[3] The game is also renamed by the titles Mondu's Fight Palace on the Commodore 64, and Slaughter Sport in its Sega Genesis iteration.

[5] In the Genesis port, single-player mode centers on the player beginning as Rex (or as another fighter through cheat codes) and must take on each of the 8 standard fighters (including their mutant clone) twice, with the second set being the more difficult palette swaps.

The original version of the game starts with the player having 3 species to choose from,[6] unlocking new characters by defeating them in battle.

This status bar is a clever balancing mechanic that makes spamming attacks less reliable and a less effective tactic.

[4] Tongue of the Fatman was positively received in its original release, but was looked upon negatively in retrospect.

They wrote, "Activision's graphics are as wild as Fatman's title, and the game play is more than satisfactory.".