Die Hard: Vendetta

 GameCube
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 23
  3. Negative: 8 out of 23
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  1. Nintendophiles
    49
    The idea of taking hostages in a first person shooter is novel, and stealth also can be interesting. None of that negates the impact the auto-aim has on the game, or how frustrating the controls can be. Throw in the terrible graphics, the linear missions, and the lack of any sort of multiplayer and Die Hard Vendetta is one of the worse Gamecube FPS’s.
  2. GameSpot
    48
    The execution is sloppy, and in the end, the game simply feels unfinished.
  3. GameSpy
    43
    The embodiment of third-rate gameplay.
  5. Eurogamer
    40
    If you want a game that does the franchise justice, you can probably pick up the fantastically entertaining Die Hard Trilogy on PSone for about one eighth of the cost of this.
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    40
    Playing DHV makes me feel like Hans Gruber at the end of the first "Die Hard" film: falling backward toward the pavement, flailing and screaming. [Dec 2002, p.228]
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  7. GamePro
    40
    Its bargain-basement visuals, vapid enemy A.I., and flaccid controls ensure that the game could stand accused of lameness in a court of law.
  8. Play Magazine
    40
    Uneventful level desigin and poor AI. [Feb 2003, p.91]
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  9. Game Revolution
    25
    The controls here are totally unsatisfying. Tack on narrow-minded gameplay and dim graphics and you've got a game that dies quite easily, actually.

Awards & Rankings

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#45 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002
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#14 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2002

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. arostislavna
    Sep 1, 2022
    7
    A good proof of concept, poor difficulty spike balancing, but I wish it had more love and a remake even.
  2. tenow
    May 18, 2020
    5
    Serviceble gunplay and story, but stealth, platforming and checkpoint placement are absolutely unacceptable. DO NOT try to play this game, youServiceble gunplay and story, but stealth, platforming and checkpoint placement are absolutely unacceptable. DO NOT try to play this game, you will feel like it's beatable but instead you'll just waste your time getting stuck or lost or instafailing stealth. Also it seems XBOX version can't be beaten, had to finish it on Gamecube.… Full Review »
  3. Kyle_Katarn92
    Nov 15, 2016
    7
    The game is mostly fun. The uneven difficulty ruins the game from time to time. You can't save during game, so If John is killed, you go backThe game is mostly fun. The uneven difficulty ruins the game from time to time. You can't save during game, so If John is killed, you go back to the beginning of the stage, or to a checkpoint. You should have no problem dispatching the enemies in the game, the auto-aim is probably the most lenient one out there. The shootouts are too easy with the auto-aim, and to hard with the manual-aim, as the crosshair automatically goes back to the centre of the screen.… Full Review »
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