Die Hard Arcade

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Die Hard Arcade
Developer(s)	AM1 / Sega Technical Institute
Publisher(s)	Sega
Release date(s)	1996 (Arcade) April 8, 1997 (Sega Saturn)
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Sega Saturn
Media	CD-ROM

Die Hard Arcade is the licensed American/European version of the Japanese videogame Dynamite Deka. The game is a beat-em-up with loose ties to the Die Hard movie series of the same name. However, other than the title, the building and the fact that the hero looks like John McClane, the game and the movie have little to do with each other (in fact, the license was purchased when the game was essentially complete for the American and European releases). It is a 1 - 2 player game in which the male and/or female characters fight through action-packed levels to save the president's daughter from a band of terrorists. The game is played by fighting your way through waves of enemies, using your fists, feet, and a ludicrous variety of weapons. You progress through the requisite enemies and bosses with cutscenes interspersed into the action. Various cutscenes in the game contain what can be described as "button-time sequences", in which the player must press a particular button within a short time limit to alter the impending scene (such as defeating an enemy or group of enemies in said button-time sequence so that the player will not have to then engage them in combat).

It was created by Sega, using a team up of the successful Japanese AM1 (Arcade Machine 1, also known as WoW Entertainment) group and US-based Sega Technical Institute (STI), which developed in collaboration with Sonic Team some of the Sonic series of games following the original, to create this game. AM1 provided the engineering, and some of the design and art, and STI provided art, design and animation. The game was created simultaneously for the Titan Arcade system and Sega Saturn but the home version was released later.

Die Hard Arcade also has a unlicensed sequel that was released in arcades and Dreamcast titled Dynamite Cop (aka "Dynamite Deka 2" in Japan) released in 1998.

[edit] Trivia

This video game is one of several released based on the Die Hard franchise. Others include Die Hard Trilogy, for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC, Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza for the PC, and Die Hard: Vendetta for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The STI team members are credited in the arcade version but get no credit in the Sega Saturn version of the game, even though it is essentially the same game.

The Saturn version of the game allowed you to earn extra continues to use in the game by playing the old arcade Sub-marine game "Deep Scan."

[edit] External links

• Die Hard Arcade on GameRankings
• Die Hard Arcade at MobyGames
• Die Hard Arcade at the Killer List of Videogames

The Die Hard films
Die Hard | Die Hard 2 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Live Free or Die Hard
Characters
Heroes: John McClane | Sgt. Al Powell | Zeus Carver | Matt Foster
Villains: Hans Gruber | Colonel Stuart | Simon Gruber
Recurring: Holly Gennero McClane | Richard Thornburg
Crew
Directors: John McTiernan | Renny Harlin | Len Wiseman
Producers: Joel Silver | Lawrence Gordon | John McTiernan | Bruce Willis
Writers: Steven E. de Souza | Doug Richardson | Jonathan Hensleigh
Video games
Die Hard | Die Hard Arcade | Die Hard Trilogy | Die Hard Trilogy 2 | Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza | Die Hard: Vendetta
Miscellaneous
Fox Plaza | Glock 7 | Nothing Lasts Forever