DIE HARD (2013)

As an endless runner that mixes in some light-gun-style action with the endless runner formula, Die Hard ain’t terrible.

A premium endless runner based on a movie license that is designed like a freemium endless runner based on a movie license. The shooting adds some enjoyment while running, but not for very long.

Die Hard would be a funny endless runner, if only wasn't filled with so many overwhelming and intrusive in-app purchases.

This casually made adventure isn't bad in any way. On the other hand, it's not good in any way either. Die Hard is the pure definition of mediocrity.

In fairness to Die Hard, the game does - awkward character modeling and animation aside - at least function and do what it sets out to do. It's not the best runner though, and it's certainly not the best shooter, and the combination of the two in this instance is rather slow and dull. But it works for however much time you're prepared to give to it.

While the “endless shooter” mechanics are nicely executed, Die Hard's increasingly boring gameplay and irritating checkpoints aren't worth the effort. "Yippee ki-lame," sadly.

To the game's credit, there is a nice adrenaline ability that briefly puts the action into slow-motion for easier shooting. Unfortunately, that ability was not attached to a better game. Rather than a fun tie-in with the action flick, the game becomes a literal interpretation of its name and dies. Hard.