Area 51 (first-person shooter)
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| Developer(s) | Midway Austin |
| Publisher(s) |
Midway Games
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| Composer(s) | Chris Vrenna |
| Series | Area 51 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Xbox Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
PlayStation 2 & Xbox Windows |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Publication | Score | ||
| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Edge | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| EGM | N/A | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 8/10 | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 |
| GamePro | N/A |   |
N/A |
| Game Revolution | N/A | C+ | C+ |
| GameSpot | 6.9/10 | 7.2/10 | 7.2/10 |
| GameSpy |  |
N/A | |
| GameTrailers | N/A | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 |
| GameZone | 7.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.2/10 |
| IGN | 7.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 8/10 |
| OPM (US) | N/A | |
N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | 6.8/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 73% | N/A | N/A |
| Maxim | 6/10 | N/A | N/A |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | N/A | |
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| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 67/100 | 75/100 | 72/100 |
Area 51 is a science fiction first-person shooter video game that was released in 2005. It was developed by Midway Studios Austin and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. It is a loose remake of the 1995 light gun video game of the same name, and was followed in 2007 by the loosely related BlackSite: Area 51. The player controls Ethan Cole, a HAZMAT operative sent to the Area 51 base to assist in the cleanup of a mutagenic virus.
Area 51 at first starts out with intense combat where the player has several AI teammates with him (ranging from two to seven most of the time) versus hordes of mutants. Midway through, the player will have to go through shootouts with more intelligent enemies in the form of alien soldiers. Notable among the voice actors are David Duchovny as Ethan Cole, Marilyn Manson as Edgar the ancient and powerful Grey, Powers Boothe as Major Bridges, and Ian Abercrombie as Dr. Cray.
Area 51 is a first person shooter, played from the perspective of the protagonist, Ethan Cole. The game features operable machinery, including artillery turrets, besides the player's inventory of weapons. The player begins with a team of three other HAZMAT soldiers, who cannot be killed by the game world, unless it is scripted into the story.
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