The enhancements are built around complementing the character's playstyle traits. By filling up a secondary bar beneath the character's lifebar, each character can trigger a unique enhancement for a limited period, such as Glacius covering himself in ice armor for better damage resistance, or Thunder's dash becoming invincible and moving farther. All characters can use a Shadow Counter technique while blocking to instantly cancel into a shadow attack.Īnother new feature to the Killer Instinct gameplay is the addition of 'Instinct Mode'. A two-segmented meter enables the use of 'Shadow' moves that have upgraded hit properties and can cause more damage and combo hits, though certain characters' meters function differently. The Season Two update added the ability to use Combo Breakers and Counter Breakers even while airborne, as well as an 'Aerial Recapture' option that allows certain characters to attack opponents in the air and pull them down to the ground to continue their combos. Players who fail their Combo Breaker attempt or are attacked with a Counter Breaker enter a Lockout state, preventing another breaker from being attempted for three seconds or until the combo ends. The game also features the return of Combo Breakers, attacks that can interrupt an opponent's combo when executed properly, as well as the new addition of Counter Breakers, which can cancel out an opponent's Combo Breaker while leaving the character vulnerable if improperly performed. Season Two later added Stage Ultras, environmental finishing moves that can be triggered on specific stages. Like in previous titles, players can finish their opponent using an Ultra Combo, an automatic sequence of attacks that can only be used to end a match. The basic elements of combos are Openers, special attacks that start combos Auto-Doubles, button presses following special attacks that create automatic hit sequences Linkers, required to join several auto-doubles together Enders, a sequence which finalizes the combo with increased damage and Manuals, attacks chains entered outside of the traditional combo structure.

The gameplay in Killer Instinct retains its traditional combo-based mechanics. Further information: Killer Instinct § Gameplay

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