Area 51 (2005 video game)

Area 51
North American cover art
DeveloperMidway Studios Austin
PublisherMidway
ProducersZach Wood
Daryl Allison
DesignerJames Stiefelmaier
ArtistsPeter Franco
Mookie Weisbrod
ComposerChris Vrenna
SeriesArea 51
PlatformsPlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
ReleasePlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: April 25, 2005
  • AU: May 26, 2005
  • EU: May 27, 2005
Windows
  • NA: June 8, 2005
  • EU: July 1, 2005
GenreFirst-person shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Area 51 (stylized as Area-51) is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Midway Studios Austin and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows. A GameCube version was also in development, but was canceled. It is a loose remake of the 1995 arcade game of the same name, and was followed in 2007 by the loosely related BlackSite: Area 51. The player controls Ethan Cole, a HAZMAT operative sent to the Area 51 base to assist in the cleanup of a mutagenic virus.

Notable among the voice actors are David Duchovny as Ethan Cole, Marilyn Manson as Edgar the ancient and powerful Grey, Powers Boothe as Major Bridges, Nolan North as McCan, and Ian Abercrombie as Dr. Winston Cray.