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1.1 / 5

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Platform
PlayStation
Multiplayer Options
Split Screen
Player Perspective
Third person
Developer Companies
Radical Entertainment
Publishers
Fox Interactive · Centropolis Entertainment
Release date
28 February 1997

Summary

Independence Day turned the iconic alien‑invasion film into a high‑octane combat flight simulator that lets you grip a fighter and tear through massive starships over familiar cityscapes. Radical Entertainment built the experience for Windows, PlayStation and the Sega Saturn, with Fox Interactive publishing and Electronic Arts handling distribution. The game's mechanics emphasize frantic dogfights and the feeling of being the last line of defense, echoing the movie’s climax while offering missions that swing you from rooftop take‑offs to desperate strafes above burning landmarks. I love how the PlayStation version squeezes that frantic energy onto the console, letting me chase the mothership in tight corridors that feel ripped straight from the screen. It’s a nostalgic blast that still thrills whenever I line‑up a perfect shot.

Storyline

Independence Day on PlayStation follows a storyline that only loosely mirrors the film. The action kicks off right after the iconic canyon chase, but unlike the movie the fighter jet and the alien Attacker remain intact. City‑Destroyer ships hover over the world’s major metropolises, poised to obliterate them. Players must hunt down each of these massive vessels, dismantling their defenses one by one. The finale sees the squadron delivering a nuclear strike straight into the core of the alien mothership.

Edited by Maya Carter

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