Killer Instinct Gold is a 1996 fighting video game based on the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. The game was developed by Rare and released by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. Players control characters who fight on a 2D plane set against a 3D background. It became known as an arcade game and Nintendo’s version of Mortal Kombat and became known for its aggressive, fast pace of gameplay.
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Killer Instinct Gold is a 1996 fighting video game based on the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. The game was developed by Rare and released by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. Players control characters who fight on a 2D plane set against a 3D background. Players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos. Large combo successions lead to stronger attacks and brutal, stylistic finisher moves underscored by an announcer. Gold did not replicate the success of its Super NES predecessor, and the series remained dormant through its 2002 acquisition by Microsoft until its 2013 reboot. It was later included in Rare’s 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation, Rare Replay, and is now available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It has been described as a departure from fighting game staples such as Street Fighter, Tekken 2, and Virtua Fighter 2, as it places less emphasis on patience and mastery of gameplay and more emphasis on fast-paced, high-octane action. It also includes enhancements to the 3D backgrounds and upgraded soundtrack, but excludes the full-motion video sequences and some voiceovers from the arcade release due to Nintendo’s cartridge media data storage restrictions.
The Gold release adds a training mode, new camera views, and improved audiovisuals. It features the same characters, combos, and environments available in the arcade Killer Inst instinct 2. Players can unlock new character appearances, gameplay difficulty levels, and an additional playable character. Gold’s shared roster contains eleven characters in total: four new additions and seven returning from the previous title. Fights are set in spaceship, jungle, and castle settings, among others, and some backgrounds are interactive. While Gold’s backgrounds are fluidly animated in 60 frames per second, Gold’s character animations have fewer frames than its arcade version of the game. It became known as an arcade game and Nintendo’s version of Mortal Kombat and became known for its aggressive, fast pace of gameplay. It is also known as the first fighting game to be released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the first to be made available for the Game Boy Advance (GS). It was released in North America in November 1996 and in other regions in May 1997.
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