"He scored the arcade version two out of five stars.In an article on the Saturn port, "Sega Saturn Magazine" called "Skull Fang" "a classic example of over hyped nonsense", and explained that "With two players on screen at once, multiple power-ups and even an original arcade mode (requiring you to turn your TV on its side, "Raiden"-style), "Skull Fang" begins to sound fairly impressive.