Area 51 cover
SeriesArea 51

Area 51

First release
Oct 1995
Developer
Mesa Logic
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction

Area 51 is a light gun arcade game released by Atari Games. It takes its name from the Area 51 military facility.

Also known as eria 51

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The plot of the game involves the player (Peterson) taking part in a STAAR (Strategic Tactical Advanced Alien Response) military incursion to prevent aliens, known as the Kronn, and alien-created zombies from taking over the Area 51 military facility.Read more

The plot of the game involves the player (Peterson) taking part in a STAAR (Strategic Tactical Advanced Alien Response) military incursion to prevent aliens, known as the Kronn, and alien-created zombies from taking over the Area 51 military facility.

Release dates
Arcade
Oct 1995
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 30, 1996
Sega Saturn
Nov 20, 1996
All 8 release dates
PlayStation
Nov 26, 1996
Sega Saturn
Feb 07, 1997
PlayStation
Mar 20, 1997
PlayStation
Q2 1997
Sega Saturn
1997
Age ratings
ESRB MPEGI 12
Game modes
Co-operative, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
modern warfare, aliens, zombies, rail shooter, post-apocalyptic
… All 10, high score, alien invasion, modern military, polygonal 3d, playstation mouse support