DESCRIPTION OF AREA 51. Area 51 is an arcade game released in 1996 by Atari Games Corporation. The game was released for arcade machines, PlayStation consoles, Sega Saturn and PC (Windows). The action takes place in a secret military base, Zone 51. The base was attacked by mutants.
| Area 51 | |
|---|---|
| Basic Information | |
Type(s) | Video Game |
| Mesa Logic | |
| Atari, Midway Games, SoftBank, GT Interactive Software | |
| Shooter | |
| Lightgun | |
| Arcade, PlayStation, Saturn and Microsoft Windows | |
| Retail Features | |
| Ratings | |
| Main Credits | |
| Rob Rowe | |
| Robert Weatherby | |
| Arcade Specifications | |
| Standard | |
| CoJag | |
Display(s) | Raster, 320 x 240 pixels (Horizontal), 65534 colors |
| European Release Date(s) | |
| Saturn March 14, 1997 PlayStation May 1, 1997 | |
| North American Release Date(s) | |
| Arcade machines November1995 Microsoft Windows September 30, 1996 Saturn November 20, 1996 PlayStation November 26, 1996 | |
| Japanese Release Date(s) | |
| Saturn February 7, 1997 PlayStation March 20, 1997 | |
| Awards | Changelog | Cheats | Codes Codex | Compatibility | Covers | Credits | DLC | Help Localization | Manifest | Modding | Patches | Ratings Reviews | Screenshots | Soundtrack Videos | Walkthrough | |
| Achievements GOG | In-Game | Origin | PlayStation Trophies | Retro Steam | Xbox Live | |
Area 51 is a 1995 light gunShooter video game by Atari Games, originally for arcade platforms, but later ported to various home consoles. Area 51 is the first game in the Area 51 series of shooter games.
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- Area 51 at Arcade-History
- Area 51 at Game Rankings
- Area 51 at Museum of the Game
- Area 51 at MobyGames
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Secret tapes:
Find and scan all five databank items in a level to
unlock the secret for that level. The final secret of the game
is unlocked when all prior secrets have been found.
Hard difficulty:
Complete campaign mode under the medium difficulty
setting.
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Gray Alien in multi-player mode:
Successfully complete campaign mode under the hard
difficulty setting .
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Hint: Life Or Death: Alien grenade upgrade:
Search the dead soldier in one of the elevators where
Cole starts the level to find a small key. Use it to open the
small lockers in the first power conduit pit to find a databank
item. It will upgrade the alien grenade so that it will track
targets.
Hint: The Grays: Well armed sharks:
Proceed into the fourth room in the level, where you
can see the monorail you entered the level from out of the window.
Push the computer console there and it will say 'Lifter activated'.
Make your way back outside to the monorail. You can now stand
on it. Run all the way to the back of it and you will be warped
to a strange room with sharks that have machine guns attached
to their heads.
Hint: Moon Landing Conspiracy:
When you reach 'Lies of the Past: Checkpoint 4',
you will ascend in an elevator. Exiting the elevator, you will
see a replica of the Moon's surface, a model of the U.S. space
suit, and a shuttle the United States used to reach the Moon.
This is in reference to the Moon Landing Conspiracy, claiming
that the U.S. never actually reached the Moon, and faked the landing
to beat the Russians in the space race. The conspiracy was heavily
debated, but ultimately rejected by the majority of opinions.
Today, only a few people still claim the Moon landing was a hoax.
Go to a building behind the crane operations and scan a top secret
file. Go back to the secrets in the campaign menu and play Doctor
Cray's diary to hear him say something similar to 'Man certainly
have been to the moon but the horrors of the alien life form that
reside there have never been reviled to the public'. This
refers to the theory is that there is alien life form on the moon
and that the government chose to hide from the public.
Hint: Defeating Grays:
To defeat Grays that use shields, mutate and fire parasites
at them. It will bring down the shields faster than any other
weapon in the game.
Hint: Defeating the Super Beast:
When fighting the Super Beast, rather than running
straight at him, run around in a circle. When he gets near an
explosive barrel, shoot it. It does more damage then the BBG.
Watch out for his plasma shooting arm as well. When you finish,
Edgar will talk to you, and you get to see him.
Hint: Defeating Thetas:
The best way to defeat a Theta is to first mutate.
Next, fire parasites; or if you want to take a chance, fire contagion
to lay some heavy damage on him. Note: Use contagion for heavy
damage, but parasites also work well, especially because they
heal you. When your mutagen runs low, run up and melee him and/or
the enemies he releases on you (the 'bubbles' or leapers).
Keep doing this and he will eventually go down. This will take
some time to accomplish and may be difficult at first.
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Hint: Arcade cabinet:
In the earlier stages of the game, there are a few
cabinets of the original Area 51 arcade game, complete
with red and blue light-guns.
Hint: Masons and the Illuminati:
Shortly after meeting Dr. Cray, you will reach an
infirmary where you will find clones of Mr. White walking around,
mumbling, and rambling on. On the back of their lab coats you
will find a Masonic lodge (a symbol of the Free Masons) suggesting
a connection between the Masons and Illuminati.
Hint: Interesting scans:
During the training levels, scan everyone that you
can. You will find some interesting equipment of the MPs, including
adult diapers and condoms.
Hold Right Analog-stickDown (with the default controller
configuration, or in the opposite direction in the inverted configuration)
until your scanner stops moving and you appear to be looking at
your feet. You can now scan yourself and see information about
Cole.
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