<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
installments	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Die	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
action	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
features	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
,	O
each	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
movie	O
installment	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
genre	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Platinum	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
also	O
inspired	O
a	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Viva	I-Application
Las	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Die	O
Harder	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
on	O
rails-shooter	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
stop	O
terrorists	O
who	O
have	O
taken	O
over	O
Dulles	O
Airport	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
crosshair	O
with	O
a	O
gamepad	O
,	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
or	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
that	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Namco	O
's	O
GunCon/G	O
-Con	O
45	O
controller	O
or	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Stunner	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
joyride	O
driving	O
a	O
taxicab	O
,	O
sports	O
car	O
,	O
and	O
dump	O
truck	O
throughout	O
all	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
finding	O
and	O
defusing	O
several	O
explosives	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
go	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Vengeance	O
segment	O
was	O
developed	O
first	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
publisher	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
more	O
closely	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
leading	O
Probe	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Probe	O
were	O
developing	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Probe	O
's	O
new	O
owner	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
technology	O
and	O
experienced	O
personnel	O
were	O
prioritized	O
towards	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
young	O
programmers	O
and	O
designers	O
working	O
with	O
Probe	O
's	O
oldest	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
2	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
later	O
replaced	O
with	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Vengeance	O
segment	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
authentic	O
recreation	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
when	O
driving	O
at	O
200	O
miles	O
per	O
hour	O
,	O
an	O
accurate	O
model	O
of	O
NYC	O
felt	O
too	O
small	O
and	O
confining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
platform	O
because	O
Pick	O
strongly	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
he	O
reasoned	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
would	O
come	O
out	O
better	O
if	O
the	O
programmers	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
emulate	O
impressive	O
graphical	O
effects	O
on	O
an	O
extant	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
than	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
Pick	O
elaborated	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
team	O
intended	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
considered	O
the	O
high	O
value-for-money	O
of	O
getting	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogys	O
strongest	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
presented	O
a	O
dissenting	O
opinion	O
;	O
while	O
he	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
addictive	O
quality	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
he	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
three	O
segments	O
are	O
ultimately	O
just	O
rehashes	O
of	O
(	O
respectively	O
)	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
Die	O
Harder	O
segment	O
requires	O
the	O
Konami	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
cursor	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
standard	O
controller	O
is	O
slow	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Adaptation	O
of	O
Linear	O
Media	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
I	B-Application
Have	I-Application
No	I-Application
Mouth	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
I	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Scream	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
named	O
it	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
also	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
often	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
The	O
Rookie	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
sharp	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
Die	O
Harder	O
segment	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
addictive	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
relatively	O
unimportant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Smith	O
stated	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
the	O
sluggish	O
controls	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
make	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
nearly	O
unplayable	O
,	O
since	O
lining	O
up	O
shots	O
in	O
time	O
is	O
awkward	O
and	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
segment	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
actually	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
fast	O
pace	O
and	O
black	O
humor	O
of	O
this	O
segment	O
make	O
it	O
worth	O
buying	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
all	O
by	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Often	O
when	O
you	O
see	O
compilations	O
like	O
this	O
there	O
's	O
...	O
one	O
section	O
that	O
stands	O
out	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
the	O
programmers	O
thought	O
of	O
first	O
and	O
lavished	O
the	O
most	O
attention	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
three	O
sections	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
have	O
their	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
thrills	O
,	O
great	O
visuals	O
and	O
clever	O
ideas.	O
"	O
</s>
