<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
to	O
use	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
move	O
set	O
by	O
contemporary	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
likened	O
to	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
this	O
respect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
hit	O
action	O
films	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
dominated	O
by	O
over-the-top	O
,	O
largely	O
gore-free	O
violence	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
for	O
comedic	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
line	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
without	O
the	O
Die	O
Hard	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
for	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
who	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
John	O
McClane	O
or	O
Kris	O
Thompsen	O
(	O
Bruno	O
Delinger	O
and	O
Cindy	O
Holiday	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
1979	O
arcade	O
game	O
Deep	B-Application
Scan	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
gain	O
extra	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
arcade	O
ports	O
,	O
no	O
additional	O
credits	O
are	O
provided	O
for	O
Deep	B-Application
Scan	I-Application
;	O
losing	O
a	O
single	O
life	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
if	O
both	O
players	O
are	O
still	O
alive	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
players	O
will	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
the	O
rooftop	O
of	O
the	O
skyscraper	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
sole	O
appreciation	O
of	O
the	O
President	O
's	O
daughter	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
for	O
Sega	O
to	O
use	O
existing	O
resources	O
:	O
Sega	O
had	O
produced	O
an	O
excess	O
inventory	O
of	O
ST-V	O
arcade	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
Die	O
Hard	O
license	O
but	O
as	O
yet	O
had	O
no	O
Die	O
Hard	O
games	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
STI	O
before	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
dissolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
the	O
ST-V	O
Titan	O
arcade	O
system	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Deka	I-Application
,	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Deka	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
(	O
on	O
NAOMI	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Deka	I-Application
EX	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asian	O
Dynamite	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
later	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
solo	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
crossover	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
recolored	O
to	O
match	O
his	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
achieved	O
a	O
certain	O
degree	O
of	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
and	O
comparing	O
the	O
moves	O
and	O
combos	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
"	O
breathes	O
life	O
into	O
a	O
dead-end	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fighting	O
moves	O
are	O
effective	O
and	O
far	O
more	O
abundant	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
even	O
discounting	O
the	O
acquirable	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
applauded	O
its	O
flawless	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
and	O
combos	O
,	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
satisfying-to-use	O
weapons	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
low	O
longevity	O
stemming	O
from	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
limited	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
asserted	O
that	O
even	O
mildly-skilled	O
players	O
would	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
within	O
an	O
hour	O
,	O
even	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
extra	O
credits	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
playing	O
Deep	B-Application
Scan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
disputed	O
this	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
most	O
players	O
would	O
need	O
credits	O
from	O
Deep	B-Application
Scan	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
reasonable	O
chance	O
of	O
beating	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
was	O
particularly	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
weapons	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
much	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
thrill	O
of	O
smacking	O
a	O
terrorist	O
right	O
in	O
his	O
low	O
brow	O
with	O
an	O
antique	O
grandfather	O
clock	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
especially	O
suited	O
for	O
novice	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
too	O
short	O
lived	O
for	O
more	O
experienced	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
three	O
co-reviewers	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
in	O
particular	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
slickest	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
The	O
Rookie	O
made	O
little	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcades	I-Application
low	O
longevity	O
,	O
deeming	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
welcome	O
offering	O
to	O
enthusiasts	O
of	O
back-to-basics	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
noted	O
the	O
longevity	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
issue	O
but	O
likewise	O
gave	O
a	O
firmly	O
positive	O
assessment	O
:	O
"	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
for	O
pure	O
and	O
simple	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
delivers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
number	O
25	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
firearms	O
and	O
melee	O
weapons	O
helped	O
amp	O
up	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
