Area 51 (0)

Overview

Area 51 is an on-rails shooter that puts the player in the shoes of a member of the elite military group 'STAARS'. The player must use a light gun to kill all the aliens and zombies in the Area 51 facility without killing any other STAARS members. The arcade game's board was a souped-up .

Area 51 was one of many arcade games that was ported to the and consoles. Only the Saturn port was well received.

A typical light gun game in most respects, Area 51 is notable for using over pre-rendered 3D environments, similar to other Midway games of the time like Mortal Kombat.

The Area 51 license was resurrected in 2005, when Midway released a first-person shooter bearing the , which was loosely based on the events of the original game.