Cosmic Carnage

Description

Cosmic Carnage, known as Cyber Brawl in Japan, is a 2D sci-fi fighting game set in deep space. The game’s premise is a prison ship collides with a military cruiser leaving only eight survivors – four prisoners and four soldiers. They are forced to battle for the sole remaining escape pod. Each character can be customised with light or heavy armour for the body, arms, and legs, which affects their special moves and combat style.

Gameplay offers one-on-one matches with a six-button control scheme and zooming camera effects reminiscent of Samurai Spirits. Despite its ambition, the game was widely panned for clunky controls, lackluster character design, and an overall lack of polish. Its grimy, alien aesthetic and buckets of blood gave it a gritty edge, but it couldn’t compete with genre heavyweights like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter.