Killer Instinct

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A series of fast-paced fighting games from famous second-party developer Rare.

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Overview

The original Killer Instinct

The Killer Instinct franchise began with the 1994 release of Killer Instinct (Game) in the arcade. The game was published by Midway and developed by Rare. It was eventually released on the Super Nintendo and the Game Boy, both published by Nintendo (Company) and developed by Rare.

The series continued with the release of Killer Instinct 2 (Game) in 1996 on the arcade. The game was only released on the arcade, and was developed by Rare, licensed by Nintendo, and published by Midway. A modified version of Killer Instinct 2 was released on the Nintendo 64 under the title Killer Instinct Gold (Game) in 1996 as well.

After a 17 years hiatus on the franchise, Killer Instinct returned as a Xbox One (Platform) launch title on November 22, 2013.

Games

Killer Instinct (Game)

28 October 1994

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Killer Instinct 2 (Game)

25 November 1996

Platforms/ArcadePlatforms/Xbox One

Killer Instinct Gold (Game)

25 November 1996

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Nintendo 64

Killer Instinct

22 November 2013

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Franchise details

Name

Killer Instinct

Features

4 games

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First game

Killer Instinct (Game)

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Characters

• Has characters: Jago (Character), Fulgore (Character), Gargos (Character), Riptor (Character), B. Orchid (Character), Spinal (Character), Chief Thunder (Character), Glacius (Character), Cinder (Character), Sabrewulf (Character), T.J. Combo (Character), Eyedol (Character), Kim Wu (Character), Tusk (Character), Maya (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: The United States of America (Location), Haunted House (Location), Canyon (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: 2.5D (Concept), Blood (Concept), Combo (Concept), Digitized Sprites (Concept), Extreme Violence (Concept), Fatality (Concept), Finishing Move (Concept), Juggling (Concept), Martial Arts (Concept), Palette Swap (Concept), Uppercut (Concept), Voice Acting (Concept), Cyborg (Concept), Snow (Concept), Anthropomorphism (Concept), Hand to Hand Combat (Concept), Alien (Concept), Jump (Concept), Native American (Concept), Melee (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Evil Laugh (Concept), Charge (Concept), Evil Organization (Concept), Sexualized Women (Concept), Cameo (Concept), Shoto-clone (Concept), Boxer (Concept), Robot (Concept), Health (Concept), 2D (Concept), Tail Attack (Concept), Disembodied Voice (Concept), Commentary (Concept), Combo Breaker (Concept), Advanced Computer Modeling (Concept), Mode 7 (Concept), Ice Stage (Concept), Werewolf (Concept), Skeleton Warriors (Concept), Amazon (Concept), Death (Concept), Chain Combo (Concept), 60 FPS on Console (Concept), Color Cartridges (Concept), E3 1995 (Concept), E3 1996 (Concept), Full Combo (Concept), Record Breakers (Concept), Super Game Boy Enhancement (Concept), Game Title Announcer (Concept), Pre-Match Movement (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Fireball (Object), Laser (Object), Claw (Object), Axe (Object), Boxing Glove (Object), Sword (Object), Tonfas (Object), Robot (Object), Sai (Object), Shield (Object), Baton (Object), Giant Axe (Object)

People

• Has people: Hiroshi Yamauchi (Person), Shigeru Miyamoto (Person), Leigh Loveday (Person), Kevin Bayliss (Person), Chris Seavor (Person), Matt Booty (Person), John Lowes (Person), Cary Mednick (Person), Adrian Smith (Person), Tony Wong (Person), Chris Stamper (Person), Donnchadh Murphy (Person), Gary Richards (Person), Gavin Hood (Person), Huw Ward (Person), Ken Lobb (Person), Mark Betteridge (Person), Michael Currington (Person), Robin Beanland (Person), Tim Stamper (Person), Mike Fukuda (Person), John A. Charlesworth (Person), Joel Hochberg (Person), Armond Williams Jr. (Person), Chris Needham (Person), Michael Kelbaugh (Person), Minoru Arakawa (Person), Paul Weaver (Person), Neil Nicastro (Person), Robert Johnson (Person), Chris Tilston (Person), Daniel Owsen (Person), Eileen Hochberg (Person), Henry C. Sterchi (Person), John Hastie (Person), Louise Stamper (Person), P. Wattis (Person), Rich Richardson (Person), Scott Hochberg (Person), Tim Bechtel (Person)