Killer Is Dead

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  • Summary: Killer Is Dead is a title from the demented mind of celebrated game creator, SUDA51, serving as a spiritual successor to his previous cult favorites, No More Heroes and Killer 7.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 39
  3. Negative: 3 out of 39
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    85
    Killer is Dead is yet another Suda masterpiece! Or is it just a childish misogynist slayfest? [Sept 2013]
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  2. Everyeye.it
    Aug 27, 2013
    80
    Killer is Dead is a hymn to the multifaceted creativity of a game designer still capable of enhancing the vision of the Japanese video game industry.
  3. LaPS4
    Sep 11, 2013
    75
    Killer is Dead has an excellent technical department, but it's short duration, alongside certain graphic issues, prevent it from sticking out of the crowd. Fans of Suda 51 will love it, while the rest may very well hate it or just be overwhelmed by it's particular gameplay.
  4. Worth Playing
    Sep 1, 2013
    60
    Killer is Dead is playable, but it commits a far worse sin than being awkward or glitchy. It takes the fantastic and makes it boring.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 24, 2013
    60
    Stylish and most of the time entertaining as well, this carnage from the mind of a well known weirdo designer Suda 51 doesn't bring anything new to the table, except for its bizarre aesthetics that may or may not suit you. [Issue#234]
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  6. PSX Extreme
    Sep 3, 2013
    54
    Killer is Dead has a lot going for it. The foundation is there. But the positives are mired beneath a poor gameplay mechanic that makes even simple control a chore. The story isn’t allowed to shine due to simplistic writing and stereotypical characters, the difficulty can be very erratic, and too many deaths feel cheap and unfair.
  7. GameCritics
    Sep 1, 2013
    40
    Between the tedious levels, incoherent story and offputting gigolo missions, I found very little to appreciate about Killer is Dead. I grew quite tired of the shallow game design and weak attempts to distract me from its vacuous lack of substance, and put the game down before rolling credits.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 48
  3. Negative: 2 out of 48
  1. Qualgirl
    Aug 21, 2019
    10
    Highly recommend. I live for obscure games and this is one of them! Bought this game a month ago and fully enjoyed the weird mayhem! I hopeHighly recommend. I live for obscure games and this is one of them! Bought this game a month ago and fully enjoyed the weird mayhem! I hope this game gets ported to the Nintendo Switch along with the other games Suda51 developed!… Expand
  2. ShadowedDreams
    Aug 30, 2013
    10
    Please ignore the unfair reviews of this game, it's actually very funny how the critics assume this game will somehow offend all women becausePlease ignore the unfair reviews of this game, it's actually very funny how the critics assume this game will somehow offend all women because the women in this game are sexy. I'm female, and I completely ADORE this game. It's a hack-n-slash much like DMC, Metal Gear Rising, and Bayonetta, the cel-shaded art style is gorgeous, and the story is completely campy and insane in the best possible way. What the biased reviewers at Polygon and IGN won't tell you is that the female characters in this game are incredibly competent, some of them are quite intelligent, and some of them can (and do!) even beat up Mondo. Yeah, the dating missions can come off as a bit cheesy to some people, but the whole game is supposed to be cheesy. What a professional reviewer shouldn't do is take off 4 or 5 points out of 10 just because they were offended at a small minigame. Honestly, I'm getting quite sick of this third-wave feminist "SEXY=BAD" mentality in gaming, and I ask you to buy the game for yourself before listening to these foolish "professional" reviews.… Expand
  4. Raiden94
    Aug 27, 2013
    10
    I had to create an account just to say this: This game is criminally underrated. Critics are bashing it and critisizing it for what it's not.I had to create an account just to say this: This game is criminally underrated. Critics are bashing it and critisizing it for what it's not. This isn't your next DmC or Bayonneta. If you're a Suda 51 fan then you already know you're gonna love it. It is very enjoyable. The story is all kinds of anime style crazy and the gameplay is simple yet very fun.
    This is the type of game that you can just sit back, relax and play the hell of.    … Expand
  5. Whiskey187
    Oct 23, 2013
    9
    The game is a lot of fun and I am already playing it again. Normally, I hate cel-shaded games, but I really like this one. The game hasThe game is a lot of fun and I am already playing it again. Normally, I hate cel-shaded games, but I really like this one. The game has sub-missions which are fun, mondo missions to get dates by giving gifts, and challenges. Critics didn't like it because they have played games like this before. I bought the collectors edition and the Sebastian mission is the best. Definitely worth a look. I really enjoy this game.… Expand
  6. Professorfett
    Jun 8, 2019
    8
    In closing I have to say the game has flaws it isn’t perfect and hell it is hard for me to recommend this to anyone. Suda 51 fans like meIn closing I have to say the game has flaws it isn’t perfect and hell it is hard for me to recommend this to anyone. Suda 51 fans like me already got the game and have played it so I can’t recommend this to them and your average to even hardcore gamer would take one look at this and think what the **** So if you would like to try a crazy game I can only say rent it, but I warn you take advisement to everything I’ve said and don’t come **** to me
    about those things. I give this rating for people who are like me and love Suda games no matter what. I give this a low B-    … Expand
  7. assxassxssin
    Oct 9, 2013
    8
    I really love this game even if my eyes sore because of the graphics, the story of the game is very confusing that i dont know what is theI really love this game even if my eyes sore because of the graphics, the story of the game is very confusing that i dont know what is the climax that ive been waiting to flashed throughout, and the gigolo stuff that not so relevant being in the game… Expand
  8. infernalbritish
    Sep 2, 2013
    3
    I dont care about the sexist stuff. It not feminist but its no more blatantly sexist than the other artless dreck you see in popular culture.I dont care about the sexist stuff. It not feminist but its no more blatantly sexist than the other artless dreck you see in popular culture. But that brings me to the real problem here, I meant it when I said OTHER artless dreck, all the people harping about "liberal" this and "feminist" that, trying to dismiss the scores of negative reviews as only being that way because the reviewer was offended, they should try READING these reviews instead of the cliff notes. ITS ONE BIG ENDLESS MESS, it makes no sense at all, and every single thing that people here love to say is "art" is a poorly executed carbon copy of stereotypical japanese "cool" stolen from some anime that executed it with more skill and originality. Unless thats what you want, the same old garbage, stay away.… Expand

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#42 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2013
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#65 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2013