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B-Movie for PlayStation 1
In B-Movie for PlayStation 1, you fly as an Earthlink pilot over villages and military sites under attack from Martians. You shoot down flying saucers, protect people on the ground and follow orders from headquarters. Your craft automatically follows the height of the landscape, leaving you mainly to steer, aim and manoeuvre between targets. The radar shows enemies, your base and the places where tasks still await you.
With the Suck-o-Matic, you draw civilians, scientists and alien components into your cargo hold. You deliver them to the base and restore your ship's energy there. You then use components to build new craft and weapons; rescued scientists improve aspects such as firepower and accuracy. You choose up to three ships for a mission. Their speed, cargo capacity and available weapon mounts differ, so a fast fighter is not automatically the best choice for a rescue mission.
In the hangar, you decide which equipment to take and try out new combinations in the simulator. During a mission, you can change ships at the base while the craft you leave behind is repaired. B-Movie is a single-player game played with a standard PlayStation controller; DualShock is also supported. You save your progress manually using Save Game in the hangar menu. This requires a PlayStation memory card with one free block.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 1 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
B-Movie for PlayStation 1 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of B-Movie
B-Movie was released on the original PlayStation in 1998. British studio King of the Jungle developed the game, and GT Interactive published it. In North America, the same production was named Invasion from Beyond. The European title refers to low-budget science-fiction films from the 1950s: flying saucers, alien invaders and exaggerated military solemnity set the tone. The pilot biographies and device names are also part of this parody of old invasion films.
King of the Jungle was led by people including Raffaele Cecco and Stephane Koenig. In an Edge interview published at the time, they explained that they had left Vivid Image to start their own studio and gain more control over their games. The team emphasised speed and immediate action. B-Movie reflects this in its low-level flying and fast shooting, while collecting components and developing weapons links the missions together.
That combination places the game between aerial combat and small-scale fleet management. Your focus extends beyond the next explosion: rescuing people and returning materials affects what you can build later. The landscape remains an operational area with your own base, ground defences and different assignments. The edition on this page is the original PlayStation game with that single-player campaign. The American name therefore does not indicate a sequel or an expanded special edition.
Similar games for PlayStation 1
G-Police also has you complete assignments in an armed aircraft while messages arrive from your command centre. There, you fly through the built-up domed cities of Callisto as a police pilot. B-Movie uses rural invasion areas, flying saucers and a base where you deliver people and components. Bringing back salvage for further research particularly changes your priorities: an additional rescue flight can provide different equipment for your next mission.
Soviet Strike combines helicopter combat with rescue assignments and managing your supplies. You monitor fuel, ammunition and armour while attacking military targets. B-Movie also requires repeated visits to a safe location. There, you recharge energy and deliver scientists and alien components. The difference lies in developing your fleet: in the hangar, the material you collect is turned into new ships and weapons.
Future Cop: L.A.P.D. shares the shooting at ground targets and use of a futuristic vehicle. There, you control a police robot that can transform into a hovercraft, rather than a fleet with individual pilots and cargo holds. Its campaign focuses on fighting crime in Los Angeles. B-Movie has you operate above invasion areas and makes picking up civilians, scientists and components a regular part of your combat assignments.
In Colony Wars, as in B-Movie, you fly combat missions using different weapons. However, its battles take place in space, with enemy fighters and large warships as targets. Mission results determine which branch of the story you follow. B-Movie places more emphasis on activities within a single landscape: returning to your base, delivering cargo and flying out again. There, the materials you collect determine which new equipment you can develop.
Descent also combines piloting an armed ship with rescuing people. There, you search mines for hostages and reactors, then have to escape before the explosion. Your ship can move and roll freely through the three-dimensional tunnels. B-Movie makes your craft follow the height of the terrain. Rescued scientists also serve a different purpose: in your hangar, they help improve weapons.
