Makes you believe...
The gameplay is mostly just like every FPS game out there except the concept is different. I really think they should have added more alien like weapons, and to be honest the weapons did not look futuristic as they should have.
The levels at the beginning don’t really make it look like Area 51 but as you advance deeper you find out what Area 51 is all about.
The gameplay does get repetitive and frustrating some times but it’s still enjoyable till the end.
The alien powers that you gain later on are really awesome and it’s something you do not see usually.
The multiplayer is not as much fun as the single player campaign but it’s still fun. Too bad there isn’t as many servers as there used to be when Area 51 came out.
I also wish they would have added more different characters for Area 51, I mean common there’s only about 2 or 3 species of aliens and mutants.
It’s too bad the gamplay is too short (I beat it in 5 hours) and I was really disappointed at the last "boss" of the level.
Also I did not like the "Secrets" section. It’s like 20 sec of boring talking.
The graphics are not bad for the time that Area 51 came out, but some areas makes you think this is not Area 51. But you will notice that there are a lot of nice level details.
Just make sure that if you’re planning to buy the game its no more then $10. Or rent it.
In conclusion Area 51 has lots of great ideas in it, but there could have been so much more. It doesn’t really feel like it’s a technological Area 51 until half way of the game. This could have been definitely the best game of the year if it had more ideas and features in its gameplay. Still it’s enjoyable to anyone who loves sci-fi first-person shooter games.