Genre: 3D / Action / Driving / Light Gun CDs: 1 (462 Megs) Players: 1 ESRB: Mature
Animated Violence
Animated Blood
Publisher: Fox Interactive, Ubi Soft Retail Barcode: 0 8616-20055-3 4 Memory: 1 Block
Developer: Probe Sony ID: SLUS-00119 Accessories: Mouse, Light Gun
Released: August 31, 1996 PSRM: 001400


Box Copy
You’re at the center of three totally different, thrill-packed adventures. Every adventure you choose delivers amazing depth, palm sweating realism and fully-rendered detail over thirty incredible levels.

Die Hard – Full screen 3-D action as you fight to rescue innocent hostages in a skyscraper wired to explode.

Die Hard 2: Die Harder – Arcade shooting at its fastest and finest as you eliminate terrorists at Dulles airport.

Die Hard with a Vengeance – Heart-accelerating, driving adventure as you race through New York City to find hidden bombs!


Discussion
Probe’s track record up to this point wasn’t exactly amazing, but holy cow did they score a winner with this one. There’s not really any story to worry about. Each of the three game openings is simply quick reminders of what each movie was about, and then it immediately drops you into the wackiness.

The first game is an action game where you quickly run through the high-rise shooting terrorists and saving hostages. You have weapon pick-ups and grenades at your disposal, along with a somewhat interactive playground to run around in. Something interesting is that you have a ‘terrorist view’; the right side of the screen will sometimes show a part of your body being targeted, so you can figure out where to turn to stop the bad guy.

Control is a little stiff, with a somewhat weird turn animation, but the game is amazingly addictive. As mentioned above, you can set off the water sprinklers, blow up cars, set-off chain reactions, and occasionally destroy property.

The second game is where the real fun is to be had, and it’s a light gun game! Besides the light gun, you can also use a mouse or controller to play the game. The light gun provided the best experience.

What sets it apart from every other game is that damn near everything in the level is destructible. Ceiling tiles drop, vending machines pop, glass shatters, bullet holes are left in walls, and the fun goes on. Besides various weapon pick-ups you’ll also have grenades and missiles. There’s some hysterical humor to be found here; performing specific shots gets you a “Merry Christmas!” bonus, and shooting a character on fire awards you a “Mercy Shot.” Performing well will open up hidden passages that provide more weapons and health bonuses. There’s an occasional bit of slowdown here and there, but overall it’s an amazing experience.

The final game is a driving game that has you knocking out bomb cars, hidden bombs, and bomb carriers. The control is a bit rough, but the action is frantic and you’re always on the move, with some comical animation with the car once you hit a bomb, as well.

As an overall package, Die Hard Trilogy is a flawed, but insanely fun romp through multiple genres. Highly recommended, and easily acquired.
 		 Trivia
  • There are 2 variants, please see below.
     
  • The CD's file name is DHT - usually it should be the SLUS number.
     
  • In Die Hard 2, if you shoot a person on fire, you will get a "Mercy Shot" bonus.
     
  • Advertised on the Konami Justifier box, and highly recommended for use with that gun. Oddly enough, it's not advertised on the DHT case that it supports the gun.
     
  • That 4th screenshot could use some explanation. The programmers had a bit of fun with the game. If you select 'Not Really Sure' from that menu, your next set of choices are 'Think It Over' and 'Ask a Friend'. If you choose to ask a friend, the game tells you to get a life!
     
  • There are several interesting programmer's cheats in the game. One turns all the pedestrians into the once head of Probe, another turns everyone into skeletons, and yet another adds in a map editor for the Die Hard 2 game!
     
  • Die Hard 1 contains a weird glitch that causes the game to give you a bullet every time you fire one, eventually maxing you out at 999 bullets.
     
  • Probe was a rather infamous development house in the early days. Their Incredible Hulk game featured a bizarre glitch, and their less than stellar Mortal Kombat II Saturn port.
     
  • The manual does not list the voice actor credits.
     
  • Also released on the Sega Saturn.
     
  • Considering the SLUS number, Die Hard Trilogy was the 119th license in the order of applied licenses. There are 101 long box releases, which means this was just shy of being released in a long box along side it's Saturn counterpart.
     
  • If you keep rotating between the 3 games on the selection screen, you'll eventually start hearing different voice quotes from each game randomly.
     
Variants / Misprints
There were two Greatest Hits release versions for the game. The original Greatest Hit was still under the Fox Interactive banner. The re-release was then distributed by Ubi Soft.

Something important to mention here is that despite all three of them carrying the Fox Interactive label, all three have different SKUs. Ubi Soft's version also adds the GH to the SLUS ID, and updates the ESRB M icon.

 

 Die Hard Trilogy - Greatest Hits (Fox Version): SLUS-00119 / PSRM 001400 / SKU 0 8616-20281-6 8

Die Hard Trilogy - Greatest Hits (Ubi Soft Version): SLUS-00119GH / PSRM 001400 / SKU 0 08888-3103-5 8
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