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The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element is a third-person adventure wherein you take on the persona of one of two characters. Your two choices stem from the two main ones from the movie, Korben Dallas or Leeloo Minai…

30 September 1998

The Fifth Element is a video game developed by Kalisto Entertainment, released 30 September 1998 on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Fifth Element is

The Fifth Element was developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released in 1998. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Fifth Element is a third-person adventure wherein you take on the persona of one of two characters. Your two choices stem from the two main ones from the movie, Korben Dallas or Leeloo Minai Lekatariba-Lamina-Tchai Ekbat. Korben, played by Bruce Willis in the film, is a cab driver. He lives in New York City when the game starts, and he is the one man capable of saving the world. Leeloo is The Fifth Element. She is the only hope that the universe has against Pure Evil.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Fifth Element launched on 30 September 1998, within three weeks of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution and Guardian's Crusade.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution, Guardian's Crusade.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did The Fifth Element come out?
The Fifth Element was released on 30 September 1998 for PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).