A 1994 fighting arcade game by Rare in which characters from a tournament hosted by Ultratech battle to be named the Killer Instinct champion.
Combat
Killer Instinct introduced the auto-double and manual combo system, letting players chain attacks into spectacular long sequences. Combo breakers gave defenders a counter window.
Roster
The cast spans cyborg ninja Fulgore, ice-elemental Glacius, raptor Riptor, werewolf Sabrewulf, and skeleton Spinal. Each fighter ends matches with an over-the-top No Mercy finisher.
Legacy
Killer Instinct was a coin-op hit and the pack-in for the early SNES era. The 2013 Xbox One reboot, developed by Double Helix and later Iron Galaxy, kept the combo focus and free-to-play model alive.