Killer Instinct review by Tyson

Overall

Buy

     The SNES port of Killer Instinct is far from the Arcade version but it still is a very fun game to play.

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Gameplay

     I found Killer Instinct to be a unique fighting game. While the base fighting system is very similar to games like Street Fighter 2 or Mortal Kombat though what makes Killer Instinct so unique is the games combo system. While a game like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat might have 5 or so hit combos Killer Instinct has you pulling off 12, 20, or 30 hit combos. While having combos this high might sound unbalanced Killer Instinct does a good job at balancing them out with combo breaker moves. A combo breaker will allow you to break out of your opponent’s combo but also deal a bit of damage to them also.

     I really enjoyed the character selection in this game. I found many characters to be unique. For example you have your kinky spy lady B. Orchid, Cinder who is an inmate engulfed in flames, the werewolf Saberwulf, and various others. I really enjoyed how each character played different and had their unique look to them.

     In the end I found Killer Instinct to be a fun fighting game. It is definitely up there with some of my other favorite fighting games.

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Control

     I came away liking how the control felt in this game. The control feels very similar to games like Street Fighter 2.

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Graphics

     Sadly the SNES port is no where near the quality of the arcade version. I did find it though to be a good looking SNES game. The characters seem to animate well and everyone has a unique look to them. The game also holds a decent frame rate at all times which is good too.

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Sound

     I also enjoyed the music of the game. I enjoyed the theme song and I liked how each character had various getting hit and attacking voices.