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Die Hard Trilogy was a commercial hit, with sales above 2 million units by 2000, so understandably a sequel, Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas, was greenlit. Unfortunately for developers n-Space, there were no more Die Hard movies to cover at the time as the series' next entry, Live Free or Die Hard, came out seven years later. As a result, n-Space opted to tell a new story that saw John McClane venture to Las Vegas, while incorporating the original title's different gameplay styles into one narrative. Two modes were made available in the sequel: a story mode and an arcade mode. Story mode was the main campaign mode with cutscenes connecting the whole game's story, but arcade mode unlocked exclusive bonus levels.
Die Hard Trilogy 2 Saw John McClane In Las Vegas
Die Hard Trilogy 2's story mode followed John McClane living in New York after the events of Die Hard with a Vengeance until he receives a phone call from Kenny Sinclair - his best friend and partner in the NYPD - inviting him to attend a party being thrown in Las Vegas. While at the party, McClane is introduced to Reese Hoffman, the owner of the Roaring 20s Casino, and his secretary Elena Goshkin, and they discuss some of the most dangerous criminals to inhabit Mesa Grande, including a mercenary called Victor Rashenko. Unbeknownst to McClane, a prison riot has been planned to coincide with Sinclair's celebrations, and Rashenko escapes alongside several other inmates, forcing McClane to leave the party early.
As McClane tracks down the escaped convicts, he uncovers a terrorist plot spanning the game's recreation of Las Vegas. It is later revealed that Hoffman and Goshkin planned the prison escape, and McClane confronts Elena at the Hoover Dam before having a showdown with Hoffman and his henchmen at the Roaring 20s Casino. As Hoffman dies, he tells McClane that the real mastermind is on the top floor, leading to the reveal that Sinclair was behind the terrorist plot all along as he explains that he was going to help Hoffman take over Las Vegas.
After a gunfight ensues, Sinclair is ultimately disarmed and McClane goes to arrest him. However, as Sinclair reaches for a gun on his desk, McClane is forced to shoot his former friend, resulting in a Die Hard-worthy death sequence in which Sinclair falls back through a broken window and crashes onto a parked car below.
It may have received mixed reviews, but Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas told a simple story full of action and twists, with moments that harked back to the original movies. It also had Die Hard's John McClane face a more personal foe than those he had encountered in the movies, making it a fun adventure for movie completionists to check out.
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