Just explosive, over-the-top fun. Packed with arcade action, this single disc contains all three fully realized video game adaptations (at the time, one of only three) Die Hard Movies, each one completely different from the others. The first is a third-person shooter that lets you shoot hordes of terrorists while traveling through Nakitomi Plaza, while the second is an on-rails first-person shooter that lets you fight your way through a ridiculous finale. Blow up Dulles Airport and beyond. It’s surprising, amazing and so unique video games.
However, what impressed me most was death with revengean absolutely insane driving game where you speed around the streets and parks of New York City. Trapped in a terrorist twist, you must intercept bomb-laden cars and prevent them from exploding, by crashing into them repeatedly, of course. Chase Headquarters-style. You get various camera options here, one of which is a first-person in-car view. Hit a pedestrian from this angle and your windshield may be temporarily splattered with blood, which is quickly washed away by the windshield wiper. It’s all very 90s edgy and extreme. With revenge in mindAlthough very simple and limited, the kinetic energy it possesses later makes the game like Burnout 3 so exciting and Die Hard trilogy There’s a whole lot of frenetic enthusiasm that makes this a defining release of the early PlayStation era.
