Area 51

"Houston We Have a Great Game"

Introduction

I am a huge fan of conspiracy theories. From Roswell to Atlantis and of course Area 51. For the most part I wanted this since I saw it in a magazine. Well anyway...

Game play

The controls are a little clunky at first, but you will adjust really fast. This game is a lot like House of the Dead meets Halo. It doesn't have a ton of weapons but they all are killer. Some parts of the game are pretty hard, but others are easy. There are some puzzles, but that in depth. However, on the plus side you have a ton of enemies to mow down. It is a very fast paced game and you really have to be careful at times, and know what to do. The bosses require specific strategies, and as time goes on your enemies get smarter. However the higher the difficulty the higher both Ally and Enemy AI goes up There are also a ton of Easer Eggs in this game.

Story

The story is a very good one. An alien virus is released and a HAZ-MAT team was sent to get ride of it. Later another HAZ-MAT team what you are in have to go down to find the first one. Soon things go from bad to worse then you get infected. One major clink ith story though it is like coming in a book at chapter 10. To clear it up there are scan items and secret that tell you things that have happened and what is going on in Dreamland.

Graphics

This game's graphics rule. The environment falls apart if you shoot it, there is tons of blood everywhere and your enemies actually register pain on there corpses. Even though you are always inside it is still great.

Sound

The music isn't the best, but it is still good. The casting is great. The weapons are great and the special weapons are very futuristic sounding. That's about it for sound.

Replay ability

I've beaten the game three times, found all secrets, yet I keep playing. This game is just fun to keep playing. Mindlessly mowing down enemies, unravelling secrets, and the cut scenes really help because the just don't get old.

Final Word

This game just plain rocks. If you like mindless gore fest, mowing down enemies, conspiracy theories, science fiction games, or challenging games this is the game for you. Once again this game never gets old and has great graphics that make you want to replay it. Here are my ratings.

Game play=10
Story=9
Graphics=10
Sound=7
Replay ability=10

Final score-10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 08/22/06