Killer 7 takes players on a post-modern ride as a team of assassins chosen to rid the world of a criminal overlord. Being able to change characters at any time during gameplay is a nice feature. There are times when a character's unique strengths can be best utilized, and you don't find yourself wishing you had played as someone else.

I was looking forward to seeing how the simple-yet-striking, cell-shaded graphics played out, but Killer 7 just wasn't my cup of tea. I didn't like being given limited options to explore, and generally just wanted to feel a little less "steered." A gaming experiment that took a wrong turn in my book, Killer 7 is heavy on style but light on the kind of gameplay to keep me interested.

First Published August 3, 2005, 5:27 p.m.