Sep 30, 1998 The Fifth Element (1998) Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Video game released 3 October 1998. In this tense 3D action adventure game, play as either New York cabby Korben Dallas or the mysterious Leeloo, a woman who holds the secret to the safety of the entire universe. The Fifth Element is a 1998 action-adventure video game that is based on the film of the same name developed by Kalisto Entertainment and published by Activision for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. May 22, 2017 The Fifth Element has an OK soundtrack. It's not good, but it's not intrusive. And coming from a game that should receive a quality citation, one mediocre feature is perhaps its only saving grace. Kalisto should have spent more time on this engine. A video game adaptation of The Fifth Element was created by Activision for the PlayStation game console and PC in 1998. The PlayStation version was generally met with negative reviews, though the PC version was better received.
As much as some of us at ZONE despised the mess of sci-fi appropriation that was Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, no one could deny it had one or two cool moments.
Aside from the fifth element herself bouncing around in a few strips of bandage, the obvious highlight was the vertiginous taxi ride through a futuristic New York, diving and dodging through insanely interweaving layers of airborne traffic. It was one of those classic 'made to be a videogame' moments, and the only surprise is that it's taken this long for someone to do it. While no official licence exists, New York Race is the obvious result of that moment.
With intense high-speed racing and futuristic flying cars, the other clear reference point for NY Race is the WipEout series. Many familiar elements from those games are present, including a choice of flying cars, various weapon pick-ups and turbo boosts, as well as a resolutely arcade aesthetic and suitably effects-laden visuals. The main difference is the replacement of the narrow twisting tracks of WipEout with the skyscrapers and canyon-like streets of a futuristic New York. And instead of just hovering a bit, the vehicles truly fly, adding an extra level of insanity to the proceedings.
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We've been keeping our eye on the very similarly styled Beam Breakers in the works at German outfit Similis, but NY Race surprised us at ECTS with better visuals and a more convincing design style. Kalisto have even employed the person responsible for the original taxi scenes in The Fifth Element as a designer on the game. We'll keep you informed on what could become an interesting race.