Die Hard (film series) reunite with separated wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles at her company's Christmas party. Holly left to pursue her career with their two children, and uses her maiden name. At the fictional Nakatomi Plaza, East German terrorists break in and take the celebrants hostage. McClane escapes detection and hides throughout the building. He kills off the gang and learns their real plan, to steal $640 million in bearer bonds from the building's vault. In the finale, McClane shoots the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), out the window to fall thirty stories. It was released on July 15, 1988
Die Hard Arcade published as an original property. Similarly to hit action films of the time, "Die Hard Arcade" is dominated by over-the-top yet largely gore-free violence which is played for comedic effect. Released in 1996 for arcades, the game was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997 and the PlayStation 2 (Japan only) in the Sega Ages line in 2006. A sequel, "Dynamite Cop", was released for arcades and Dreamcast in 1998 without the "Die Hard" license. "Die Hard Arcade" is a beat 'em up for one or two players, who play as either John McClane or Kris Thompsen (Bruno Delinger and