Arcade Archives: Dead Connection

Dead Connection is a 1992 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was only released in Japan in August 1988. 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.