Kill la Kill: IF

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  • Summary: You control Satsuki Kiryuin as the main
    protagonist of this game, and proceed
    along with the story while battling against various characters. All scenarios are completely new and fully supervised under the watchful eyes of the original scenario-writer, Kazuki Nakashima. You will be    You control Satsuki Kiryuin as the main
    protagonist of this game, and proceed
    along with the story while battling against
    various characters. All scenarios are
    completely new and fully
    supervised under the watchful eyes of
    the original scenario-writer,
    Kazuki Nakashima. You will be experiencing
    the story unfold from the perspective of
    Satsuki Kiryuin, the rival of the original
    series' protagonist Ryuko.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Jul 15, 2019
    90
    Kill La Kill -IF- may just be the perfect anime video game. It almost flawlessly manages to embrace the style and energy of the original anime, and translate that into an enthralling arena fighter that is just as much fun solo as it is competitively. The art is incredible, the music is astounding, and the story mode goes above and beyond to deliver a fresh narrative that fans of the anime will eat up. Whether you're a Kill La Kill megafan or just a fighting game enthusiast, this is a must play.
  2. DarkStation
    Jul 26, 2019
    80
    KILL la KILL The Game: IF features exciting arena fighting action and silly yet engaging yarn that together form an exclusive episode for the quirky franchise. The presentation is big, bold and in-your-face, creating a handsome package you really want to dig into. The girls never miss a chance to strike a defiant pose and don’t mind how exposed they are doing so, be it in special moves, combo finishers or psyching up before matches. However, with a limited number of playable characters and ill-founded playing after completing the story with the main girls, the sixty dollar asking price might be a bit steep.
  3. GameCritics
    Aug 12, 2019
    80
    While I was probably the furthest thing from the intended audience before starting this review, I had an absolute blast with Kill la Kill: IF, and I could almost be considered a convert at this point. It probably doesn’t have much chance as a serious, tournament-worthy fighter and the supporting content is thin, but if this title can win me over, it’s well worth any fighting game fan’s time.
  4. The Games Machine
    Aug 6, 2019
    73
    Kill la Kill: IF has a lot of potential, unfortunately the contents are lacking, despite a visually stunning combat system.
  5. GameSpot
    Jul 29, 2019
    70
    Kill la Kill IF is clearly designed for fans of Kill la Kill who are looking for more ways to enjoy the characters, music, and battles of the anime series. Each fighter behaves as they do in the anime, and the excellent voice actor rewards provide a nice incentive to keep playing even after you've mastered every character. However, as a fighting game, Kill la Kill IF doesn't deliver the expected harmony of offense and defense. And though campaign battles that are beyond the one-on-one formula are an awesome addition, the traditional arena fighting game mechanics aren't designed to adequately handle multiple opponents. The campaign's startling revelation is a fascinating turn of events for Kill la Kill's story, though, creating a new and intriguing interpretation of one of 2013's best anime series.
  6. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 27, 2019
    60
    With a light and airy story, a number of insubstantial game modes and a limited roster of characters, this is a package that has about as much substance as the twin protagonist’s battle suits. It’s one for Lady Satsuki’s Elite Four, assorted devotees and few others. We’d rather be watching the series. [Issue#166, p.84]
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  7. Wccftech
    Jul 21, 2019
    50
    I'm sorry Kill la Kill fans, but IF is not the game you were waiting for. The new story is disappointing, and the arena fighting is just not as deep as you want. There aren't enough modes to satisfy, and even the presentation feels like a step down from the usual Arc System Works titles. It still has that strong anime aesthetic, but other than that, it fails to impress. Once again, fans deserve better.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. Pattyzombiie
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    So amazing !! Ahh so happy with this game! I'm giving this game a 10 for sure.
    So much fun and the story! Must play ! :)
  2. FleackMaun
    Aug 21, 2019
    10
    Very good game on very good anime!
    In this game, a low threshold of entry, because it is not very difficult and suitable for beginners. Also    Very good game on very good anime!
    In this game, a low threshold of entry, because it is not very difficult and suitable for beginners. Also here to make a great story, but to understand it you need to know and the plot of the anime. I liked the game very much, but my opinion may differ from yours    … Expand
  4. Alexurameshi
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    Fluid gameplay, loads of content, great soundtrack and all of the original voice actors (both sub and dub!)
  5. ZeroXR
    Sep 4, 2019
    6
    Great gameplay, graphics and sound. But the game is very poor in content. Few characters, scenarios and extra things to do.
  6. TyeBuster
    Apr 6, 2023
    6
    Not bad, but not good either - absolutely mid. For huge Kill la Kill fans this game maybe very interesting, nor for everybody else.
  7. BesuBaru
    Jul 26, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a Kill la Kill fan, I'm honestly disappointed with this game.

    It looks and plays unpolished, has gamebreaking bugs (like crashing when watching certain cutscenes), and it's single-player mode is only two hours long at best, and that's not even counting that Ryuko's story mode is an almost exact copy of Satsuki's. The character selection is small, and the RNG mechanic is unnecessary. The gameplay is leagues less in-depth than a traditional ArcSys game, because it was made by one of their subsidaries, APlus, who also did the mediocre LWA game. That set off red flags for me when it got announced, but I was hoping things would be different since ArcSys said that they'd be working closely with the developers to get things right. That TeamRED, the GGXrd devs would help out get it so the characters would look 2.5D, and "help" with gameplay mechanics, but it turned out so unpolished in the end anyways.

    It also plays the cliche "JuSt A dReAm" ending. The end-game boss is a **** baby made out of life-fibers, which is actually smooth-brained. Those are the only two things that actually have story in this game.

    I'm so disappointed, because I REALLY enjoyed Kill la Kill when I first watched it, and being teased with a story mode where it centers around Satsuki sounded so great. If you're wondering why ArcSys is threatening DMCAs for anyone streaming story-mode, despite it being required to unlock any in-game content, that's because the game has little content in story mode.

    If KLK is Lord of the Rings, then this game is The Hungry Caterpillar.    … Expand
  8. Dwideshrude1
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    Doesnt have a functioning camera, therefore the game is unplayable, therefore cannot recieve a score. What a shame.

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