Dead Connection

Dead Connection
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Director(s)Masaki Ogata
Ichiro Fujisue
Hidehiro Fujiwara
Designer(s)Kenji Kaido
Jiro Tonegawa
Programmer(s)Okazu Taiyaki
Yuichi Kohyama
Junichiro Noguchi
Artist(s)Hisakazu Kato
Masami Kikuchi
Masahiro Kato
Composer(s)Yoshiro Horie
Platform(s)Arcade, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Release
  • WW: August 1992
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemTaito F1

Dead Connection is a shoot 'em up arcade video game released by Taito in 1992. 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.