<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
an	O
elite	O
group	O
of	O
assassins	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
killer7	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
these	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
uncover	O
a	O
deeper	O
conspiracy	O
regarding	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Japan	O
in	O
U.S.	O
politics	O
and	O
secrets	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
their	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
features	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
on	O
rails	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
core	O
adventure-style	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Snatcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
was	O
Suda	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
has	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
re-releases	O
of	O
Suda	O
's	O
older	O
works	O
and	O
the	O
successful	O
launch	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
on-screen	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
group	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
using	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
puzzles	O
require	O
the	O
talents	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
killer7	B-Application
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Killer7	B-Application
occurs	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
enemies	O
called	O
"	O
Heaven	O
Smiles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
first-person	O
view	O
,	O
movement	O
is	O
disabled	O
and	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
aims	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
called	O
Killer8	B-Application
where	O
the	O
character	O
Young	O
Harman	O
(	O
a	O
young	O
version	O
of	O
Harman	O
Smith	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
seven	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer8	B-Application
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
mode	O
with	O
most	O
enemies	O
able	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
one	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
Killer8	B-Application
unlocks	O
a	O
comical	O
Hopper7	B-Application
mode	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
can	O
be	O
replayed	O
with	O
weaker	O
enemies	O
that	O
wear	O
grasshopper	O
masks	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
logo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interaction	O
between	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
is	O
a	O
central	O
source	O
of	O
conflict	O
in	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
assassins	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
killer7.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
killer7	B-Application
were	O
temporarily	O
incapacitated	O
in	O
an	O
incident	O
50	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
were	O
systematically	O
tracked	O
and	O
killed	O
while	O
performing	O
a	O
job	O
at	O
the	O
Union	O
Hotel	O
in	O
Pennsylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
capacity	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
orders	O
from	O
the	O
frail	O
Harman	O
when	O
his	O
consciousness	O
is	O
"	O
awake	O
"	O
and	O
accepts	O
jobs	O
from	O
Christopher	O
Mills	O
(	O
Bart	O
Flynn	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
hires	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwazaru	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
bondage	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
Travis	O
Bell	O
,	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
's	O
first	O
target	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
remnant	O
psyches	O
who	O
aid	O
them	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
a	O
conversation	O
between	O
Garcian	O
Smith	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Mills	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
job	O
for	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
subsequent	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
target	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
individuals	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
or	O
for	O
personal	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
volley	O
of	O
two	O
hundred	O
intercontinental	O
ballistic	O
missiles	O
are	O
fired	O
at	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
contracts	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
Toru	O
Fukushima	O
(	O
Jim	O
Ward	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
UN	O
Party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
defeat	O
the	O
two	O
UN	O
Party	O
members	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
reanimated	O
by	O
Kun	O
Lan	O
as	O
Japan	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
final	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
seek	O
Matsuken	O
,	O
who	O
leads	O
the	O
10	O
million	O
UN	O
Party	O
members	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
is	O
Emir	O
Parkreiner	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
killed	O
the	O
killer7	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Union	O
Hotel	O
over	O
50	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Harman	O
and	O
Kun	O
Lan	O
are	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
immortal	O
beings	O
,	O
representing	O
a	O
dialectic	O
struggle	O
between	O
opposites	O
,	O
which	O
persists	O
a	O
century	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
as	O
they	O
continue	O
their	O
eternal	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Killer7	B-Application
began	O
in	O
mid-2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
overseen	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7s	B-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
finalized	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
because	O
most	O
resources	O
went	O
to	O
story	O
and	O
visual	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
in	O
Killer7	B-Application
was	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
feedback	O
from	O
both	O
Mikami	O
and	O
internal	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda51	O
drew	O
influence	O
from	O
film	O
noir	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
multiple	O
personality	O
disorder	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
Killer7	B-Application
a	O
"	O
hardboiled	O
action-adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
commented	O
that	O
Killer7	B-Application
is	O
"	O
styled	O
more	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
story	O
than	O
a	O
traditional	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
Suda51	O
considers	O
Killer7	B-Application
his	O
proudest	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
received	O
divided	O
reviews	O
and	O
sparked	O
debates	O
about	O
depictions	O
of	O
sex	O
and	O
violence	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
despite	O
poor	O
pacing	O
and	O
stilted	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
quirky	O
scripting	O
and	O
edgy	O
plot	O
"	O
were	O
strong	O
draws	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
Killer7	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
artfully	O
designed	O
footnotes	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
unity	O
of	O
"	O
great-looking	O
camera	O
work	O
with	O
simple	O
controls	O
"	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
"	O
thought-provoking	O
"	O
storyline	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
criticized	O
those	O
features	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
controls	O
limited	O
,	O
the	O
cel-shading	O
dull	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
incoherent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
likened	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
to	O
"	O
old-school	O
adventure	O
games	O
like	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Snatcher	B-Application
"	O
and	O
commended	O
Suda51	O
for	O
making	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
hit	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
erupting	O
with	O
style	O
,	O
mood	O
and	O
undiluted	O
craziness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
reviews	O
noted	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
features	O
superior	O
graphics	O
,	O
substantially	O
faster	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
responsive	O
controls	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
lower	O
scores	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
94th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
claimed	O
that	O
Killer7	B-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
highly	O
rewarding	O
"	O
experience	O
for	O
dedicated	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
recognized	O
Killer7s	B-Application
unconventional	O
gameplay	O
and	O
innovative	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
GameSpots	O
"	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2005	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Story	O
,	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
,	O
Most	O
Outrageous	O
Game	O
,	O
Most	O
Gratuitous	O
Use	O
of	O
F------	O
Swearing	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
(	O
Harman	O
Smith	O
)	O
and	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
later	O
named	O
Killer7	B-Application
the	O
20th	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
large	O
presence	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
,	O
winning	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
(	O
Harman	O
Smith	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
Jack	O
Thompson	O
,	O
an	O
activist	O
who	O
campaigns	O
against	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
demanded	O
that	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
(	O
ESRB	O
)	O
change	O
its	O
rating	O
for	O
Killer7	B-Application
from	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
Mature	O
,	O
ages	O
17	O
and	O
up	O
)	O
to	O
"	O
AO	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
Adults	O
Only	O
,	O
ages	O
18	O
and	O
up	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
quickly	O
identified	O
Killer7	B-Application
as	O
a	O
cult	O
game	O
with	O
limited	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
lamented	O
that	O
its	O
experimental	O
style	O
was	O
not	O
conducive	O
to	O
high	O
sales	O
,	O
naming	O
it	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
in	O
their	O
2005	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
modest	O
sales	O
,	O
Killer7s	B-Application
cult	O
success	O
prompted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
remakes	O
of	O
Suda51	O
's	O
older	O
Japan-only	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
and	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
released	O
Suda51	O
's	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Capcom	O
published	O
Hand	O
in	O
killer7	B-Application
,	O
a	O
companion	O
book	O
that	O
explains	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
more	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Smith	O
later	O
made	O
a	O
guest	O
appearance	O
in	O
Suda51	O
's	O
2019	O
game	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2021	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Gal	O
Galaxy	O
Pain	O
features	O
a	O
laugh	O
in	O
homage	O
to	O
Heaven	O
Smiles	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
during	O
the	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
and	O
when	O
hovering	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
home	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2005	O
by	O
Scitron	O
Digital	O
Contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takada	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
2008	O
interview	O
that	O
Killer7	B-Application
is	O
his	O
favourite	O
own	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Devil	O
's	O
Due	O
Publishing	O
released	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Kinetic	O
Underground	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
preordered	O
Killer7	B-Application
through	O
EB	O
Games	O
received	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Issue	O
#0	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Issue	O
#½	O
"	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Arvid	O
Nelson	O
described	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
mutant	O
cross-breeding	O
of	O
John	O
Woo	O
and	O
Quentin	O
Tarantino	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Devil	O
's	O
Due	O
President	O
Josh	O
Blaylock	O
commented	O
that	O
Killer7s	B-Application
style	O
was	O
perfect	O
for	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
fans	O
have	O
been	O
anticipating	O
a	O
Killer7	B-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
exclaimed	O
that	O
Killer7	B-Application
is	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
soul	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
certainly	O
interested	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Suda	O
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
;	O
word	O
quickly	O
spread	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Killer7	B-Application
since	O
the	O
game	O
shares	O
similar	O
concept	O
with	O
an	O
assassin	O
protagonist	O
,	O
complex	O
plot	O
and	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
panel	O
at	O
2016	O
's	O
PAX	O
East	O
,	O
Suda	O
expressed	O
his	O
interest	O
to	O
remaster	O
Killer7	B-Application
and	O
has	O
begun	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
an	O
event	O
celebrating	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Suda	O
verbally	O
announced	O
to	O
attendees	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
plans	O
to	O
remaster	O
both	O
Killer7	B-Application
and	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
later	O
posted	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Killer7	B-Application
remaster	O
will	O
be	O
out	O
within	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2018	O
MomoCon	O
,	O
Suda	O
announced	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Killer7	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
