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Killer Instinct (Series) Review
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Posted: 13 months ago, last updated 4 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Killer Instinct is a fighting game series. The third installation released for free with the Xbox One launch. This built on Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct 2 and added more characters as time progressed.
Killer Instinct play is classic combo-based attacks where players need to memorise combinations and series of button presses to trigger attacks. This starts quite simply but soon expands into a highly skilled chess-like series of Openers, Auto-Doubles, Linkers, Enders and Manuals. Each of which require specific skills and knowledge of the game.
Killer Instinct play is classic combo-based attacks where players need to memorise combinations and series of button presses to trigger attacks. This starts quite simply but soon expands into a highly skilled chess-like series of Openers, Auto-Doubles, Linkers, Enders and Manuals. Each of which require specific skills and knowledge of the game.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Release Date: 22/11/2013
Price: 75% off
Platforms: PC and Xbox One
Genres: Fighting
Accessibility: 13 features
Developer: Iron Galaxy (@IronGalaxy)
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Commitment
Duration: This game will take between 12 hours and 15 hours to complete. Although you can complete the story in this time, to master the characters in the game and improve competitive performance will require tens if not hundreds of hours of practice.
Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 2 players online.
Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 2 players online.
Costs
Killer Instinct usually costs £33.49.
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One. You can purchase characters, cosmetic items and game currency.
Killer Instinct
 | Xbox One | Free | – | – |
 | PC | – | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
| Xbox One | – | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One. You can purchase characters, cosmetic items and game currency.
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Killer Instinct Definitive Edition was rated PEGI 16 for depictions of arcade style violence containing blood/gore. This game features sustained arcade style violence containing frequent blood effects. Movements and reactions are exaggerated, however blood appears more with certain characters, often humans. A variety of weapons can be used, including guns, swords and elemental attacks.Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Account Rating
You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
Accessibility
Killer Instinct is a game enjoyed by players without sight. The key features they use are enabled in the audio menu. You can turn the background music down and the HUD volume slider. When the HUD volume slider turned up, this allows for additional audio cues that help play the game without sight.
Our Killer Instinct Accessibility Report documents 13 accessibility features:
Our Killer Instinct Accessibility Report documents 13 accessibility features:
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