In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Aggressors of Dark Kombat" on their September 1, 1994 issue as being the eighth most-popular arcade game at the time. The game was met with generally mixed to positive reception from critics since its release in arcades and other platforms. Most reviewers noted its beat 'em up-style fighting system as different when compared to other fighting games of the era. The title was awarded by Electronic Gaming Monthly as the "Strangest Game of 1994". According to "Famitsu", the AES version sold over 6,143 copies in its first week on the market. It holds a 70% on the video game review aggregator "GameRankings".