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Suda 51's barmy action title Killer is Dead coming to PC

Includes Smooth Operator DLC and new difficulty mode.

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Suda 51's barmy action title Killer is Dead will jump to PC this May.

Publisher Deep Silver will release the PC version under the title of Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition, to be sold physically and digitally for $19.99/£19.99.

New to the PC version will be a new difficulty mode, Nightmare, where enemies can only be defeated with Adrenaline Burst, Dodge Burst, and Headshot attacks. You can also wave goodbye to the Final Judgement finisher.

The PC version will also feature the Smooth Operator DLC pack, which is unlocked after the game's third episode, and a theater mode that allows players to rewatch cutscenes with "extended background information" on the game's cast of characters.

Deep Silver did not mention who was handling the PC port, or whether there would be any visual upgrades and improvements.

But is it worth picking up? GameSpot's Mark Walton slapped a score of 5 on the PlayStation 3 version of the game last year.

"Unless you have a voyeuristic curiosity about Japanese games and culture," he wrote, "[Killer is Dead] simply can't hold its own against its far more entertaining contemporaries. It's too immature, too confusing, and far too unrefined to be anything more than a strange, mildly amusing distraction."

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this game is poor....blah blah...i love what suda 51 does.....something entirely new...those colors, anime like freaky combat, i love killer is dead,even if it's repetitive and thank you for porting this gem...one day maybe you can think of porting shadows of the damned.........

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Thank you, I was thinking of emulating this game on my ps3 emulator which is buggy and can't raise the damn resolution and no AA and other shit which annoys. I wish all companies do this and port all the console titles to pc even if it is several years after release on console, cause we PC gamer play games from all time.

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So when a game is poor selling on console, they porting on PC?? GENIUS

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@kyubi678 yes....its sad isnt it. because im a PC gamer and im STILL pissed off that Red Dead redemption never being released on PC. But most of everything else is on PC.

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Jessica Nigri is in this.

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Sweet, was really looking forward to playing this, glad I waited. Damn, DmC, then MGR:R, keep those action games coming! Don't have enough good action games on PC. (*o*) <3

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It's almost always the crappy selling console games that spurs devs to port to the PC. That is sad beyond belief...

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I paid full price for the 360 version and yet I want a Shadows of the Damned Sequel because it deserves on even though it wasn't advertised well. It's a great game.

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Id rather have shadows of the damned

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I just want no more hereos 3 wii u.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> If only that was happening. I think given how great the first 2 were is too bad Suda may have move on to PS4 with Lily Bergamo.

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Awesome ! Wasn't expecting this at all. I have played MGRR on the PC and its one of the best action games of last year and puts a lot of games out there to shame :D Seriously Platinum Games and Suda never disappointed so far :D

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@Printul_Noptii Vanquish and Bayonetta on PC, that's all I want.

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Killer is Dead is such a great game, only people who hate it either haven't played it or suck horribly at it. Suda games are very derisive and polarize people into two groups: those who get it and those who don't get into the complicated game mechanics he puts in his games. Glad it's coming to PC... still wish the PC port system didn't take so damn long though.

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Well, aren't you the die-hard fanboy?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Well you're a fanboy of Tom Mc Shea and Gamespot in general honey.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You're a fanboy of using the lame term fanboy. Blek

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Nice maybe we can get Vanquish and Bayonetta on PC too. There is already a petition, feel free to sign << LINK REMOVED >>

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>

Hey buddy can you sign this..

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<< LINK REMOVED >> signed it about 10 days ago and some of my friends did it too. The number of signs are descent but still far away from the target. But SEGA has seen and keeping an eye on this petition. Hope this reaches the target.

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Please let it be on steam!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It will be there don't worry.

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Now that's more like it. Hell Yeah baby. Thank you Suda51 for bringing this title to PC.
2014 sure is good year for gamers.

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sounds good to me. wish they would bring Shadows Of The Damned to PC.

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That's awesome! Suda 51's genius without jaggies and at 60fps.

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Nice, seems the PC is getting more love than ever lol

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The job killer is dead

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No thanks.

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How about Shadow of the Damned??

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Yeah! I'm all for that "strange, mildly amusing distraction."

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SwweeeeEEEEtt- fucking loved this game.

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Exactly... why Suda51 would start porting their games NOW? I know I could use lollipop chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned on PC.

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Barmy? Ahh, yes, as Wikipedia states: containing barm, i.e. froth from fermented yeast. Well, that does it! I just have to play it then.

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Thanks for the offer Suda, but we don't want it.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Who is we? Just you? You neglect that this is good for PC gamers and Developers. 1. you are getting a console exclusive and 2. Developers might make more money that they didn't do on the 360/PS3.

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Not worth my time or money

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yet another platform I can ignore this ridiculously over rated dev on.

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Well I'd wanted to buy it for so long, but now I have an even bigger reason to buy it. FRAKKING AWESOME.

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I'd rather exercise

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I bet I'm still swoller hahhaa

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I'd rather Shadows of the Damned, but whatever.

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