Killer Instinct 2

Eyedol's death at the hands of Orchid in the previous game accidently set off a time warp sending everyone back 2000 years and allowed Gargos to escape from Limbo. Now, 2000 years in the past, warriors that survived Killer Instinct (1) and several new faces fight for the right to face the Demon Lord Gargos in combat. Some, like T.J. Combo, just want to get home. Others, like Tusk, want to bring an end to Gargos and his reign of evil. This time there is no tournament or prize money, just a fight to the finish with the fate of the future hanging in the balance.

As with many fighters, achieve two wins and the winner continues on. But instead of alternating fights, the loser's power is restored while the winner's power stays the same until knocked out. The game engine is a lot like the original Killer Instinct but improvements have added depth to the game. A new power meter was added to store energy for super moves and super linkers. The auto doubles have been included again, but there is now an option for manual combos. There are many new moves and changes made to the old characters. At the end of the fight you have the option to finish off your opponent much like Mortal Kombat.

At the character selection screen, hold Up and press Fierce Punch, Medium Punch, Medium Kick, Fierce Kick, Medium Punch, Quick Punch, Quick Kick and then Medium Kick. You will hear a sound and Gargos will appear as a selectable character.

Press Up and Start on the character selection screen for Random Select.

On the character selection screen you can choose the speed of the game with various codes. They must be done before choosing your character. Down and any medium attack for turbo mode, Down and any fierce attack for ultra turbo and Down and either quick attack to go back to regular speed.

You can choose the stage and background music by quickly using a code after selecting your characters. The first player selects the level and the second player selects the music. Here is the list of the codes:

• Jago's Bridge: Down and Quick Punch
• Gargos' Dungeon: Down and Medium Punch
• T.J. Combo's Street: Down and Fierce Punch
• Kim Wu's Dojo: Down and Quick Kick
• Spinal's Ship (outside): Down and Medium Kick
• Spinal's Ship (inside): Down and Fierce Kick
• Sabrewulf's Castle: Up and Quick Punch
• Maya's Jungle: Up and Medium Punch
• Glacius' Spaceship: Up and Fierce Punch
• Tusk's Stone Henge: Up and Quick Kick
• Fulgore's Museum: Up and Medium Kick
• Orchid's Helipad: Up and Fierce Kick
• Sky Stage: Down and Medium Kick (both players must do this)

The game actually features multiple endings per character depending on who you kill or do not kill during the game.

Orchid is the only character in the game to have only one Ultimate Combo.

It is possible to do infinite combos if you take advantage of glitches.

The side art features Orchid on both sides with a redish black and flame background.

The hard drive and JAMMA PCB from this game can be swapped with those from Killer Instinct without changing the control panel.

LICENSOR: Nintendo
DEVELOPER: Rareware
DISTRIBUTOR: Midway

CPU: R4600 RISC processor
SOUND: ADSP2150

The game uses the same hardware as the original Killer Instinct.