Dead Connection
| Dead Connection | |
|---|---|
 Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Directors | Masaki Ogata Ichiro Fujisue Hidehiro Fujiwara |
| Designers | Kenji Kaido Jiro Tonegawa |
| Programmers | Okazu Taiyaki Yuichi Kohyama Junichiro Noguchi |
| Artists | Hisakazu Kato Masami Kikuchi Masahiro Kato |
| Composer | Yoshiro Horie |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre | Multidirectional shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito F2 |
Dead Connection[a] is a 1992 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades.[1] It was only released in Japan in August 1988.[2] The game takes place on September 5, 1953 "in a big city somewhere". It features a group of detectives who set out to fight a crime family. The game has a strong film noir vibe, shown through the appearance of the detectives and the featuring of a female protagonist. Each stage is preceded by a short cinematic interlude that explains the transition between the game's different locales.[3] Hamster Corporation released the game outside Japan for the first time as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in February 2025.[4]
Gameplay
[edit]When the player moves their character to within arm's length of an enemy, the shoot button triggers a melee attack. The player can also lie prone to evade gunfire, and perform a diving somersault in order to quickly take cover behind tables, plants, pillars, statues, and other fixtures. Instead of using scrolling each stage takes place against a non-moving but richly detailed backdrop—beginning with the lavish interior of a posh hotel. Most of the environment is destructible and the scenery becomes visibly degraded by bullet holes throughout the prolonged firefights.[5]
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 69%[6] |
| Sinclair User | 80/100[7] |
In Japan, Game Machine listed Dead Connection on their October 1, 1992 issue as being the seventeenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[8]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Yamashita, Nobuyuki (October 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information - Video Game: デッドコネクション". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 124. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 243.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 44. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ S.E.A. (December 1992). "Arcade Machine: Dead Connection - Un imperio de gangsters". Micromanía (in Spanish). Vol. 2, no. 55. HobbyPress. p. 105.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (February 26, 2025). "Taito's Action Shooter 'Dead Connection' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release". Time Extension. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ Bobinator (July 31, 2017). "Dead Connection". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ Boone, Tim (October 1992). "Arcade Action - Dead Connection" (PDF). Computer and Video Games. No. 131. EMAP. pp. 78–79.
- ↑ Harrod, Gary (October 1992). "Coin Ops - Dead Connection - Taito". Sinclair User. No. 128. EMAP. p. 42.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 435. Amusement Press, Inc. October 1, 1992. p. 33.
External links
[edit]- Dead Connection at the Killer List of Videogames
- Dead Connection at GameFAQs
- Dead Connection at The Cutting Room Floor
- Dead Connection at Arcade-History
- Dead Connection at Arcade Italia
- 1992 video games
- Arcade Archives games
- Arcade video games
- Arcade-only video games
- Hamster Corporation games
- Japan-exclusive video games
- Multidirectional shooters
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Organized crime video games
- Taito arcade games
- Video games about police officers
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games set in 1953