Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct is a fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway and Nintendo. Released as an arcade game in 1994, it centers on a tournament organized by the powerful corporation Ultratech.

Gameplay

Instead of best-of-three rounds, each fighter has two life bars. The first player to deplete both of an opponent’s life bars wins the match. The game also features auto-seconds, which let players trigger automatic combos through specific button sequences, and combo breakers, special moves that interrupt an opponent’s combo.

Platforms

• All Killer No Filler
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Super Nintendo MSU-1

The game’s story was also adapted into a limited comic book series published through Acclaim Comics.