Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005QX4E
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 9, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,195 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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John McClane, a brash New York cop, is in Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife. Upon arriving at her company Christmas party high atop the Nakatomi Plaza, his efforts are interrupted when a group of highly trained, highly armed professional thieves seize the skyscraper as part of a daring heist. The plan is flawless except for one thing--they didn't count on you... the fly in the ointment, the monkey in the wrench. You are John McClane, jet-lagged, barefoot, and out of your jurisdiction.

Product Description

John McClane, a brash New York cop, is in Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife. Upon arriving at her company Christmas party high atop the Nakatomi Plaza, his efforts are interrupted when a group of highly trained, highly armed professional thieves seize the skyscraper as part of a daring heist. The plan is flawless except for one thing--they didn't count on you... the fly in the ointment, the monkey in the wrench. You are John McClane, jet-lagged, barefoot, and out of your jurisdiction.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Puts you right in the movie., December 6, 2003

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Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza (CD-ROM)

There's a lot to like and a lot to dislike in this game. First of all it sticks very closely to the way Nakatomi Plaza looks and sounds so you feel like you really are there. The music is a lot like that in the movie and adds atmosphere. But there are only like 2 tracks! The blood splatter effects are quite cool but shooting a bad guy is the only way to kill him. In this sense the game is VERY linear. There is absolutely no freedom. You HAVE to do what the game wants you to do. Which is really stupid considering the effort that has obviously went into crafting each and every floor of Nakatomi Plaza.

There are a lot more than just 12 terrorists here. Obviously the game has to be beefed up to about 300 to make it more exciting and a few new scenarios are added (And some stuff, like the media attention of the siege, totally ignored). It was also very annoying to see the FBI Chopper STILL flying around after the roof has blown up. I guess this was just a cheap way to avoid a cinematic.

The voice acting is also rather poor. It makes the cinematics hard to watch sometimes. And what's the point of having a CB radio (a cunning excuse to plug a certain product) when it is only used during cinematics and NEVER when you want.

In the ancient Die Hard Trilogy you got lots of weapons. But in this all you get is the ordinary gun, some flash grenades and 4 machine guns. The best of which are sparsely featured in the later levels. You can't even get into fist fights. So the fight with Karl is non-existent. All you do is shoot him. Wow!

And chances for really cool stuff have been ignored. How cool would it be to chuck bad guys thru the windows or off the roof or down the lift shafts? Doesn't happen. Even you jump off the roof yourself it just cuts to 'game over'.

But the worst thing is the ending. It's nothing like the movie, boring and dull. It takes a lot of patience to get thru and then...nothing happens. A cheap, tiny cinematic follows and the game returns to the title screen. Come on! That's it?

By only if you are a fan of the movie. For the casual gamer this is dated stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love the movie, you will dig the game., June 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza (CD-ROM)

This game is based on the movie down to the lines. The graphics are great and the game play is easy to learn. What do you expect from a game that I did not pay much for. I love the movie so the game is a fun way to play the part of John Mclane. You get cool weapons to play with and the detail of the levels are quite good. You have to think a little to get thru each level. It not just a typical linear game. You have to look for certain things to move on. Ok, the voices are not like the movie, which is awkward, but you get used to it. Did you think Bruce Willis would do that anyways? You do get the real voice of Al the cop, played by the "Family Matters" tv show father, Reginald Vel Johnson. Its a real good time. Go order it now.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Surprised, July 22, 2002

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"cornerstonestudio" (Anchorage, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza (CD-ROM)

Let me star out with saying that this game is really very fun and I am rather surprised at how badly it got rated. When I received a demo of this game I found it partly origional because of the three health meaters (heart, starmina, and moral)and me being a big Die Hard fan liked how closely it followed the origial story line, but after some surfing the web, I realized that on average this game got a 2/5 from most all major game companies. This confused me, so I played more of the demo and ended up beatig it. It was so fun that I went out and bought Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza that very same day. To rap up, if you loved Half Life, Max Payne, Unreal Tournament, and Die Hard 1, 2, and 3, then my suggestion to you is to disreguard the other ratings and buy this game.