I really didn't think I would enjoy playing this game. If all this wasn't enough, you need to stop the bad guys, warn the police, protect the hostages and rescue your wife before the timer for unlocking the safe runs out and Hans Gruber blows the building up, allowing him to make his escape with the loot. You are faced with a hostage situation, a bunch of armed "terrorists" running around, explosives set to blow up the roof, police and other legal authorities trying to contain the scene, and very little knowledge of where you are going or what to do next. You start with two modes of combat (armed and unarmed), a gun with very little ammo and some odds and ends collected from your fallen enemies.
What lies ahead is a very short game involving many decisions, twists and turns. You only have two choices: die easy or Die Hard! How you do this and who gets hurt along the way is up to you, and anyone foolish enough to think they can stop you. Your main objective as John McLane is to rescue your wife who is personally being held captive by the leader of the thugs, one Hans Gruber. The real motivation behind the hostage takeover is to use it as a cover while the real crime is being committed: breaking into the high security vault within Nakatomi Plaza which holds over $600 million in bearer bonds. At least, that is what the "terrorists" want the authorities to believe.
In the midst of the gala event, an uninvited group of thugs, posing a threat as terrorists, overtakes the guests at the party and holds them for ransom. The setting is Christmas Eve and New York Police Detective John McLane (played by you) has been invited to attend his estranged wife's company celebration party at Nakatomi Plaza, a lavish, high-rise business complex. In any case, basic background knowledge is not required to play the game, but it sure is helpful. I don't know if this affected the German release of the game (if there was one).
DIE HARD PC GAME MOVIE
I have read some plot elements were changed for the German release of the movie because of issues perceived by the West German government relating to terrorism in the 80's. The plot of the movie release, it seems, may be varied according to the country of release. Granted, this is not the movie played back frame by frame, but there are enough elements woven within the game itself to satisfy my sense of familiarity with the storyline.
DIE HARD PC GAME SERIES
This game gave me the opportunity to revisit Die Hard and get in touch with some nostalgic memories of why I like the series so much in the first place. Cut scenes keep you informed of the plot as it progresses.Īlthough I am a huge fan of the Die Hard series of movies, I was never a really big fan of playing games based upon the movies I had always felt it would detract from the original experience and be a big let down. The game is played with a 3-D point of view allowing you to search the building for useful items and fight terrorists with a variety of weapons or by hand. Your job is to rescue your wife who is trapped in the building and stop the terrorists. Based on the movie, a group of terrorists has taken control of a high rise tower in an attempt to take $600 million.
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