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Area 51 (Europe / Midway Classics)

PlayStation
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1996
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A port of the Area 51 rail shooter, an arcade gun game. Pad instead of light-gun spoils the experience, visuals already dated in 1996. Pleasant with a GunCon, anecdotal with the standard pad.

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Category
Rail Shooter 1 player 16+ Co-op
Description
Conversion of Mesa Logic's on rails shooter Area 51. Published by Midway, released in 1996. Light gun or pad based shooting, full motion video sequences with live actors, infected soldiers and alien bosses inside the secret Nevada base.

Area 51 review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,42 GB 📅26/11/1996
Published by Midway

Area 51 (PS1) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $9 Q6 complete
 $23 Q10 new
 $70 !
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Other versions
Area 51
USA
30/09/1996
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Area 51
Europe
26/11/1996
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Area 51
Japan / Special Pack
26/11/1996
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Area 51
Japan
26/11/1996
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