Lost In Translation/Killer Instinct 2

Killer Instinct 2
Manufacturer	Rare
Released	1995
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 6 Button(s)
Main CPU	R4600 (little) (@ 100.000 MHz); ADSP2105 (@ 10.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; DMA-driven DAC
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 320 x 240 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 32,768 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	9 ROMs plus Laserdisc, Hard Disk or CD-ROM; 4,718,592 bytes (4.50 MiB)
MAME ID	kinst2 · kinst210 · kinst211 · kinst213 · kinst2k

This page is a stub for arcade games that are part of the Lost In Translation series using information based on MAME (version 0.113u2).
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About The Game

Killer Instinct 2 is a one-on-one fighting arcade video game.

Not as widely received as its predecessor, ten characters nevertheless rack up the combo hits for another go.

Updates

REVISION 1 :

Software version : 1.0

REVISION 2 :

Software version : 1.1

REVISION 3 :

Software version : 1.3

REVISION 4 :

Software version : 1.4

Tips and tricks

Play As Gargos

At the character selection screen, hold Up on the joystick, then press FP, MP, MK, FK, MP, QP, QK, MK.

Random Select

At the character selection screen, hold Up on the joystick and press the Start button.

Speed Codes

The following combinations should be held at the 'VS' screen to change the speed setting of the match:

Turbo speed - Down+MP or MK.
Ultra speed - Down+FP or FK.
Cancel speed code - Down+QP or QK.

Stage Select/Music Select

After choosing the character you want with the Start button, immediately press and hold Up or Down along with one of the Punch or Kick buttons. Different combinations allow different boards. The first player to choose their character gets to choose the stage. The second player gets to choose the music with the same method:

Up+LP - Sabrewulf stage.
Up+MP - Maya stage.
Up+HP - Glacius stage.
Up+LK - Tusk stage.
Up+MK - Fulgore stage.
Up+HK - Orchid stage.
Down+LP - Jago stage.
Down+MP - Gargos stage.
Down+HP - T.J. Combo stage.
Down+LK - Kim Wu stage.
Down+MK - Spinal stage.
Down+HK - Spinal stage.
Down+MK (both controllers) - Sky Platform.

Alternate Costumes

At the character select screen, press Up or Down on the joystick.

Finishers

'Ultra combo' and 'Ultimates' are within-combo, 'No Mercy' can be done anywhere.

COMBO
- Assault : B, F, [FK]
- Ultra Combo : F, B, [FP]
- Ultimate - 'Screen Punch' : Hold [QK], release [QK]. TJ punches opponent, he flies the friendly skies.
- No Mercy - 'Gun'em Down' : (F), DF, D, DB, B, F [FK]. TJ takes out a gun, and shots the crap out of the opponent.

FULGORE
- Assault : F, D, DF, [QP]
- Ultra Combo : F, D, DF, [QK]
- Ultimate - 'Heavy Artillery' : F, B, DB, D, DF, F, [MK]. Fulgore turns into a battletech and shoots heavy artillery at opponent.
- No Mercy - 'Lazer': B, DB, D, DF, F, B, [MP]. laser falls from the sky, your opponents veins and a whole bloody mess is left behind.

GLACIUS
- Assault : D, DB, B, [QK]
- Ultra Combo : D, DF, F, [QK]
- Ultimate - 'Ice Spear' : D, DB, B, F, [MK]. Glacius stabs the opponent with an ice pick.
- No Mercy - 'Ice Crusher' : B, F, DF, D, DB, B, [QK]. Glacius grabs his opponent, freezes him and blam!

JAGO
- Assault : DB, D, DF, [QK]
- Ultra Combo : DF, D, DB, [QK]
- Ultimate - 'Laser Sword Stab' : F, D, DF, [FK]. Uhm hah yiha! Nice swords play by Jago.
- No Mercy - 'Fireball Scorcher' : F, DF, D, DB, B, F ,[MP]. The tiger spirit within Jago causes a dragon to appear. He burns the crap out of the character.

KIM-WU
- Assault : D, DB, B, [QK]
- Ultra Combo : D, DF, F, [QK]
- Ultimate - 'Star' : B, DB, D, DF, F, B, [QK]. A star explodes in your face!!!
- No Mercy - 'Chest Stomp' : (B), F, B, DB, D, DF, F, [MK]. Kim-Wu goes wild and steps on your chest! Yippie!

MAYA
- Assault : (F), B, [FP]
- Ultra Combo : (F), B, [FK]
- Ultimate - 'Elephant' : F, DF, D, DB, B, F, [QK]. An elephant magically fall on your opponent.
- No Mercy - 'Shrinker' : B, DB, D, DF, F, B, [QP]. A red ray its emitted from Maya's forehead. The opponent is shrunk down to size.

ORCHID
- Assault : D, DF, F, [FP]
- Ultra Combo : D, DB, B, [QK]
- No Mercy - 'Scorcher' : B, F, DF, D, DB, B, [MK]. Orchid throws a fireball that frys the opponent.

SABREWULF
- Assault : F, B, [QK]
- Ultra Combo : B, F, [QK]
- Ultimate - 'Electrocution' : Hold [FK], Release [FK]. Electrifing!
- No Mercy - 'Bat Attack' : Hold [QP] Release [QP]. A flock of bats carry the character off screen. Then you hear a loud scream and blood drips.

SPINAL
- Assault : B, DB, D, DF, F, [FP]
- Ultra Combo : F, DF, D, DB, B, [FP]
- Ultimate - 'Sword Play' : D, D, [QK]. Spinals starts cutting the opponent then he fries him with lighting!
- No Mercy - 'Skull Drop' : D, DF, F, D, DF, F, [QP]. A BIG ass skull falls on the opponent.

TUSK
- Assault : B, DB, D, DF, F, [MP]
- Ultra Combo : F, DF, D, DB, B, [MP]
- Ultimate - 'Dinosaur Attack' : F, D, DF, [MK]. A dinosaur appears in the middle of nowhere and has a snack.
- No Mercy - 'Meteor Shower' : B, DB, D, DF, F, B, DB, D, DF, F, [MP]. Lots of meteors come down at the opponent.

Series

Killer Instinct (1994)
Killer Instinct 2 (1994)

Staff

Game Development

Head Programmer: Mark Betteridge
Gameplay Programmer: Chris Tilston
Character Design and Models: Kevin Bayliss
Background Design and Models: Chris Seavor
Music and Sound: Robin Beanland
3-D Background, Frontend Programmer: Robert Harrison
Artificial Intelligence Programmer: Tony Wong
Additional Programming: Martin Mollis
Rendered Sequences: Lee Musgrave
Additional Graphics: Don Murphy; Philip Dunnie; Keri Gunn
Character Voices: S. Yamashiro; M. Yamada; Luise Stamper; Chris Seavor; Isaac Marshall; Armond Williams; Adrian Smith; Keiko Tamura; Keri Gunn; Ken Lobb; Chris Sutherland
Vocals: Faye Newborough
Live Guitar and Trumpet: Grant Kirkmope
Chants and Sound FX: The Lads
Motion Capture Actors: Kevin Bayliss; Simon Farmer; Louise Stamper; Dean Smith; Jon Paul Jenkins
Quality Assurance: Huw Ward; James Charlesworth; Gavin Hood; Ken Lobb; Isaac Marshall; Henry Sterchi; Armond Williams; Melvin 'Medium kick' Forest; Shane Lewis; Kyle Carlson; Joe Stamper; Darren Walker; Eddie Ferrier
Game Fesign and Game Producers: Chris Tilston; Mark Betteridge; Kevin Bayliss
Additional Design: Ken Lobb; James Charlesworth; Gavin Hood
Hardware Design: Chris Stamper; Pete Cox

Game Manufacture

Executive Producers: Neil Nicastro; Ken Fedesna; Paul Dussault
Hardware: Cary Mednick; Steve Correll; Pat Cox; Al Lasko; John Lowes; Mike Lynch
Mechanical: Ted Valavanis; Chris Bobrowski; Donna Conrad; Gail Jonkovski; Keith Novak; Tom Sedor
Cabinet Graphics: Nik Ehrlich

Cabinet and Artwork

Killer Instinct 2 cabinet.
Killer Instinct 2 flyer.
Back of the Killer Instinct 2 flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Nintendo 64 ("Killer Instinct Gold")

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.