Killer Instinct Gold (1996)
Expanded Game of Killer Instinct 2
3.28 from 168 ratings
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Rare was a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, and produced the Killer Instinct series exclusively for the company as their response to Mortal Kombat. Following the success of the 1995 Killer Instinct port for the Super Nintendo home console, Rare began a sequel for the same console. They transitioned development to the Nintendo 64 upon its announcement. Gold was scheduled …
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Rare was a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, and produced the Killer Instinct series exclusively for the company as their response to Mortal Kombat. Following the success of the 1995 Killer Instinct port for the Super Nintendo home console, Rare began a sequel for the same console. They transitioned development to the Nintendo 64 upon its announcement. Gold was scheduled as a launch title for the new console but was delayed until its North American release in November 1996. It received a wider release in May 1997.
It was also included in Rare's 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation, Rare Replay.
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Details
- Developers
- Rare
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Genres
- Fighting
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Franchises
- Killer Instinct
- Series
- Killer Instinct
Release dates
- Nov 25, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 64
- Dec 1996 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo 64
- May 09, 1997 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo 64
- Jul 04, 1997 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 64
Also available on
- Killer Instinct 2 (1996) · ARC
- Killer Instinct 2 Classic (2014) · XONE
- Killer Instinct 2 · SNES
Related
Bundled in
- Rare Replay (Aug 2015) · XONE
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Rating distribution
5 stars
14
4 stars
50
3 stars
76
2 stars
25
1 star
3
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