January 27, 2005 - Capcom's uber insane psycho-thriller Killer 7 is nearly complete and gearing up for its March 24 release on both GameCube and PlayStation 2 in Japan. The title will debut on Nintendo's platform in the US this June. To celebrate the arrival of the off-the-wall adventure game, Capcom has served up 15 fresh screenshots and a disturbing new three-minute-plus trailer of Killer 7 in motion.
Killer 7 invites players to become Harmon Smith, an old, wheel chair-bound assassin who also happens to be a schizophrenic. The difference between Smith and other schizophrenics is that he possesses the unique ability to conjure up his personalities in physical form, each an admirable hunter for different reasons. The stylized, cel-shaded adventure game challenges players to use all seven of Smith's alter-egos to destroy a terrorist organization called Heaven Smile, which has unleashed armies of zombie-like beings that explode when they come into contact with humans. The adult-themed title engulfs gamers in a virtual world filled with psychedelic imagery, violent and sexual subject matter, and extreme over-the-top gore.
Readers can click here for the new screenshots of Killer 7, which show off a variety of unnervingly bizarre scenarios. For instance, there are images of indescribable snake-like enemies that roll into ball form when attacked, noir-style interrogation rooms and colorful Japanese bridges saturated with rain.
But the screens are nothing compared to the new trailer, which is sure to frighten children and drive drug addicts everywhere instantly mad. The updated footage plays like a credits scene from a David Fincher movie, flashing intriguing snippets of in-game sequences like character-based third-person exploration and first-person shooting to mind-bogglingly weird cinematics. For instance, contained within the three-plus-minute trailer are story-driven scenarios featuring assassins running through dreamlike worlds, exploding spidery and alien-esque beings, fighting creatures out of a Lord of the Rings movie and even dropping F-bombs.
As has become the norm with any new media released for Killer 7, viewers will likely find themselves dazzled by the style and intrigued by what's to come, and yet absolutely none the wiser as to what the game is really all about.
