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Die Hard

Die Hard is a third-person shooter. The player battles terrorists and rescues hostages in the Nakatomi Plaza, which is the setting of the first film in the series.

18 September 1996

Die Hard is a shooter developed by Probe Entertainment, released 18 September 1996 on PlayStation.

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What Die Hard is

Die Hard is a shooter game developed by Probe Entertainment and released in 1996. It was published by Fox Interactive. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Die Hard is a third-person shooter. The player battles terrorists and rescues hostages in the Nakatomi Plaza, which is the setting of the first film in the series.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Die Hard series

Die Hard is the sixth of 12 entries we hold in the Die Hard series. The next entry was Die Hard 2: Die Harder in 1996.

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What it launched against

Die Hard launched on 18 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Wipeout XL and Die Hard Trilogy.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Wipeout XL, Die Hard Trilogy.

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When did Die Hard come out?
Die Hard was released on 18 September 1996 for PlayStation.

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