Description
Die Hard 2: Die Harder is a 2D shooting gallery.
In the early 90’s, two things just wouldn’t die: Bruce Willis in the
Die Hard trilogy of movies, and, well, 2D point-and-click shooters. Renowned software undertaker Grandslam was happily ready to dig the grave several inches deeper for both. The spade: a game called
Die Hard 2: Die Harder.Based on the 1990 movie
Die Hard 2, the program sends you through five stages modelled after key scenes of the film. As N.Y. cop John McClane, you have to shoot terrorists invading Washington’s Dulles airport by quickly aiming a crosshair at them. You’ll successively clear the luggage center, airport annexe and runway, then chase after the bad guys on a snowmobile and finally shoot it out on the wing of the terrorist’s plane. Each stage consists of three screens; on the last one, several tougher bosses will appear. Occasionally, civilians cross the room and pray that you don’t kill them. Most dying terrorists drop power-ups, namely med-kits, armour, grenades and weapons that are more powerful or fire faster. You collect these items by shooting them in time. If you do not aim fast enough, the terrorist’s bullets will drain your health; you may die three times, but after that, John McClane bites the dust once and for all. Until you restart, that is.
For more information on the movie
Die Hard 2, see the trivia and links sections.
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Trivia
Nice gag: the high-score list of
Die Hard 2 is filled alternately with the names "John" and "Holly", which are the screen names of the hero and his wife in the movie. Holly places first, having scored the respectable amount of 100.000 points.
Die Hard 2 has rightfully earned its place in the Hall of Shame for games with the worst ending sequences. Your reward for successfully shooting yourself through hundreds of terrorists is a blue screen with one line: "You completed your mission". I suppose writing "You saved the airport!" would have revealed far too much of the plot...
The 1990 Hollywood movie
Die Hard 2: Die Harder is the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster
Die Hard starring Bruce Willis. It's Christmas Eve, and N.Y. cop John McClane (Willis) is waiting at Dulles Airport for the arrival of his wife Holly. Unfortunately, high-tech terrorists seize control of the landing system and crash a passenger plane, demanding the release of a convicted third-world despot who is about to arrive in an army plane. The unscrupulous terrorists soon have to realize that McClane is no less unscrupulous when it comes to protecting thousands of innocents, saving his own wife, and kicking some evil guys' butts...
Die Hard 2, a 70 million special effects firework, was a huge box office hit all around the world, earning more than 230 million dollars. It is considered a model example of a good action movie, with a tight plot full of clever suspense and surprises, exceptional action scenes and perfect special effects. None of the several pitiful computer game conversions could live up to that.
