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Area 51 (Japan / Special Pack)

PlayStation
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Reviewed in
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
 $12 Q6 complete
 $38 Q10 new
 $98 !
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Other versions
Area 51
USA
30/09/1996
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Area 51
Europe / Midway Classics
26/11/1996
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Area 51
Europe
26/11/1996
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Area 51
Japan
26/11/1996
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Collector interest

A port of the Atari/Midway light-gun rail shooter, this Japanese release comes as a Special Pack, a particular packaging that sets this edition apart from the common retail version. The game blends on-rails shooting with full motion video sequences, in the vein of the era's arcade cabinets. Its collecting interest targets light-gun and arcade-port fans, the Japanese Special Pack format being the sought-after differentiating element.

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