REVIEW: Killer instinct 1996 SNES
	By: Hal Lab./Nintendo Type: Beat 'em up Players: 1-2 Difficulty: Medium

    Killer Instinct is one of the best fighting games ever made for the SNES system. Enhanced 32 bit graphics, over 10 characters to choose from and some great gameplay! The moves are pretty simple and are the same for every character: Back back forward and hit a letter on the controller. There is a setting for each fighter, like Sabreworlf fights in a mansion, Orchid fights on the top of a building and so on. This game was made in 1994 and showed impressive graphics for it's time.
    There are not many negatives about this game, except for the fact that the last boss is ver hard but every game should have that. I guess since it is rated for mature audiences only, that is a down but there isn't much gore when you play.
    One other downside to this game is that the endings for each character are very bad. Example: When you beat the game withRiptor, all you see are Riptors running on the streets and you see text saying: Riptors got out of controlled and rule the city. That's worse then some Arcade games! I also think they could of had a better intro then just the Nintendo logo spinning around with all it's 32 bits.
    Storyline: There is a big corporation called Ultratech who has gathered up many fighters for the ultimate fight. They created Fulgore, the second to last boss and kidnapped fighters such as Glacius and forced them to fight. Every character has a unique story to them and by not doing anything the first minute of the game, you see each fighters profile. I guess the storyline is a little weaker then Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat but it's the gameplay and graphics that this game thrived on.
    I highly recommend this game to video game players who loved Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat because this has a little of everything. The moves are like Street Fighter, easy to do and the graphics and gore come from Mortal Kombat. - Tommy T Papain 94%

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