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Area 51 | 
 enlarge | From: Midway Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $8.95
You Save: $11.04 (55%)
New (2) Used (20) from $8.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 6937
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 26860
Model: 31719268603
UPC: 031719268603
EAN: 0031719268603
ASIN: B00019AZB4
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Arm yourself with 10 human and alien weapons as you explore dark and menacing corridors | | • | Discover the real answers behind such conspiracy theories as the alien autopsy and faked lunar landing | | • | Take the action online and set up matches with your friends |
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Amazon.com
After the smash success of the arcade version of Area-51, Midway Entertainment has answered the calls for a console version of the game. With a cool, sci-fi storyline that includes terrifying aliens and mutants, and the sickest arsenal of human and alien weaponry imaginable, Area-51 is a gory, first-person shooter loaded with action. Area-51, also known as Groom Lake, is a secret military facility about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The name refers to a large, six-by-ten mile block of land that contains a covert, U.S.-military air base. The government refuses to comment on the nature of this air base, and since the 1950s, Area-51 has been a hotbed of UFO conspiracies and rumors of governmental cover-up. Now, because of a catastrophic viral outbreak, all the secrets are about to be blown wide open and only you -- Ethan Cole, HAZMAT Specialist -- can control the chaos, contain the outbreak, and save planet earth. The research facility at Area-51 has been shut down because of a viral outbreak. The distress signal received by the U.S. Army has activated the automatic quarantine procedures, locking all scientific and military personnel inside. It will be your mission to dive into five massive levels within the secret confines of the mysterious Area-51 to try to keep the virus contained. Stacked with an arsenal of human and alien weapons, you will battle scientists and military personnel who have been infected by the outbreak, as well as an ancient colony of aliens buried deep beneath the facility. Along the way, you will also unearth chilling conspiracies, such as the infamous extraterrestrial crash at Roswell and the faked lunar landing. Once you've mastered the weaponry and completed your mission, you can take your skills to the global level and compete with others HAZMAT Specialists online with your PlayStation2. With cool guns, fast-paced action, and fun gameplay modes, Area-51 delivers awesome single-player and multi-player action.
Product Description
Area 51 is a great aracde shooter that's bringing its action and challenge home to you. You'll lead aspecial unit into the famous Area 51 and discover just what's really lurking in that mytserious, classified desert base. An infectious mutagen has given players alien-enhanced physical abilities but is slowly transforming them into an alien. They must find the cure before it's too late and their humanity is lost. Face off against a horde of horrific creatures - and secure Area 51!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Underrated, but Short February 25, 2008
This game went by as kind of a sleeper. Didn't get much attention, but it deserved more. It's a solid, fun FPS with decent graphics (good graphics in the cut scenes), and a host of famous voice actors from David Duchovny (The X Files) to Marilyn Manson. What I liked most about the game is the alien and conspiracy lore entered into the game. Files scannable throughout the game give descriptions of the government's secrets and cover-ups and at one point you even get to explore the set of a fake moon landing. As for complaints, the game can often be too easy, though there are a few parts near the end that can have you repeating them easily six or seven times to get through. This is strange to me with the game going from mostly simple to very difficult without much middle ground. The ending is also a bit... blunt. One minute you're doing things and big stuff is happening (trying not to spoil anything here) and the next you get a quick cut scene and the credits roll. Closure is given and loose ends are mostly tied up, but it's still pretty abrupt. And another gripe--the game is pretty short. Very short, rather. I know it's a FPS, but you can get through it in four or five play sessions if they're reasonably long ones. I believe I beat it in two days. So I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you can get a good deal on it used, but it's absolutely rentable.
I know I've said some negative things about the game, but it really is good. It goes by at a good pace and offers plenty of shooting action. Though I was disappointed by the relatively small amount of useable weapons (one pistol, one shotgun, one assault rifle, one sniper rifle, two grenade types, and a couple special weapons), the weapons that are there are relatively satisfying and the 10mm Scorpion handgun is useful through the whole game, being able to drop most enemies in one to three hits.
All in all, you should play this if you're into FPSs. But only buy it if you can get it used. It's just too short to warrant a new price. But still, Area-51 is a solid and enjoyable experience with plenty of atmosphere in the second half and of course multi-player.
PS2's answer to Halo? Just what I was looking for!!! February 15, 2008
With the constant upgrading of platforms, consoles, game systems, etc.,I must admit I'm trailing a little behind-- as I still faithfully play on the PS2. And with a diminishing variety of games to choose from, this was a great discovery! I remember it was $50.00 when it debuted in 2005, I just picked it up for twenty bucks! I guess you could call me the casual gamer, but this game is great, and I'd put it pretty close to the classics like Tomb Raider and Resident Evil. (Pretty Close)
 Great Game... December 18, 2007
I like this game, its great! I bought it for my sister and she can't get over this game... =)
Great Sci-Fi FPS with few flaws October 17, 2007
Since a lot of reviewers have already laid out the plot, I'll try to concentrate more on what makes this a great (and sometimes disappointing) game. Bear in mind while reading that I'm fairly new to first-person shooters, as I've preferred 3rd-person games until recently, but am also not a fumbling beginner. :o)
First the great news: Area 51 looks great, the gameplay is big fun, and assuming you choose "easy," there's plenty of health, ammo, and cool weapons to go around. Playing on "normal," which I initially tried, seemed unnecessarily hard, though. So "easy" isn't all that easy after all. I gave up on normal fairly quickly and started over on easy. But back on track - the storyline and conspiracy theory elements are interesting, the occasional cut scenes look darn near like genuine movies, and the first-person perspective has a nice range and depth so you don't get dizzy moving around as with some FPS's.
I disagree with reviewers that say David Duchuvney sounds bored in his dialogues at the beginning of each level. I found the somewhat deadpan, world-weary tone in keeping with what the character is going through and discovering within the game.
I love that the team you start off with lasts a while, although they get whittled down one-by-one until you're left on your own. You also encounter other teams at certain points. They all have a brain and actually fight with some effectiveness, allowing you to get on with the things you have to do. The enemy AI is pretty good too. They'll take cover, move around, and when they charge you it's not like a mindless AI zombie.
The weapons are great, and I really like that you can dual-wield assault rifles and shotguns. The only problem there is when the ammo depletes in one, you automatically drop one weapon and reload the remaining one, which can get you killed in the middle of a firefight. But that's a small complaint. There are plenty of breaks in the action so you can relax and look around, which is a very good thing because scattered throughout are secret documents, displays, and other things you need to scan into your inventory. Much of the conspiracy theory data comes from these, and they almost go overboard by tying in everything from political assassinations to that sneeze you did yesterday for no apparent reason.
So what's bad? Well, again, it can be hard. On normal they throw too many enemies at you from too many directions, making it hard to take cover and/or knock them all off before your health is near zero. Grenades, like in a lot of games, are of dubious value (a typical Vietnam conflict-era grenade had a guaranteed kill radius of 30 feet, so why do so many games, especially futuristic ones, have grenades that take out one guy if you're lucky?). Then ending is a little anticlimactic and the final task (not a boss battle, which I thought was a nice change from the norm) was annoying.
To sum, this game is great, great fun. I'm not sure what those who trashed this game were looking for.
 B--O-R-I-N-G July 30, 2007
How this game is getting 5 star reviews is beyond me. This has got to be one of the most boring games I've played in recent years. There is very little variety in combat situations and in who you are fighting. It is just the same old, same old level after level. This game is as boring as David Duchovny's acting and monotone voice. Potentially good story line but falls short in my opinion.
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