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Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.
Instruction booklet · August 30, 1995

Killer Instinct

Fighting1 playerNot rated

The story

Differences from the arcade version includes that of a training mode, a tournament mode and other options.

Specifications

Released
August 30, 1995
Developer
Rare
Publisher
Nintendo
Players
1
Genre
Fighting
Rating
Not rated
Series
Killer Instinct
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction
View
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What the magazines said

7
8.5
7.5
8
EGM · four reviewers
Players
60/100 (11 ratings)
Computer and Video Games
93%
GameFan
281/300
Next Generation
3/5
Total!
95/100
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
8/10
Entertainment Weekly
A
AllGame
4.5/5
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