The return of the horrible "flying denture"

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I'm sure that some of you have played Gouketuji Ichizoku/Power Instinct (or its sequel) on the arcades, or maybe on your SNES. You thought you have seen enough of Ume & Tane and their flying teeth ? ...WRONG !!
In the latest Power Instinct sequel (made by the guys who worked on Rage of the Dragons) the terror that is an old woman's denture, RETURNS !!!

So, let's take a look at the all New Power Instinct - Matrimelee.
The first bunch of pics are from the intro, the "how to play" mode, and a couple of "attract mode" fights.
Some new features include the "bloodline battles", and the various uses of the "enabler" (the referee). You can use him to block/counter, or even throw him at your opponent.

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Power Instinct takes itself lightly (much like the prequels) and it shows !!

Here are some shots with a fight of 2 returning characters, Reiji (the one I used the most in the prequels) and then, none other than...POOCHY (in his dog costume - hence the silly name )
He even says "waffu" (japanese accent for "woof" ?!?) in his pre-battle taunts !! ...we have achieved "teh MAXIMUM CORNY-NESS", people !!

also in the highlights, Reiji's "Tiger Roar" super.

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...some more fighting, and pre/after battle scenes. The loser gets his face PAINTED with funny colors and shapes, to further promote the lighthearted atmosphere.

As you can also see, several Double Dragon/Rage of the Dragons characters make return appearences, including Lynn, Elias, and Jimmy !!

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So, what's the goal, you may ask. Well, the fighter who makes it to the end, gets to FIND TRUE HAPINESS (or get his rear kicked sky-high) by the ultra-cute PRINCESS SISSY !!!

Yessir, you will have yourself COMPLETELY RIDICULED and HUMILIATED (turned into a frog, even), while Mendelssohn's WEDDING MARCH is being played as background music !! That's because our dear Sissy, is SNK's CHEAPEST boss yet !!

Since I mentioned the Wedding March theme, I should say at this point that the music (in general) is really good in this game, IMO. If you're wondering about the gameplay, it plays like Rage of the Dragons - more or less, which means that it plays good but its not anything exceptional.

..and a final comment: in SNK's proud (?) tradition, you get to see a GLORIOUS " A WINNER IS WHOM !! " message (that's right, even without a question mark), appearing on a big tv-screen in the final battle. Its not as great as the infamous "A WINNER IS YOU", but it will suffice !!