The controls are appropriately mapped to the DualShock 4 controller with the basics of the stand up control scheme consisting of pressing square to throw a left punch; pressing triangle to throw a right punch; pressing X to perform a left leg
kick; pressing O to perform a right leg
kick; holding L1, L2 or R1 while throwing a punch or performing a
kick to apply a technical, body or signature modifier
respectively; holding R2 to block opposing punches and
kicks to the upper body; holding R2 and L2 simultaneously to block opposing punches and
kicks to the lower body; changing the direction of the left analogue stick to manoeuvre your fighter around the cage; changing the direction of the right analogue stick to move your fighter's head; pressing R3 to switch stance; pressing the share
button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options
button to display the pause menu.
Killer Instinct follows the arcade fighting build assigning light, medium and heavy attacks to punches and
kicks respectively, and depending on which
button you push, attacks can be more easily strung together or combos cancelled out entirely.