Killer Instinct Review 👍
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Killer Instinct is a fighting game that is easy to learn, flashy and comes packed with a ton of content. It originally released on Xbox One in 2013, the Steam version contains years worth of patches.

Pros

  • Encourages offense rather than defense (unlike SF4).
  • Gigantic roster of thirty plus interesting characters.
  • Plays well with a controller (Fighting stick not needed).
  • Simple inputs for special moves (quarter circle motion, shoryuken motion, or back-forward motion).
  • Combo assist and combo breakers make for interesting and cool looking fights even at low level play.
  • Shadow AI system is insanely fun, as you play your shadow learns to play like you and then you or other players can fight against it.
  • Award winning sound design (it’s so good that a blind player can compete at a high level in the game).

Cons

  • Some humanoid characters look quite dated but others look great.