived three months prior to release date during development. The game was first released for the 32X by Sega in North America as a launch title on 21 November 1994. Former Sega of America executive producer Michael Latham stated that the company was rushed to release games on time for the 32X's launch, and said that "hen Cosmic Carnage showed up, we didn't even want to ship it. It took a lot of convincing, you know, to ship that title." The title was then released in Japan on 27