What Gamespot Users have to say about Killer Instinct (1995)
- Rating:8.5
Gives Mortal Kombat a run for it's money
Ever since Mortal Kombat from Midway, no fighting game of it's kind has been able to top it. When Rare came up with Killer Instinct for the Snes, it wasn't exact at it's best. The graphics were horrible, and the fighting... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
It was a Mortal Kombat look-a-like, yes. Was it a GREAT Mortal Kombat look-a-like? Hell yeah.
Shortly after the release of, at the time, Acclaim's successful and controversial Mortal Kombat games, Rare Ltd decided to join the fray and release a 2D fighting game of their own on the arcade: Killer Instinct. Now,... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
This is a Fighter that should be on everyone's list for buying, and for wishing Rareware would make a remake.
I remember when Me and my older brother would walk into an Aladin's Castle just to pop quarters into this little machine and play as a crowd of smokers, biker's, and alcoholics would gather in aww at the electrifying and... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Searching for a high-violence, fast-action, challenging, addictive game? You found your ticket here.
Ahhh, Killer Instinct... Reminds me of those good old days. Violence, violence and violence, one of those main things that are needed to make a game perfect. This is actually the best game I always used to play in the ar... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
this is the kind of game that helps out whenever you have a bad day and just want to kick someone's tail to the curb.
this game is a good fighter because it gives you the ability relax after having a bad day and taking your anger out on one of the characters that remind you of a person that may have gotten on your bad side. yhis game al... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
Do you still have your Killer Cuts CD?
Warning: The opinions expressed in the following review are NOT endorsed by anyone at Gamespot or any professional reviewer. I'm not paid for my reviews and I do them for fun. They may contain: Foul Language, Violence, r... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
A truly Killer game!
The Super Nintendo port of Killer Instinct was not the intended version for release, as an arcade perfect port of Killer Instinct was promised as one of the premier titles for Nintendo's then soon to be released Ultra 64... Read Full Review
6 of 9 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
A classic fighting game that is still fun to play today.
The first thing to hit me about this game was the music. At the start of the game you get the killer instinct intro with the rare logo, and then theres the menu screen, lightning and all. There are some great characte... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8
Good.. but
This is a good game. I loved it when it came out and I still love it now. I just noticed that a lot of the reviews for it give it more credit than perhaps is fair. While it is a great fighting game and an instant love it... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Do you want one of the greatest fighting games ever made?
Once in a blue moon a video game is created that redefines its genre. Killer Instinct did just that. Groundbreaking graphics, superior gameplay, all helped to make KI the classic it is. The combo system can seem tricky a... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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