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One of the Best SNES Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was awesome for it's time. It was visually amazing, the sounds were sharp and realistic, and everyone was unique. If you used the cheat, you could unlock the two headed boss, Eyedol. That made the game experience even more fun. The CD it came with has awesome tracks to play as well if you manage to find one with it.

It's hard to believe that this is only 16 bit

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For a 16 bit game, this rocks. Interesting set of characters, phenominal graphics, and outstanding music once again proves why the SNES is one of the all time greatest systems. As in controls this title utilizes every button available (9 total) to unleash incredible combos that makes this the fighting game to own.
That is not to say that this game doesn't have it's flaws. For example the difficulty is set (even on easy) to where a casual gamer just can't pick this up and play. The training mode is lackluster, and combos are difficult to pull off. Also despite how cool the music is, it doesn't always fit the area your fighing in. However overall it works just fine.
Looking at characters there is a nice variety. You have cyborgs, ninjas, assassins, mutants, aliens, lycanthropies, and even a skeleton (who has the funniest ending). No move is duplicated, each has their own set of specials and combos. However the finishing taunt (won't spoil it) is a little dumb, and the finishers are OK at best.
In the end Killer Instinct is a nice game to purchase, it will take a lot of practice to beat the final boss but it is so worth it if you win.

Kick Azz

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game overall is still one of the best fighting games out there, and definitely one of the best Super NES games as well. Of course the arcade version is so much better than this one but for the SNES it's very impressive. It also comes with a music cd of the soundtrack inside the game, and that is very enjoyable as well. I really have no gripes with this game other than I wish you could knock people off the bridge in the Chief Thunder stage (you can't knock them off in the arcade version either, weird) but other than that this game is awesome. My favorite player is Cinder, it's too bad they took him out of KI:GOLD (along with Chief Thunder and Riptor). BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!

Best arcade fighting series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun and challenging. It is fun to play against a friend

BEST GAME EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is just the best game ever, got to get it.

Killer first effort from Rare

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Rare had a pretty good "first-time" streak with their games. They mastered platforming in both 2D and 3D with Donkey Kong Country and Banjo Kazooie; 1st-person shooting with GoldenEye; kart-racing with Diddy Kong Racing; and of course, 2D fighting with Killer Instinct.

KI plays foremost like Street Fighter, with a dash of the extreme violence of Mortal Kombat. What makes it stand out is the combo system, which delivers ridiculous amounts of damage in flashy style. The whole package is delivered in Donkey Kong Country-style rendered graphics and a cd-quality soundtrack based in eurobeats (a music cd came packed in with original versions).

The graphics aren't quite as good as the original arcade, but are commendable. There is also quite a bit of substance beneath the flash; you can get lucky and pull off cool-looking combos through button mashing, but skilled players have a definite advantage over the rookies. If you like 2D fighters, this is a nice alternative to Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Also try the N64 sequel.

Nowadays, it is still fun to play on the ancient SNES!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is unbelievably good for a game made over ten years ago, and the more amzing thing is that it is still fun to play nowadays, not necessarily because of graphics (which are really good for 15 years ago, almost), but because of the great gameplay and wide selection of characters, not all human, in fact, only a couple are, making it a lot more fun with a variety of distinct characters. There is no game like this one. You might say mortal kombat is, but thats just the gameplay, not the characters and cool moves you can do with them.

Buy this game if you have SNES. It is easily one of the top 5 for SNES.

bad fighting

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: July 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had a friend who used to come over and make fun of me for owning Killer Instinct. He'd constantly ask me "when are you going to get rid of this crappy game?" and I'd tell him "oh, eventually". But it took until 2001 when the game didn't sell at a yard sale that I ended up throwing it in the trashbin . THAT is when I got rid of it for good.

The fighting in Killer Instinct is even worse than in Mortal Kombat, and I didn't think it was possible to defeat Mortal Kombat in sheer crappiness. The one thing Killer Instinct does better than MK is the combo system. It's easier and more enjoyable to unleash combos to your opponent in this game. Unfortunately, just like Mortal Kombat, the fighting system is severely dated and useless by todays standards. Unless you like your fighting games to be in slow-motion along with neverending choppy graphics (with bad-looking fatalities included for additional pain- pain that YOU feel) you should never ever think about buying this game. Just another Super NES fighting game I hope people can't remember.

Damn good fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredible for an SNES fighter! Plently of characters! Lots of blood! Create insane combos! Lots of blood! Great stories for each character! Lots of blood! Great graphics for 2d! Did I mention lots of blood?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Best Figter ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A Unqiue style of fighting that doesn't not exist anywhere else today.

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