Die Hard Arcade

Die Hard Arcade
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Developer(s)	AM1 / Sega Technical Institute
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Arcade, Sega Saturn
Release	1996 (Arcade) April 8, 1997 (Sega Saturn)
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Die Hard Arcade is the licensed American/European version of the Japanese game 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 fists, legs, and a ludicrous variety of weapons. You progress through the requisite baddies and bosses with cutscenes interspersed into the action.

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.

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."

External links

• Die Hard Arcade on GameRankings
• Die Hard Arcade at MobyGames
• Die Hard Arcade at The Killer List of VideoGames