Space Channel 5

aka: Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack

Released

December 16th, 1999 on Dreamcast

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Moby Score

7.5

#5,898 of 155K

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75% (54)

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(144)

Ranking

#60 on Dreamcast
#430 on PlayStation 2
#442 on Game Boy Advance

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126 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: 3rd-person (Other)
Art: Anime / Manga
Gameplay: Music / rhythm
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

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Hey there, Space Cats! Some pesky little aliens called Morolians are trying to take over Earth, and they're forcing the population to dance endlessly! Space Channel 5, the planet's news channel, has sent the grooviest reporter they have, Ulala, out to cover the latest happenings, but those little Morolians also have to be taught a lesson! So it's now up to Ulala to dance and groove with the aliens to beat them at their own game and free the population of Earth! Get dancin', Space Cats, 'cuz we're gonna give those aliens a little taste of their own groove!

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Voices	Michael Jackson (as Space Michael) Jeff Kramer (as Jaguar) Gary Martinez (as Blank) Sumalee Montano (as Pudding) David Nowlin (as Fuse) Apollo Smile (as Ulala)
Choreographers	Shigeru Araki ("Pigeon") Nahoko Nezu
Music	Naofumi Hataya (Dr. Rachael) Kenichi Tokoi (Dr. Pris)
Director	Takashi Yuda
Story	Takumi Yoshinaga
Game Design Director	Takumi Yoshinaga
Game Design Supervisor	Yoshiyuki Okitsu
Game Design Unit	Takao Esaka Toshihide Ozeki Mika Satō
Programming Director	Hitoshi Nakanishi
Space Programmers	Yūki Hatakeyama Kō Midoro Susumu Ise
Art Director	Yumiko Miyabe
Character & Background Design	Jake Kazdal Shirō Kinemura Yumiko Miyabe
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1001 Video Games

The Dreamcast version of Space Channel 5 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Lawsuit

Lady Miss Kier Kirby of the former pop/funk group Deee-Lite unsuccessfully tried to sue Sega regarding the character of Ulala.

According to her claim, Sega approached her, and offered her $16,000 to license her name, image and music for the game, but she rejected their offer. She later found out that Sega went ahead and made the game anyway, with the lead character Ulala bearing a strong resemblance to her.

She ultimately lost the suit and a later appeal. Lady Miss Kier was then liable to pay Sega's legal fees of $608,000 (reduced from the $763,000 requested).

Michael Jackson

Towards the end of the game, Ulala encounters a character named Space Michael, who is actually (and obviously) none other than Michael Jackson. And speaking of Jacko, he also teamed with Sega in the early 90s to produce a Sega Genesis game called Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, based on a very obscure movie he wrote and starred in. Maybe that old relationship with Sega is what got him slipped in with Ulala and her crew in SC5.