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| Area 51 | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Gun game, First-person shooter |
| Developer(s) | Mesa Logic, Inc., Midway Austin |
| Publisher(s) | Time Warner Interactive, Atari Games, Midway Games |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows |
| First release | Area 51 1995 |
| Latest release | BlackSite: Area 51 November 12, 2007 |
Area 51 is a video game series set in Area 51 military facility. The franchise was launched by Atari Games as a series of two arcade light gun shooters and was revisited by Midway Games as a series of first-person shooters. The original arcade games cast the player as a member of a special military unit that must battle an invasion of aliens called the Kronn. Versions of the original Area 51 were released for various home consoles. The Midway titles, exclusive to home systems, had different plots from the original games.