The original/first Killer Instinct is one of my favorite fighting games of all time in its arcade form and I thought the SNES port was fantastic as well. So naturally, my first reaction was that KI Gold could only be the better game being the sequel and given the fact that the game was ported to a more powerful console.
For whatever reason, KI Gold never made an impact on me even though the game shared a lot of similarities with the previous game (such as finishing moves, elaborate combos, etc). I guess this game did not have all the bright new shine that KI had for its time and Gold ended up being more of the same but without the wow factor.
The cast of characters was not as memorable as the original cast and I was also hoping for a better port: it felt like the N64 had more power to provide a closer experience to the arcade machines but for whatever reason it fell short.
For whatever reason, KI Gold never made an impact on me even though the game shared a lot of similarities with the previous game (such as finishing moves, elaborate combos, etc). I guess this game did not have all the bright new shine that KI had for its time and Gold ended up being more of the same but without the wow factor.
The cast of characters was not as memorable as the original cast and I was also hoping for a better port: it felt like the N64 had more power to provide a closer experience to the arcade machines but for whatever reason it fell short.