Details emerge for Suda 51’s Killer Is Dead

<p>Some details have been released concerning the plot and characters of <em>Killer Is Dead<&sol;em>&comma; the new title from Grasshopper Manufacture and acclaimed game director Goichi Suda&comma; a&period;k&period;a&period; Suda 51&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Suda 51 is known for his distinct and left-field approach to games&comma; as seen in previous titles such as cult classic <em>Killer 7<&sol;em> and <em>No More Heroes<&sol;em>&comma; with <em>Killer Is Dead<&sol;em> seeming to be no exception&comma; starring an assassin named Mondo Zappa who loves boiled eggs and whose left hand can transform into a drill&comma; a gun&comma; and other items&period; Zappa absorbs blood from enemies in order to perform a powerful move named his &&num;8220&semi;Adrenaline Burst&&num;8221&semi; attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Zappa works for an agency and his job is to kill murderers around the world&period; He is assisted in this by colleagues Vivian Squall&comma; a cat-suit-wearing British girl&semi; and Mika Takekawa&comma; Zappa&&num;8217&semi;s housemate and the person who supplies him with his much-beloved boiled eggs&period; The game&&num;8217&semi;s primary antagonist is a man named Victor who has the power to manipulate emotions through song&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the &&num;8220&semi;killer&&num;8221&semi; in the title&comma; <em>Killer Is Dead<&sol;em> has no direct connection to <em>Killer 7<&sol;em>&comma; although Suda 51 has apparently stated that the upcoming game will retain &&num;8220&semi;the essence of Killer 7 and No More Heroes&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Killer Is Dead<&sol;em> is scheduled for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in summer 2013&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;computerandvideogames&period;com&sol;386765&sol;suda-51s-killer-is-dead-detailed-part-killer7-part-no-more-heroes&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">CVG<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"zemanta-related-title" style&equals;"font-size&colon; 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