Killer Instinct's frantic launch trailer

Killer Instinct's frantic launch trailer

Killer Instinct's frantic launch trailer

We'll be honest, we've no idea what a C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! is, but we're willing to spend many hours of button bashing to find out.

Killer Instinct has returned to the fight for Microsoft's freshly launched Xbox One, the classic beat'em'up now soaked in HD visuals and blindingly quick moves.

The launch trailer shows off the main cast of fantastical combatants: muscular ninja Jago, wolf man Sabrewulf, walking fridge Glacius, man-mountain Thunder, needle wielding Sadira and the deceptively delicate sounding Orchid. We had a chance to play through an early demo of Killer Instinct (we were hopeless) and can attest to its phenomenal speed and gorgeous visuals.

Any gamers looking for a sensible experience with realistic physics models, look away now.

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Marc Chacksfield
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.