Area 51 for PlayStation 2

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Release Date 4/26/2005
Publisher Midway
Platform PS2
Genre Shooter

Number of Players 16
Online Enabled Yes

Blood, Intense Sci-Fi Violence, Strong Language

Game Description

There's something not-of-this-world in the U.S. Government's super top-secret facility, Area 51. As bio-hazard specialist Ethan Cole you are sent in to investigate. Discovering alien creatures and a virus that has the potential to wipe out humanity, Cole finds that Area 51 lives up to its infamous name. But the name Area 51 is just a sign-post for a much deeper, inventive conspiracy thriller. Featuring eight massive levels, online multiplayer modes, creature designs by Stan Winston Studios, and a wicked story, Area 51 lives up to its name.

Critic Reviews

IGN Review (8.5 out of 10)

In Midway's Area 51 , David Duchovny portrays an ultra unlucky HAZMAT trooper, Ethan Cole, with slightly less emotional pizzazz than your average over-boiled carrot. To mar an otherwise polished and well presented title like Area 51 with such mallet-to-the-face drowsiness is downright inappropria...more

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Average Member Rating: 7.0 out of 10

A decent shooter.. (7 out of 10)

posted by btshaman (LINTON, IN) on Jun 28, 2006
Member since Jan 2005
9 out of 9 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

The graphics were great, the controls were easy enough, however the game could have been a bit more difficult, I pretty much marched straight through it. It could have been a bit longer also. All in all a good game.more

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