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the game did'nt work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

when the game came i was happy until i popped it in,it did'nt even come on.i know it is a five star game but right i give it a one for not working,until i get a new one.

Does nothing to improve the series...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: April 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In the nineties, fighting games became extremely popular due to the successes of the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat franchises. Even the British Rare corporation, best known for the highly advanced graphic work they had used in games like Donkey Kong Country, wanted to try their hand at making one. And in the mid nineties, Killer Instinct arrived. How does it measure up? Read on and find out.

PROS:
-GRAPHICALLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST LOOKING FIRST GENERATION NINTENDO 64 GAMES. The advanced graphic stylings that worked wonders on games from the Super Nintendo's latter years work very well here.
-THE GAME HAS AN INTERESTING CAST OF CHARACTERS. Let's see. We've got a boxer, a skeleton, a werewolf, and even a robot, plus many more. The cast of characters is one of the game's strengths.
-EACH CHARACTER HAS HIS OR HER OWN SPECIAL MOVES. No two characters pay exactly alike.
-EACH CHARACTER HAS A FINISHING MOVE. Some of these are actually pretty interesting (Orchid's is particularly humorous.)

CONS:
-THE GAME IS HORRIBLY UNORIGINAL. The six-button fighting scheme is ripped off from Street Fighter, and the fatalities are ripped of from Mortal Kombat. And honestly, how many rip-offs of these two games do we need?
-THE CONTROL SEEMS WEAK WHEN COMPARED TO THE TWO GAMES THIS ONE RIPS OFF. Because of this, the controls come off seeming unfinished in their performance.
-LIFE BARS DON'T REGENERATE BETWEEN ROUNDS. In other words, the battles will go completely onesided, and a comeback is virtually impossible if you're getting massacred.

OVERALL:
Steer clear of this game. If you want good fighting games, stick with the two franchises that this game ripped off. This was an interesting venture for Rare - it just wasn't a very good game.

Music, effects, combos fun characters

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Silicon graphics and the usual play control equal an easy to learn 3D fighting game. The thing that makes this game really unique are the killer combinations of moves, and the fact that there are tons of special moves for each character, but then when you start doing a combination of moves there are even more special moves! The fighting arenas are visually astounding, especially Spinal's ship. There is even cool fighting music to keep up with the pace of the fight. Speaking of the pace, there are 100s of options, including the speed of the fight, disabling certain moves, damage, and anything you can imagine. Another great part about this game is that there is an actual scale of challenge, which makes it anywhere from easy for a beginner - to difficult for a master gamer. The only disappointing thing is that the original fighters are better than the four new ones.

Almost flawless, but not quite

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got Killer Instinct Gold for Christmas a few years ago and it's still fun to play. It is almost a perfect port from the arcade versions to the Nintendo 64 console. The graphics are awesome and the fighting action is fast and fluid. The music goes perfect with the levels while the sound isn't bad either. The control is also top notch. You can use either the control pad or the joystick. There are also a few fatalities and you can knock your opponent off of almost every level. Some of them are especially cool. For example, in T.J. Combo's stage you can knock your opponent on the train track and the train will run over them. The combos can't be much better and the selection of characters is also good. There are many codes and secrets to find in the game that will keep the replay value good throughout the years.

Killer Instinct Gold is a great fighting game, but it's not completely flawless. Some of the graphics such as the mountains look like they're not finished and to see the real ending, you have to beat the game on the Master level and it's almost impossible. But other than that, this game is great. Anybody who likes fighting games should pick this one up today.

KI Gold= DA BOMB

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. Im the kind of gamer who likes classic N64 games, and this is a superb masterpiece to my collection. This one has it all: Graphics, sound, and most importantly, great gameplay. Fighting fans definetly add this one to your collection. Its an oldie but a goodie.

A fast and furious game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo has not been noted for delivering great fighting games on their 64-bit machine. This, however is an exception: it has fast action, terrific sound, interesting characters, and outstanding graphics. It is not the best fighting game around, but it will provide a good deal of entertainment for fighting fans.

Dissapointing 'beat-em-up' thats showing it's age

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: November 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game was was state of the art.....a few years ago. Thismaybe an almost arcade perfect mix of Killer Instincts 1+2 but justlooks tired today when compared to the likes of say the Tekken series. You expect a lot from this game but it just doesn't deliver. Its slow, dull and the 30+ hit combos that were a major draw in the arcade versions are so complicated to pull off that its doubtful you'll even bother. When the original game appeared on the SNES a few years ago, it was groundbreaking but today, it just can't cut it. If you want a decent fighting game on the N64 go for WWF Attitude or Mortal Kombat 4 instead. END

Orchid and her Legs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks for several resons, first if you can't play worth a lick, then you could choose Glacius, who in turn can beat anyones booty. My favorite character is of course Orchid because homegirl can whup tail with them legs....whoo. OFF THE FREAKING HOOK...and that combo where she morphs into a tiger on fire....no beating that, ya dig? OFF THE HOOK! No game on 64 could ever beat this game.

Killer Instinct Gold

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Let's get it out there first, KILLER INSTINCT GOLD is an advanced fighting game. Beginning gamers won't be able to do the combo system. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to play even if you're not very good, but I still think that by not being able to pull off the combo system and new fatality system, than you really miss out on the core principals of this game and that is the combos.

Now if you are an advanced gamer, than this is easily for you! KI Gold does not disappoint in any way, shape or form. From it's near flawless animation and graphics, to it's gameplay and replay value, it's very hard to put this one down.

Along with some new characters (Maya, Kim Wu, Tusk and end boss Gargos) and returning characters Jago, Orchid, TJ Combo, Fulgore, Saberwolf, Glacius and Spinal, you're sure to find some completely hardcore fights and of course, new combos, new moves and newly added supermoves. Also, no longer are fatalities done while your opponent is dying, now they are done during combos (Ultimate Combos). It's a great, new and challenging system.

The down points, for me at least, was that my main guy Cinder is gone. But vast improvements to the returning cast highly makes up for that. Check out KI GOLD!

A Rare Glitch

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Killer Instinct is a good fighting game, but could be definitely better for two reasons. In order to see the whole story, you have to defeat the game on all levels (from normal to master) with one character to see his/her whole story unlike other fighters where you get to see the ending even on easy mode. Second, in order to pass the whole game, you need to be an expert in more than one character. Some computer characters become unrealistically difficult and will defeat your character in a few seconds. So, you need to use another character to counter the computer's weakness. And you need to do this often. Remember, this is a Nintendo game which means a fun game for the whole family. Hopefully, Nintendo will do better on the sequel. Let's keep our fingers crossed shall we?

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