Killer7 (2005) (VG)

Director:

Suda 51

Writers:

Shinji Mikami (story)
Suda 51 (story)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

7 Personas. 1 Deadly Crime Syndicate.

Plot:

After Global Peace has been completed, a new terrorist threat called Heaven Smile scares the world. With the help of his past targets and kills...

Plot Keywords:

Heaven | Noise | Invisible Monster | Experimental Film | Invisibility

Cast

Dwight Schultz	...	Harman Smith (voice: English version)
Greg Eagles	...	Garcian Smith (voice: English version)
Michael Gough	...	Dan Smith (voice: English version)
Tara Strong	...	KAEDE Smith (voice: English version)
Jun Hee Lee	...	Con Smith (voice: English version)
Miguel Angel Caballero	...	Mask De Smith (voice: English version) (as Miguel Caballero)
Benito Martinez	...	Coyote Smith (voice: English version)
Heidi Anderson	...	Samantha Smith (voice: English version)
Bart Flynn	...	Christopher Mills (voice: English version)
Jim Ward	...	Toru Fukushima (voice: English version)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Hiro Kasai (voice: English version) (as Robin Atkins Downes)
James Horan	...	Jean DePaul (voice: English version)
Cam Clarke	...	Andrei Ulmeyda (voice: English version) (as Cam Clark)
Chris Cox	...	Gabriel Clemence (voice: English version)
Alastair Duncan	...	Curtis Blackburn (voice: English version) (as Alistair Duncan)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:M | UK:18 | Norway:18

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

One of the game's puzzles involves the phrase 'How Soon Is Now?' written on a wall with blood. The phrase is the title of one of The Smiths' most popular singles, and besides the obvious connection (all of the Killer 7 have Smith as a surname) the group is also one of director 'Suda 51''s favorite bands.

Quotes:

[always says it whenever Garcian makes a successful kill of an enemy]
Garcian Smith: Son of a bitch.

Movie Connections:

References Michigan (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Gymnopedic #1

Blood, Gore, Swearing, talking heads, kamikazes. I love it!

Killer 7 is no ordinary game. In fact, it is one of the most unique games i have ever played! The game is very original, not only for the way it looks, but for everything the game contains.

The story of Killer 7 is about Harman Smith, an aging professional hired killer, must fight a terrorist group named: The heaven smiles. But these Heaven smiles are invisible monsters that explodes when they get near a human. In other words, they are kamikazes. This group is leaded by a guy called Kun lan. This guy has supernatural powers. Harman Smith, is the only one that can deal with these foes. But since he is getting old, he must rely on 7 personalities that he controls in his head. All of these personalities together, forms syndicate, called the Killer 7. This story seems simple, but i am telling you: IT IS NOT! It will be very confusing at the beginning, and when you will start to understand what's going on, the game will make you lose yourself in your head with it's mind blowing end. Now trust me, you will be doing a lot of thinking.

The ''rail'' type of gameplay for Killer 7, may seem boring, but you will love it, since you can never get lost. But, i would of liked having a bit more complicated controls and gameplay.

I love this game, because it has a very interesting story, and the game is extremely violent. There is a lot of weird stuff going on in the scenes, like talking heads, ghosts, flashbacks and other weird events. And the graphics are just AMAZING for both consoles. It makes the game look like some sort of comic book, with all the shadows and the cell shading. The game may make you think about the Manga in Kill Bill Volume 1.

Anyways, Killer 7 is one of the most original and unique games out there. One of the best of the Gamecube.

I will give it a 9/10.