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Post your thoughts and comments on Midways upcoming shooter " Area-51 ". I personally think it's going to be a great game, If i am ever done playing Halo 2.

[Edited on 8/29/2004 10:34:26 AM]

  • 08.29.2004 10:33 AM PDT
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I think the mutation idea could have been good, but the implimentation looks terrible.

  • 08.29.2004 10:37 AM PDT
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I liked the arcade game. And it has Mulder!!!!!!!!!! Mulder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

  • 08.29.2004 10:38 AM PDT
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When I first saw screens for Area 51, a few words came to mind.

Bandwagon. Doom. Onto. Jumping. Three.

  • 08.29.2004 10:54 AM PDT
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The game sounds cool when is it coming out?

  • 08.29.2004 11:20 AM PDT
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In all the Area 51 videos Ive seen Ive only seen him using 1 weapon, but I wasnt paying to much attention. Im looking forward to F.E.A.R.

  • 08.29.2004 11:37 AM PDT
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Ya ya, But I want to know when Area 51 is coming out.

  • 08.29.2004 1:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: Stalin the 31st
When I first saw screens for Area 51, a few words came to mind.

Bandwagon. Doom. Onto. Jumping. Three.


what? making an arcade shooter into a FPS isnt anywhere close to taking an FPS and remaking it... i think the Area 51 game is gonna be awesome.. so do you think that the Call of cthulu game is a bad idea because of Silent Hill or Resident Evil? your a wacko stalin...

  • 08.29.2004 3:36 PM PDT
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That's right. My plumage is brighter than yours.

i watched that on my dvds...im gettin it definitely

  • 08.29.2004 5:12 PM PDT
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WHEN DOES IT COME OUT!!!!

  • 08.29.2004 6:49 PM PDT
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Posted by MJOLNIRdragoon
what? making an arcade shooter into a FPS isnt anywhere close to taking an FPS and remaking it... i think the Area 51 game is gonna be awesome.. so do you think that the Call of cthulu game is a bad idea because of Silent Hill or Resident Evil? your a wacko stalin...


All dictators are wackos.

I was just saying it looks very similar to Doom 3. Enviroments, story, weaponry etc. I never said it was a bad idea, I just said it is very similar to Doom 3.

  • 08.30.2004 3:23 AM PDT
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Yes, it does look like a good game. The visuals, animation, art, and controls, are impressive. It does look to have a good story to it, as any weird conspiracy always has ties to Area 51.

The only problem I am seeing in it is that it doesn't necessarily look that fun.

I'm just not seeing anything that is a real hook in the game. There is a lot of interesting things to do, but none of them seem to be unique or new. If you are going to get a game where the purpose and plot is simply to shoot aliens, it is not going to stand out too much.

I'd like to know if they are implementing something in the game that I can't get anywhere else.

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  • 08.30.2004 5:08 AM PDT
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F.E.A.R looks awesome as well., its the new monolith shooter

  • 08.30.2004 5:42 AM PDT
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Area 51 looks like a 'filler' game - i.e a title that is not overly remarkable in any way, but isn't a game that makes you want to consider breaking things. I'll probably buy it and play through it if I need a change from other games I have in my collection. There's always a few really good titles that I play quite a lot of the time, and sometimes I need a change and buy something that is sort of 'play and throw away'. This game looks like one of those kind of games.

The alien powers will probably be entertaining, and running about blasting monsters mindlessly will be fun for a while. And the conspiracy element will probably be fun too - I love seeing people's different perspective on our modern mythology. I'm just not sure if it actually will be a game that I will remember, though.

  • 08.30.2004 8:19 AM PDT

Let grunts Sleep!!!

I went to a restaurant called Area 51. Weird.

  • 08.30.2004 8:21 AM PDT
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It has been pushed back, and will release in the first half of 2005. F.E.A.R looks awsome, and so does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

  • 08.30.2004 9:36 AM PDT
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i've been looking into Area 51 some. there are some trailers on gametrailers.com. i'm not much into the horror genre, but this actually looks pretty promising. at least as good as halo 1, if not better. and it doesn't eve look that scary. little gory though... oh well.

i also liked to play the arcade Area 51 before Time Crisis 3 rolled around (Area 51: Site 4 was pretty cool).

  • 08.30.2004 2:12 PM PDT
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The graphics are good for consoles, but still kind of dated. I'll definitely be renting this title, as I spent many a quarter beating the original Area-51, and it was one hell of a game. FEAR does look a lot better, but its graphics are also weak.

  • 08.30.2004 2:52 PM PDT
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Area 51 looks pretty good. We'll have to wait and see before we know for sure.

  • 08.31.2004 7:39 AM PDT