Editing The Fifth Element (section)

==Adaptations==
A novel was adapted from the screenplay of ''The Fifth Element'', written by [[Terry Bisson]] and published by [[HarperPrism]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Fifth Element: A Novel |date=10 December 1997 |publisher=[[Harper Prism]] |isbn= 9780061058387 |oclc = 36966341}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Bisson |first=Terry |author-link=Terry Bisson |title=The Fifth Element: A Novel |year=1997 |publisher= HarperPrism |isbn=978-0-06-105838-7}}</ref> Rumors arose after the film's release that it would be followed by a sequel, tentatively titled ''Mr. Shadow''. In 2011, Besson said that he never planned a sequel and has no desire to make one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2011/08/26/luc-besson-reflects-on-his-female-leads-and-explains-why-a-fift/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110134758/http://news.moviefone.com/2011/08/26/luc-besson-reflects-on-his-female-leads-and-explains-why-a-fift/ |archive-date=10 November 2014 |url-status=dead |title=Luc Besson Reflects on His Female Leads and Explains Why a 'Fifth Element' Sequel Will Never Happen |work=[[Moviefone]] |first1=Mike |last1=Ryan |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>

[[Gaumont Multimedia]] commissioned developer [[Kalisto Entertainment]] to develop a [[The Fifth Element (video game)|video-game adaptation]] of ''The Fifth Element'' in 1998 for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] game console and [[Personal computer|PC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kidscreen.com/1998/11/01/23490-19981101/ |title=Gaumont mixes its media |last=Robertson |first=Virginia |date=1 November 1998 |work=[[Kidscreen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408031151/https://kidscreen.com/1998/11/01/23490-19981101/ |archive-date=8 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The PlayStation version generally received negative reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197318-the-fifth-element/index.html |title=The Fifth Element for PlayStation |work=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=30 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074824/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197318-the-fifth-element/index.html |archive-date=23 December 2014 }}</ref> but the PC version was better received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198963-the-fifth-element/index.html |title=The Fifth Element |work=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=30 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110074550/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198963-the-fifth-element/index.html |archive-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref> Lauren Fielder from ''[[GameSpot]]'' described the PlayStation version as "quite possibly the worst game I've ever played".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifth-element-the-review/1900-2546460/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210155536/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifth-element-the-review/1900-2546460/ |archive-date=10 December 2014 |title=Fifth Element, The Review (PS) |website=[[GameSpot]] |last=Fielder |first=Lauren |date=21 October 1998 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Doug Perry from ''[[IGN]]'' wrote: "Take ''[[Tomb Raider]]'', add in Leeloo Multipass and boring puzzles, and you've got ''Fifth Element''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/1998/10/02/fifth-element |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110074006/http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/02/fifth-element |archive-date=10 November 2014 |title=Fifth Element |last1=Perry |first1=Doug |date=1 October 1998 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>

A racing game based on the film, ''[[New York Race]]'', was released in 2001.<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nyrace |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110061317/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nyrace |archive-date=10 November 2014 |title=NY Race |last1=Taylor |first1=Martin |date=11 December 2014 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> ''[[Eurogamer]]'' gave the game 6 out{{spaces}}of 10, concluding: "''New York Race'' is a fun little arcade racer, which oozes style, but it's something you'll grow tired of extremely quickly and as such remains fun only in short bursts."<ref name="eurogamer" />