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Area51 title.png

Area 51
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment (US), GT Interactive Software (EU), SoftBank (JP)
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Virtua Gun
Genre: Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    JP     		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[3] T-18613G
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Sega Saturn
    US     		T-9705H
    ESRB: Mature
    Sega Saturn
    EU     		T-25408H-50
    BBFC: Suitable for 12 years and over (12)
    Sega Saturn
    DE     		T-25408H-50
    USK: 16
    Sega Saturn
    UK     		£44.9944.99[5] T-25408H-50
    BBFC: Suitable for 12 years and over (12)
    Sega Saturn
    PL     		209zł209
    Sega Saturn
    AU     		FARE01SSC
    OFLC: MA15
    Sega Saturn
    BR     		191x34
    Tectoy: 18+
    Non-Sega versions

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    Area 51 (エリア５１) is a 1995 arcade light-gun game developed by Mesa Logic and released by Atari Games. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in late 1996 by Tantalus Interactive and Perfect Entertainment and published by Midway Games, alongside versions for PlayStation and Windows PCs.

    Area 51 was followed by Maximum Force, produced by the same team at Mesa Logic, but with an entirely different setting.

    Gameplay

    Area 51 is an arcade, on-the-rails shoot-'em-up built around light guns. The graphics are pre-rendered, using human actors (similar to Mortal Kombat) for soldiers, and full motion video so simulate moving through the world.

    Versions

    The Saturn version of Area 51 is relatively close to its arcade counterpart, but chooses to present itself with an added border - a feature that remains through the entire experience and is absent from other versions. The resulting smaller field of view means that all 2D graphics and full motion video clips are rendered at a lower resolution than their arcade (and PlayStation) counterparts.

    The nature of disc-based media means transitions between scenes have a slight delay as the game loads in new data. This is particularly noticeable in the attract sequence.

    Like Virtua Cop, Tiger also produced a handheld version of Area 51 as a part of their Laser Games series of minature lightgun games. The folding gun included with this version is reliant on infra-red technology.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Area 51/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: Area 51/Promotional material.

    Gallery

    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Area 51 Logo.jpg
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Area 51 Boxfront SATURN.jpg
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Terry014.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Terry015.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Terry016.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Terry017.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Wendy001.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Wendy006.png
    • GameProPressDisc14 Area51 Wendy008.png

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Ação Games (BR)
    80
    		[6]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    56
    		[7]
    Freak (IL)
    82
    		[8]
    Gambler (PL)
    66
    		[9]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    73
    		[10]
    Intelligent Gamer (US)
    42
    		[11]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    56
    		[12]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    73
    		[5]
    Playmag (FR) PAL
    77
    		[13]
    Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    66
    		[14]
    Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    66
    		[15]
    Saturn Power (UK) PAL
    69
    		[16]
    Secret Service (PL)
    40
    		[17]
    Sega Magazin (DE)
    65
    		[18]
    Sega Power (GR)
    69
    		[19]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    72
    		[20]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    67
    		[21]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    81
    		[22]
    Ultra Game Players (US)
    65
    		[23]
    Sega Saturn
    		 67
    Based on
    19 reviews

    Area 51

    Saturn, JP
    Area51 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgArea51 Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Area 51 (エリア５１) Saturn JP Spinecard.png
    Spinecard
    Area51 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, US
    Area51 Saturn US Box Back.jpgArea51 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Area51 Saturn US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Area51 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Area51 Saturn US RegCard.pdf
    Reg Card
    Saturn, EU
    Area51 Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    Area51 Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, AU
    Area51 Saturn AU back.jpgNospine.pngArea51 Saturn AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Area51 Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, BR
    Area51 Saturn BR Box Front.jpg
    Cover

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Saturn
    ✔
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		384,102,768 CD-ROM (EU) T-25408H-50 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    ✔
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		384,102,768 1996-12-04 CD-ROM (JP) T-18613G V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    ✔
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		385,942,032 CD-ROM (US) T-9705H V1.000

    References

    1. ↑ File:Area51 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
    3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 66
    4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 48
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-xx), page 76
    6. ↑ Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8
    7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
    8. ↑ Freak, "2/97" (IL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    9. ↑ Gambler, "9/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    10. ↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 82
    11. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 73
    12. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 80
    13. ↑ Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 116
    14. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 3" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 177
    15. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 110
    16. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 75
    17. ↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 32
    18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 81
    19. ↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 61
    20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 62
    21. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-03 (1997-02-14)" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 154
    22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
    23. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 74
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