Killer is Dead will be published in Japan by Kodokawa Games with plans for a western release already underway. It’ll release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. The game has several key words and phrases like “Love” and “Brilliant Game” and also features a number of female characters styled after the famous Bond girls of 007’s adventures.
GenreAction
Platforms ps3
DEVELOPER Grasshopper Manufacture | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Killer is Dead Reviews ps3
3djuegos.com review
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gamer.nl review
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everyeye.it review
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hardcoregamer.com review
Killer is Dead is not everybody’s cup of tea. It’s avant-garde, darkly humorous, hyper-violent and different from most every game out there. It’s like the weirdness of Killer 7, Lollipop Chainsaw, Anarchy Reigns and Catherine rolled into one game, but narratively removed from anything that’s come before it.
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vandal.net review
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psx-sense.nl review
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gamingnexus.com review
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venturebeat.com review
The ultimate goal in Killer is Dead is to eliminate your assigned targets, encounters which usually take the form of a traditional boss fight. The twist is that these guys and gals all have some sort of supernatural power (like transforming into giant spiders or demonic musicians), so each battle plays out in a slightly different way. The bosses and the stories behind them were my favorite parts of each chapter because each successive creature was either bigger or meaner than the last.
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gamingtrend.com review
Killer Is Dead is a competent, and oftentimes superb, action title that is held back by an overly obtuse plot and a dating minigame that did more to turn me off from the game entirely. Game mechanics don’t exist in a vacuum, and I can’t write off one part of a game’s design that seems so vital to the entire experience. It’s uncomfortable, it’s unnecessary, and it’s unfortunate, because it sullies an otherwise entertaining game.
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joystiq.com review
As much as the Gigolo mode detracts from Killer Is Dead, like much of Grasshopper’s fare there’s something to be enjoyed underneath the dirt, and at least this time it’s optional. Put that to one side if you can, and Killer Is Dead is a return to form. Its combat is neat if still a bit limited, and its dark direction and weird narrative a bit tainted by self-indulgence, but this is still a Grasshopper grindhouse romp worth most of its issues. The danger, I guess, will always be one drink too many.
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godisageek.com review
Killer is Dead is a fun and incredibly solid action game released in a year when it had to be exemplary. Taking cues from its contemporaries, particularly Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, Grasshopper’s hack and slash tale of moon power and misogyny is an entertaining diversion, particularly narratively and artistically, but its gameplay unfortunately lacks the inventiveness or ingenuity to see it mature into a truly timeless action game.
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gamesradar.com review
Killer Is Dead successfully separates itself from the pack, but it doesn’t live up to all its potential. It ends too soon, is padded with reused areas, and suffers from tech problems that should be defunct. It’s a credit to the design that it’s still worth playing in spite of all that. If you want to experience something that revels in its strangeness, those obstacles are worth overcoming; it’s just a shame they had to compromise this inventive title.
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gaming-age.com review
Gigolo Missions are an unnecessary addition that is less offensive in its portrayal of women than it is in how little it thinks of the collective intelligence of gamers as a whole. And while the action elements in Killer is Dead are solid fun, it doesn’t elevate the genre in any meaningful way. Overall this is a middle of the road experience out of Grasshopper Manufacturer, and I hope to see something bolder and better for their next effort.
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gamerstemple.com review
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gameinformer.com review
Killer is Dead is intriguing – despite a mounting pile of evidence showing that it should be terrible. The characters and story are so outlandish and bizarre that they are fascinating – but the nonsense and clunky mechanics never coalesce into a satisfying experience. It lures you in with the promise of something unique, then botches the execution.
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