<s>
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Area-51	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Midway	O
Studios	O
Austin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
was	O
silently	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
1995	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
the	O
loosely	O
related	O
BlackSite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Area	I-Application
51	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Ethan	O
Cole	O
,	O
a	O
HAZMAT	O
operative	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
base	I-Application
to	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
cleanup	O
of	O
a	O
mutagenic	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
weapon	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
melee	B-Application
weapon	O
for	O
close	O
quarter	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
replenish	O
health	O
and	O
mutagen	O
either	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
medical	O
syringes	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
parasites	O
,	O
and	O
mutagen	O
by	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
or	O
"	O
using	O
"	O
infected	O
corpses	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
finding	O
mutagen	O
syringes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
using	O
a	O
scanner	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
no	O
access	O
to	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
switch	O
to	O
an	O
available	O
weapon	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
(	O
though	O
they	O
could	O
still	O
melee	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
which	O
are	O
scanned	O
are	O
viewable	O
in-game	O
,	O
providing	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
workings	O
of	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
proving	O
necessary	O
to	O
unlocking	O
secret	O
videos	O
made	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Cray	O
or	O
Mr.	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
craft	O
was	O
recovered	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
in	O
Nevada	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
lone	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
crash	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Grey	O
named	O
Edgar	O
(	O
Marilyn	O
Manson	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
Greys	O
opened	O
a	O
dialogue	O
with	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
led	O
by	O
the	O
ominous	O
Mr.	O
White	O
(	O
Phil	O
Proctor	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Illuminati	B-Device
would	O
give	O
the	O
Greys	O
a	O
research	O
base	O
3	O
miles	O
below	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
as	O
a	O
landing	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
them	O
human	O
test	O
subjects	O
where	O
they	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
human	O
scientists	O
,	O
would	O
research	O
a	O
mutagenic	O
virus	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
on	O
their	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
return	O
the	O
Greys	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
exclusive	O
access	O
to	O
Grey	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Illuminati	B-Device
used	O
some	O
of	O
this	O
technology	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
scientists	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
Greys	O
and	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
were	O
also	O
planning	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
virus	O
against	O
the	O
Earth	O
population	O
and	O
dominate	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Dr.	O
Winston	O
Cray	O
(	O
Ian	O
Abercrombie	O
)	O
found	O
out	O
about	O
the	O
plan	O
,	O
he	O
let	O
loose	O
the	O
"	O
Theta	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
mutagenic	O
virus	O
throughout	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
slow	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HAZMAT	O
Team	O
Delta	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
team	O
initially	O
sent	O
into	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Theta	O
"	O
creature	O
,	O
sustaining	O
casualties	O
,	O
before	O
withdrawing	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
their	O
way	O
topside	O
,	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
disables	O
the	O
cargo	O
elevator	O
,	O
killing	O
Chew	O
and	O
leaving	O
Cole	O
bitten	O
by	O
one	O
mutant	O
,	O
partially	O
mutating	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Able	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
human	O
and	O
mutant	O
form	O
,	O
Cole	O
is	O
guided	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
base	O
by	O
Edgar	O
reanimating	O
corpses	O
to	O
deliver	O
information	O
telepathically	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
cured	O
,	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
attack	O
,	O
killing	O
Cray	O
and	O
stopping	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
tells	O
Cole	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Greys	O
and	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cole	O
locates	O
the	O
vessel	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
by	O
overloading	O
its	O
reactor	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
teleporter	B-General_Concept
to	O
escape	O
into	O
the	O
Nevada	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
lands	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
White	O
Mailbox	O
"	O
area	O
and	O
watches	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
exploding	O
ship	O
in	O
a	O
tornado	O
like	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reflects	O
upon	O
his	O
original	O
purpose	O
at	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
and	O
recognizes	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
and	O
Hazmat	O
Team	O
Bravo	O
had	O
failed	O
,	O
their	O
sacrifices	O
may	O
have	O
saved	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
movie	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
by	O
Oren	O
Peli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
game	O
demo	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
