| Console: | Sony Playstation 2 |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Midway Studios - Austin |
| Publisher(s): | Midway Games |
| Release Date: | 2005-04-25 |
| Players: | 16 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | M - Mature 17+ |
| Type: | Shooter |
Area 51 is a first person shooter, played from the perspective of the protagonist, Ethan Cole. The game does feature some operable machinery, including plasma turrets, besides the player's inventory of weapons. The player begins with a team of three other HAZMAT soldiers, who cannot be killed by the game world, unless it is scripted into the story.
