<s>
is	O
a	O
2013	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Mondo	O
Zappa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
relies	O
on	O
maintaining	O
the	O
combo	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
near	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
space	O
tourism	O
and	O
cybernetic	O
enhancements	O
have	O
become	O
a	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
began	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
and	O
proper	O
development	O
started	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
title	O
the	O
project	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
after	O
The	O
Smiths	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Queen	O
is	O
Dead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Bond	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
a	O
seedier	O
underworld	O
that	O
the	O
surface	O
world	O
does	O
not	O
register	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Killer7	B-Application
but	O
it	O
maintains	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
"	O
assassin	O
series	O
"	O
games	O
and	O
"	O
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Killer7	B-Application
and	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
left	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
also	O
calls	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
yin	O
"	O
to	O
bright	O
and	O
cheery	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaws	I-Application
"	O
yang	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
feature	O
swords	O
like	O
in	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
but	O
with	O
expanded	O
systems	O
,	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
wrestling	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
style	O
is	O
an	O
enhancement	O
and	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
cel-shaded	O
style	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
originally	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
realistic	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
a	O
cartoon	O
style	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Killer7	B-Application
before	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Nightmare	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
fifth	O
place	O
,	O
selling	O
just	O
over	O
17,700	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
little	O
over	O
23,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
poorly	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
reaching	O
twenty-sixth	O
place	O
behind	O
many	O
other	O
new	O
titles	O
including	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
both	O
scored	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
39	O
and	O
38	O
critic	O
reviews	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
