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Time Killers is a 1-on-1 fighting game by Incredible Technologies Inc, published by Strata. It features 8 playable characters from different points in time, past, present, and future. Each has been summoned by Chronos, the Messenger of Time, to act as his champion and defeat the other seven Messengers of Death...or so they are told. Once they've finished off the other seven players, Chronos reveals himself as Death, seeking revenge against the 8 warriors for escaping his influence in their natural time.
Gameplay in Time Killers is somewhat reminiscent of Street Fighter, insofar as it includes special moves and hits of different strengths, but it sports a less common control scheme. Each player has a joystick for character movement and five attack buttons: Head, Front Arm, Back Arm, Front Leg, and Back Leg. Throughout the game, the fighters can deal damage to their opponent's limbs. If enough damage is dealt to an arm, it will be severed and the corresponding attack button will no longer work. Both arms can be removed, and a player can theoreticaly be left in combat with no arms, fighting only with their head and legs.
The game also features fatalities, though they work differently than Mortal Kombat. At any time in the match, the player can decapitate their opponent with a well-aimed strike performed by pressing all five attack buttons simultaneously, though the attack itself is unreliable against a moving opponent. Also, if the opponent is dizzy, the player can approach them, push toward and all 5 attack buttons together, and they will perfom an instant kill. This can be performed at any time during the match, taking off any remaining limbs, and then the opponent's head. The command is identical for each character.
The first of two Mortal Kombat knock-offs by Incredible Technologies that received some notoriety for being able to de-limb and decapitate your opponent before the match was even over.
Overview
Time Killers is a 1-on-1 fighting game by Incredible Technologies Inc, published by Strata. It features 8 playable characters from different points in time, past, present, and future. Each has been summoned by Chronos, the Messenger of Time, to act as his champion and defeat the other seven Messengers of Death...or so they are told. Once they've finished off the other seven players, Chronos reveals himself as Death, seeking revenge against the 8 warriors for escaping his influence in their natural time.
Gameplay
Gameplay in Time Killers is somewhat reminiscent of Street Fighter, insofar as it includes special moves and hits of different strengths, but it sports a less common control scheme. Each player has a joystick for character movement and five attack buttons: Head, Front Arm, Back Arm, Front Leg, and Back Leg. Throughout the game, the fighters can deal damage to their opponent's limbs. If enough damage is dealt to an arm, it will be severed and the corresponding attack button will no longer work. Both arms can be removed, and a player can theoreticaly be left in combat with no arms, fighting only with their head and legs.
Fatalities/Limb Damage
The game also features fatalities, though they work differently than Mortal Kombat. At any time in the match, the player can decapitate their opponent with a well-aimed strike performed by pressing all five attack buttons simultaneously, though the attack itself is unreliable against a moving opponent. Also, if the opponent is dizzy, the player can approach them, push toward and all 5 attack buttons together, and they will perfom an instant kill. This can be performed at any time during the match, taking off any remaining limbs, and then the opponent's head. The command is identical for each character.
Minutiae
- Time Killers was ported to Genesis in 1996. It was poorly recieved by critics for poor controls and graphics. The reason it was delayed for so long was to dodge the early '90s violence contoversy
- The arcade release allowed for the violence to be turned down, unlike Mortal Kombat at the time.
- Incredible Technologies went on to program a similer fighter, BloodStorm, which re-used many of the concepts of Time Killers, like the 5 button combat, limb damage, and mid-battle deaths.
- Incredible Technologies also went on to program the widely reviled Street Fighter: The Movie in arcades. Capcom was dissatisfied, and so redeveloped the game for consoles themselves.
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