Killer 7

Not everyone type of game

Strengths: Story, Art Style

Weakness: Style came before Gameplay, Love it or hate it game

Killer 7 is something hard to describe. It's basically an on-rails shooter. You never have full control over your characters, you just make them walk straight on a path and if there is somewhere you can turn the game will freeze and let you select whether you want to take this other path. Combat goes as such, you have to enter a first-person view, press a button to scan the area you are looking...
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Killer 7 is something hard to describe. It's basically an on-rails shooter. You never have full control over your characters, you just make them walk straight on a path and if there is somewhere you can turn the game will freeze and let you select whether you want to take this other path. Combat goes as such, you have to enter a first-person view, press a button to scan the area you are looking for to seek out invisible enemies, then shoot the hell out of them.

The game oozes style and has a great story once you get past the odd opening section. But it is plainly obvious that style and presentation came before gameplay. It's still a great ride, but the gameplay can use some major tweaks.

By Cable387 - Dec 22, 2005

Kids didn't like it, but I did.

Strengths: Interesting, deep, politically-intriguing plotline; lengthy game; plenty of shooting action.

Weakness: Plot is hard to fathom at times and pretty strange overall. A lot of the game is "on a rail" with no opportunity to explore

My kids (age 12 and 16) didn't have time for the peculiar plot of this game; they live for shooting. There's plenty of it in Killer 7, although there's a lot of other stuff to do that action purists may find to be an annoying distraction. Graphics are pretty good and the story gets weirder as you play. Got this game less than $15, thought it was a great deal for that price.

By kgivens - Apr 13, 2006

Killer 7

Strengths: different than other games

Weakness: control schemes

Killer 7 is somewhat similar to XIII. It uses cell shading graphics. Your character can take many forms which each have their own special abilities. One of Killer 7 strengths is its plot. The graphics and sound are ok. At times gameplay can be repetitive.

By ssimp12626 - Apr 13, 2006

Something different that may not be for everyone

Strengths: Storyline

Weakness: Non Traditional Control

Killer 7 is a cel-shaded adventure game that will have you taking control of 7 different assassins that will have to put an end to a terrorist organization and while it does have many redeeming quailties that make it a good game it also strays away from more traditional controls which may turn away some gamers from Killer 7. The gameplay consist of 3 different types of play, 3rd person view in...
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Killer 7 is a cel-shaded adventure game that will have you taking control of 7 different assassins that will have to put an end to a terrorist organization and while it does have many redeeming quailties that make it a good game it also strays away from more traditional controls which may turn away some gamers from Killer 7. The gameplay consist of 3 different types of play, 3rd person view in which you will more your characters around on a rail based system in a 3D enviorment which is very simple and what alot of people may not like as you basically move forward or backwards on a set path and can at times decide on which way you want to go at certain parts in which your path will be split in a Y. First Person in which you will be shooting bad guys the big thing here is while this is much like any first person shooter type game you won't be able to move in Killer 7 while in First Person view. And lastly you will also have puzzles to solve which will remind you much of Resident Evil type puzzles or the type of puzzle that were in games such as Myst. While playing Killer 7 you will have to switch between the 7 different Assassins that you can control as during certain parts in the game you will have to use different skills that are unique to each of the assassins in order to progress though the game.

All in all I would recommend Killer 7 to someone that is into story driven and or old adventure games such as Myst and isn't scared away by the unusual (and which may also be viewed as primitive) control setup. I would highly recommend renting Killer 7 before buying to see if it's your cup of tea also.

By FOnewearl - Mar 31, 2006

Surrealist gaming

Strengths: Stunning presentation, compelling storyline, great concept and graphics. Very artistic approach overall

Weakness: Gameplay can be weak and repetitive, controls are ok, little replay value.

Ok, straight away, I bought this solely because of the stills I'd seen in the game mags. This game looked beautiful when it was released for the GC and I couldn't wait for it to port to the PS2. The cell shaded appearance just bowled me over and, though I'd heard mixed reviews I thought I'd take a chance When the price dropped to $10 I just had to have it. As far as looks and story go it doesn't...
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Ok, straight away, I bought this solely because of the stills I'd seen in the game mags. This game looked beautiful when it was released for the GC and I couldn't wait for it to port to the PS2. The cell shaded appearance just bowled me over and, though I'd heard mixed reviews I thought I'd take a chance
When the price dropped to $10 I just had to have it.
As far as looks and story go it doesn't disappoint. This game looks great. Hopefully US developers will pay attention to the artistic approach and appeal of edgy games like Killer 7.
But a game is a game, not a movie, and as such Killer 7 falls short. It could have been so much more but the load times, repetitive gameplay, and uneven difficulty make this a mediocre game at best. Still, from my perspective, the look and story are enough for me. That's why I bought it and why I'm happy to have it in my library of games.
Very subjective. I think I would recommend a rental before purchase, but as prices fall may just be worth the purchase.
At $10 I know I am happy with it.

By Morplett - Mar 31, 2006