News that Killer Instinct was returning for the launch of the Xbox One set corners of the fighting community alight. Can it live up to expectations after more than a decade out of the lime light? Matt Maguire has the verdict.

The series' brutal, combo-driven gameplay has been given a nice update; An intriguing new character; The narrator is still hilarious; Great netcode

No lobbies yet; Only six characters at the moment; No campaign mode yet

Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth most people's time and cash.

Killer Instinct hit its prime back in the 90's when it was one of the ‘must play' games in arcades. It might be before your time but I clearly remember blowing my pocket money on it with a massive grin on my face.

Combos are back and better than ever | Fantastic visuals

Small roster of fighters | AI difficulty spikes

Very good one

Best game ever! Such a classic This brings me back to my childhood days

Killer Instinct: Season 1 Developed by: Double Helix Games Published by: Microsoft Studios Released: October 2013 ESRB Rating: T: Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence Available On: Genre: Fighter Price: Free (one character at a time, rotated), $5 (for individual character purchases), $19.99 (8...

Great local multiplayer experience; free-to-play without being pay-to-win; stays true to original game

UI is not pleasant; matchmaking does not always do a good job of matching equally skilled players; controls take a long time to memorize for each character

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Works great and was exactly what I expected

fantastic fighting game, love the combos, music and gameplay. easy to learn the moves, but takes practice to get better, like most fighting games. I play it with a MK arcade fight stick and it's even more fun that way.

Great remake game WIth some cool violence and Combat game